The doyen of design

ARCHITECTURE MIGHT BE IN HER BLOOD, BUT CANNA PATEL, FOUNDER & CHAIRPERSON, HCP INTERIOR DESIGN, HAS CHARTED HER OWN COURSE IN THE FIELD OF INTERIOR DESIGN, IN THE PROCESS HELPING ELEVATE THIS DISCIPLINE IN THE COUNTRY

- MITALEE KURDEKAR

As the daughter of one of India’s most respected architects, it is indeed surprising that Canna Patel, founder & chairperson, HCP Interior Design (HCPID), had a truly serendipitous tryst with architecture. Despite being the offspring of the illustrious architect Hasmukh Patel, she was always inclined towards the study of textiles. However, fate intervened and she was unable to secure admission to the undergraduate programme of Textile Design at the National Institute of Design (NID), and – realising her “natural love for art and architecture” – she enrolled for a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture at CEPT University, where she immediately proved her calibre.