In this issue

The Final Issue marks the end of DesignIndia publication. This issue contains a glimpse of people and stories that filled pages of DesignIndia for 12 memorable years, and behind the scenes with the team that made it happen.

In this Issue: 12 years of DesignIndia; Back story: Sudhir Sharma, Marianna Sharma, Anshika Seth, Ashvina Vakil, Nilesh Kamble, Pallavi Jain, Tarun Thakkar, Deepak Gautam, Satyajit Harpude, Pradeep Arora

A Legacy Continues

Leveraging the success of his family's export business, Naman Jain is focusing on creating a retail presence in India

5 mins

Creating KAIRA

Long fascinated by Indian fabric, Nikita Gupta has launched an attractive line of contemporary apparel in traditional block prints

4 mins

Stories faces tell

Aditya Narula dabbled in various vocations before he realized portraiture was the best way to express the fascinating complexities of the people he encountered along the way

6 mins

time tested DESIGN

Surrounded by art and architecture as a child, Sarah Sham went on to take the family antiques business in a new direction through her interior design venture

3 mins

DANGEROUSLY DELICATE

Kavya Potluri's attention to minute detail is what sets her intricate and unconventional jewelry apart

5 mins

DEVELOPING A DISCOURSE

Documentary photographer Taha Ahmad believes his work has a greater purpose than merely being admired by a select audience for its esthetic value. It's when people are able to see the underside of society and understand the prevailing social injustice that the work tries to reveal that it is truly worthwhile.

10+ mins

Tiny little Stories

Creating miniature worlds allows Ruchika Nambiar to continue to play childlike games of make-believe

8 mins

The Richness Of Handmade

Amit Vijaya and Richard Pandav are committed to bringing together many hands and hearts through their clothing label ‘amrich’

6 mins

The perfect balance

Aniruddh Mehta is as much graphic designer as visual artist, and he tries to do justice to both through his work at Studio Bigfat

5 mins

The Creative curve

As partners at GCD Studios, graphic designers Shahana Jain and Devshree Sahai contribute enthusiastically to the ‘creation of ideas without boundaries’.

10+ mins

All ABOUT SCALE

A well known industrialist, Dr. Naushad Forbes is Co-Chairman, Forbes Marshall, India's leading steam engineering and control instrumentation company. He is on the Board of several educational institutions and public companies and was recently listed in the Indian Express list of the 100 most influential Indians. His is also a familiar name in Indian design circles. As former Chairman Governing Council National Institute of Design (NID), and Chairman India Design Council (IDC), Dr. Forbes has been able to work at bridging the still large gap between industry and design in the country.

5 mins

Designing To Delight

As Global Head of Design, GCPL Design Lab, Darshan Gandhi leads an award-winning team of inter-disciplinary designers in their quest to transform brands and create delightful experiences for consumers in a rapidly evolving market

8 mins

Putting Earth On The Map

Three young architects from India - Shruthi Ramakrishna, Agnimitra Bachi, and Ajinkya Unhale – and one urban systems engineer from France, Jeremie Gaudin, give expression to their passion for working with natural materials through the Bangalore based Made In Earth Collective

9 mins

Two For One

When Hazel Karkaria and Somesh Kumar realized they had much more in common than an ‘unparalleled love for tea’, the result was By Two Design!

7 mins

Scads Of Talent

Chaaya Prabhat finds that working independently allows her to make best use of her distinct illustrative style

5 mins

Into The Light

At 27, André J. Fanthome was the youngest photographer to receive the National Academy Award for Visual Art from the National Lalitkala Academy. A decade later, he is certainly not resting on his past laurels.

5 mins

Sew Chic!

Kanika Jain’s namesake brand ‘Kanelle’ is an apt reflection of her enduring passion for fashion

3 mins

Seeking Change Through Design

Though currently based in San Francisco, communication designer and illustrator Tanya Bhandari is looking forward to returning to India to contribute to the evolving social design scene

6 mins

Crazy Sparks Imagination

As Designer, CEO and Founder of Mother Gone Mad Design Studio, Ritika Nanda revels in creating whacky lighting for rebellious spaces!.

4 mins

Scripting His Own Pat

Calligraphy speaks to the soul of Sudeep Gandhi and as an independent designer he is able to successfully nurture his special talents.

5 mins

Making Spaces Work

Keta and Varun Shah combine their individual skills to run a multi-disciplinary design practice that fuses art, graphics and space as a part of a single canvas.

6 mins

A Talent For Crafting Spaces

Through Baaya Design, Shibani Jain combines her considerable experience in the craft sector with an innate understanding of interiors to help customers create their own little nest

8 mins

Re-Imagining Ceramics

Freelance animator and design consultant, Shashank Nimkar hopes not only to give new life to ceramic waste, but to encourage others to do so as well

5 mins

Wed To Woodworking

Through Solli Concepts, Sohel Contractor and Zahabia Abid offer hand-crafted furniture that makes the best, and often unusual, use of different varieties of wood

7 mins

Travel Tales On Textiles

Storytelling is at the heart of Safomasi, an award-winning design studio and brand set up by Sarah Fotheringham and Maninder Singh

5 mins

Following Vision

Though co-founder and creative director of an advertising and design agency in Mumbai, it is his parallel roles as digital visionary artist and landscape photographer that allow Aashit Singh to get in touch with his true nature

7 mins

A Himalayan Effort

At Atelier Lãlmitti, his studio in the mountains, ceramic artist and teacher Reyaz Badaruddin uses red clay to give form to his imagination

7 mins

A Cut Above The Rest

It takes more than a steady hand to create the delicate and intricate artwork that Parth Kothekar does with such skill

3 mins

Nothing Is Permanent, Finished Or Perfect

Ashiesh Shah believes that nothing is permanent, finished or perfect - a philosophy he brings to his architecture and interior design practice with great success

6 mins

The Lure Of Letters

Rukminee Guha Thakurta has made an indelible mark for herself in the world of publication design

4 mins

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