MALAVIKA SINGH GUPTA: Concrete as her Muse
Seema Sreedharan (SS): You are an interior designer and a photographer. Tell us about your journey through design, your passion for photography, your education.
Malavika Singh Gupta (MSG): I was always fascinated with objects and spaces, thanks to my father’s camera collection, photography became a very passionate hobby. More than paintings I enjoyed photographs. The combination of the two led me to pursue a career in interior design. But of course, no classroom education prepares you for an actual site. Therefore, the biggest learning came from my first job as an interior designer, where I had found myself surrounded with very interesting design opportunities, a great mentor and my partner in crime and concrete– Gopendra Pratap Singh.
Thereafter in 2013, after our stint with architecture, we initiated Gomaads, a design studio based on the core desire to explore the infinite possibilities of concrete as a medium.
The journey so far has been incredibly enriching. Along the way, we have realized our strengths and vision for a studio that proudly makes in India.
SS: Concrete is viewed as a construction material. What made you think of using concrete to design decor products?
MSG: In most people’s opinion, concrete is just an ordinary construction material, but for us, it is one with a lot of integrity, depth and character. And we want to bring this out to the world, to break concrete out of its traditional image and celebrate its delightful versatility.
SS: Why concrete?
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