NAZNEEN JEHANGIR
The very first time AD collaborated with Nazneen Jehangir, founder of the floral boutique agency Libellule and Dragonfly Events, we realized we had met someone special.
AD asked her to rethink the traditional Christmas wreath for our final issue last year, and she created a ‘Curry Wreath’, symbolic of Christmas in India, perched between two cultures. Her version of the wreath was filled with Kashmiri chillies, curry leaves and sticks of cinnamon. For AD’s first virtual festival, the AD Weekender, Nazneen took us on a walk through the forests of Alibag, foraging for flowers, while giving us a glimpse of her deep knowledge of wild blooms, herbs and the history of floral design.
MAYANK MANSINGH KAUL
Mayank Mansingh Kaul’s expertise in the post-independence histories of textiles and design in India have set him apart as one of the most eloquent voices in this field. A graduate from the National Institute of Design, the New Delhi-based writer, speaker and scholar has also curated a series of exhibits across the country that have given a form, scale and frame of reference to textiles like never before. To the pages of AD, he has brought lesser-known and alternative perspectives on textiles, for instance his essay on vintage tapestries that defined Geoffrey Bawa’s aesthetic in addition to his architecture and gardens. His talk at the 2019 AD Design Show had a riveted audience witnessing the use of textiles as architecture, from the historic to the contemporary.
This story is from the October - November 2020 edition of AD Architectural Digest India.
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