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Dhaaga Designs Mother-Daughter Duo at the forefront of Sustainable Indian Textile Craft Revival

In focus: Dhaaga Designs | Mehal & Aashni Thakore For Ahmedabad-based mother-daughter duo Mehal and Aashni Thakore, their brainchild, Dhaaga Designs, represents far more than a creative venture—it’s a heartfelt mission to build an inclusive artistic community that celebrates India’s rich textile heritage. In our series of D-Talks, we explore the visionaries behind design innovations, […]

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Power Couple Brings Stories of Nature & Conservation in Delicate Cyanotypes

In Focus: Alchemy Stories | Reena Shah and Kushan Jasani Any partnership is a fine balance, whether marriage or an artistic venture. But for Ahmedabad-based husband-wife duo Reena Shah and Kushan Jasani, their precious art collaborative — Alchemy Stories — seamlessly combines a strongly shared love for art, nature, history, architecture, birds, and conservation. “It

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Melding sustainability and design; Scrap to sculpture

In focus: Deval Metal Art | Deval Verma Picture an artistic oeuvre that is a testament to the mastery of physics, engineering, and design. Each sculpture is a powerful, gleaming personification of the industrial aesthetic, projecting awe-inspiring scale and sleekness; the intricacy of every piece is almost meditative. And the best part? It’s all made

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Playing with Shapes in Vatsal Shah’s Circle.Square.Triangle

Alba Stool. Image Courtesy - Vatsal Shah

At the intersection of fundamental geometry and contemporary design stands Circle.Square.Triangle is a studio that’s redefining the narrative of Indian design under the creative direction of Vatsal Neeta Hemant Shah. His educational foundation built in Coimbatore’s industrial design program and Milan’s prestigious Domus Academy, Vatsal has become a compelling voice in the Indian design community. 

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Yashesh Virkar of Yasanche: ‘’You Don’t Sell Furniture, You Sell DESIRE’’

Cast aluminium table lamp, Bhu collection.

Welcome to D-Talks: Enhancing Contemporary Art Dialogues in South Asia Yashesh Virkar is the innovative mind behind Yasanche by Yashesh Virkar, a design practice that transcends traditional home furniture and accessories. A Mumbai-born product designer who graduated from Raffles College of Higher Education in 2008, Virkar’s journey is marked by international exposure and a deep

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Hiloni Sutaria and HSC Design’s Viral Cultural Designs

Valanko Ni Ramat - Shreyas Foundation Playspace.

D-Talks: A Series of Contemporary Art Dialogues in South Asia Featuring Young Designers Shaping the Future of Design At the intersection of innovation, sustainability practices, and contemporary art dialogues in South Asia, Hiloni Sutaria emerges as a transformative architectural voice from Ahmedabad. A postgraduate from the University of Sheffield, she has carved a distinctive path

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Seeds of Change: Brishti Biswas and the Slow Design Revolution at Boota Collective

Brishti Biswas practicing Dhokra casting

Craft and Identity in Art: Boota Collective Art Initiatives In the vibrant landscape of Indian design, Brishti Biswas stands out as a third-generation maker from Jalandhar, Punjab, who crafts what she calls “Functional Art“—pieces that transcend conventional furniture to become vessels of cultural storytelling. Her design journey, featuring a unique mixture of craft and identity

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PRSFG Brings H. A. Karunaratne, the Father of Abstract Art in Sri Lanka, to India Art Fair 2025

L - H A Karunaratne, 2019, Untitled, Mixed Media on Board, 88 x 102 cm R - H A Karunaratne

Welcome Readers, India Art Fair 2025 is tomorrow and our excitement cannot be contained. Numerous galleries have walked the pavilions of IAF 2025, with some establishing themselves as a staple in this art fair.  Today we have with us Saskia Fernando. She is the Founder and Director of PRSFG. As we all know Paradise Road

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AICON’s Free Standing Temple at India Art Fair 2025 to Display Modernists

Rasheed Araeen Zero to Infinity at Venice-Biennale 2017

Welcome Readers, As India Art Fair 2025 nears the horizon, our excitement is escalating. Numerous galleries have walked the pavilions of IAF 2025, with some establishing themselves as a staple in this art fair. Today we have with us Hannah Matin. She is the Sales Associate at AICON. As we all know AICON has championed

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