Spaces For The Senses

As Creative Head at Project 810, Vritima Wadhwa helps reinterpret traditional design principles in the modern vernacular.

No K(W)idding!

Moneet Chitroda is one of the youngest automotive designers at Renault to see a design proposal all the way through to production.

Seeking Aha Moments!

Shanoo Bhatia and Harkiran Singh (Gary) Grewal have been working together to create diverse and innovative design solutions for over two decades. Their expertise ranges from branding to furniture design and they bring to the table experience as much as moments of dazzling inspiration.

Highly Prized

The Design Intelligence Award (DIA) is much coveted not only in its home country of China but increasingly across the world. As international media partner, POOL had a ringside seat of the recently held celebrations…

Out Of The Box Design

Out of the Box Design What used to be a warehouse in Gurgaon has been transformed into a strikingly functional workspace for Studio DCA.

Drawing On Experience

More than 18 years in the animation industry have equipped Phani Tetali with the skills to be an accomplished academic

Unusual Framework

Dayanita Singh has combined her training in design with an eye for the extraordinary to create striking book-objects that create a whole new architecture for photography. One of India’s finest photographers, she shares with Pool her journey from mother’s muse to visual archivist… 

Figures Of A Different Kind

Illustrator and artist Abhimanyu Ghimiray discovered his calling only after acquiring a degree in business studies

Crafting Worthwhile Experiences

Industrial designer and strategist, Devina Kothari believes in changing the world through her work.

Arch Cult 2017

A three-day festival in March promises to highlight the potential of architecture to students from across South India.

Ambiguity Abstraction

Visual artist Sahaya Sharma is hoping to ‘make a lot of art that makes humans think and feel’. She seems to be heading in the right direction…

Designing For Impact

Effecting social change is what moves Nirmala Nair, and she uses her training as a designer to reach the widest possible audience

Visual Appeal

Whether through photographs or films, Arjun Kamath has stories to tell and he does them with élan

When Clay Comes Into Play

Vinod Daroz’s striking ceramic sculptures are the result of a mysterious dialogue between his hands and the clay

Making A Difference

While public health design is a professional passion, Siddhartha Joshi is equally keen on pursuing his love for travel writing and photography

Making Leather Lifestyle

Gautam Sinha’s passion for accessory design manifests through Nappa Dori, his tribute to the versatility of Indian leather

Keeping Learning In Fashion

As a committed slow fashion designer and much respected researcher and educationist, Dr. Vaibbhavi Pruthviraj Ranavaade straddles both ends of the fashion industry

Evoking Desire

Geetanjali Gondhale’s fascination for nature and tribal arts and crafts compelled her to turn her back on advertising and plunge into jewelry design five years ago.

Walking A Creative Tightrope

Vishnu Nair balances a day job as graphic designer with a personal illustration practice and still finds time to put paint to canvas!

Making Reel Life Look Real

When Snigdha Karmahe gave up her 9 to 5 job to follow her heart, she had no idea she was setting the stage for a very satisfying career in production design.

Passion for Fire

After 25 years as a ceramicist, time still stands still every time Kavita Pandya Ganguly & Titas Ganguly open the door of a kiln to see the results of their work.

Bringing Design Into The Fold

Ankon Mitra believes that folding isthe cornerstone of existence, whether innature, architecture, the paper craft oforigami, or life itself. The Co-Founder/Director (Landscape) of New Delhi-basedHexagramm is as much an architect andlandscape designer as an origami artist,and he blends these multiple roles into ahugely satisfying professional journey.

Making Space For Innovation

As Executive Vice President, Godrej Properties Limited, Anubhav Gupta wears multiple hats. Design thinker, innovator and architect, he moved home after a decade abroad to ‘Design Think and Design Do in India’. The GPL Design Studio, which he helped set up, gives him a platform to do just that!

No Room For Lies

Sunil Padwal draws on the interplay of opposites to create the strikingly honest works that have made him a visual artist of repute

A Career In Satire

Shekhar Gurera has spent years observing the common man in an effort to add wit and character to his work as an editorial cartoonist for several leading Indian publications

Going with the Flow

Freelance illustrator Sreenihal Pouka goes where his work takes him, enjoying an easy fluidity that reflects in his work

The Power One

Rina Singh brings together the efforts of many to create a brand that stands out for its commitment to sustainability and traditional textile techniques

True To Type

Young Bangalore-based graphic artist/ designer, Prateek Vatash has eclectic interests, ranging from typography and geometry to the occult and retro-nostalgia, that find expression in his work

A different canvas

‘Painter and clothes-maker’ is how Payal Khandwala describes herself, and she has been much lauded for being both. Her eponymous fashion label features a dramatic recreation of her art through fabric.

The Wanderer

Pan Nalin (aka Nalin Pandya) is known for making original and deeply moving films that touch audiences around the world. One of India’s first truly international filmmakers, he has had a long and eventful journey from the first time he watched a film in a small town in Gujarat to straddling two worlds and sensibilities. The director, producer and reluctant writer reflects on his filmmaking experiences for POOL.