"ALL TALENTED ARCHITECTS CAN DESIGN ON MACRO AND MICRO SCALE"

Architect, product designer, dreamer and future-thinker, Kohelika Kohli walks us through her amazing design journey

- RIDHI KALE

Here's the thing about flair, either you have it or you don't. And even if you have it, it's a tricky thing really, to know how to use it. However, it comes as no surprise that it is part of Kohelika Kohli's DNA. When she could have crumbled under the pressure of stepping into the mom's legacy, she has held her own, carved her own space and is now one of the top architects in India.

In a quaint street in Delhi's Lado Sarai her workspace cum studio is as much a peep into her multifaceted personality as it is her multidisciplinary studio. Polished tables occupy the same room as larger-than-life Pichwais, while old world typewriters give way to shiny cabinets; and it is against this backdrop she walked us through her design journey, projects and inspiration.

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