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EDIDA 2019 brings with it an opportunity to join the league of extraordinary designers

The time of the year we’ve all been waiting for is finally around the corner. It’s time to pull up your socks, dig out the best you’ve got and hit the road(to success). India’s most coveted design award is here, across 13 different participation categories. A platform to prove your design edge and rise as a budding talent, EDIDA is not just a launchpad but a doorway to numerous opportunities. Listed below are some reasons sure to grab your attention.

Have a portfolio of works spanning from luscious fabrics and breathtaking furniture to statement walls and sparkling lights? Win a chance to secure the next EDIDA India’s Designer of the Year award. For the young hearted and design-spirited under 40, this is your time to come forth and shine.

The EDIDA India Young Talent winner gets an exclusive showcase at Ambiente, Frankfurt! Who said you can only work your way to unfold dreams? For all the young scholars, winning the EDIDA Student of the Year could be your ticket to a three-week scholarship at Istituto Marangoni, Milan. Every year, India’s most definitive design week takes over New Delhi, engaging in an industry driven dialogue with the masses.

All EDIDA India winners get a chance to showcase their winning product to a global audience at the fair!For the ambitious lot, here’s some additional trivia. Your win in EDIDA India automatically qualifies you for nomination at the International EDIDA. Compete with extraordinary talents and get a chance to showcase your designs at a global level.

Always keeping something new in store for you, this year we are delighted to announce an exciting new award category—Interior Designer of the Year. If the above points are reason enough, click here to download the participation form right away! Last date for Entries 30.09.2019

Presenting the winners of the 17th EDIDA ELLE DECO International Design Awards

Presenting this year’s stellar line up of the honorees of the 17th ELLE DECO International Design Awards (EDIDA) India. Hosted at the iconic Liberty Cinema in Mumbai, this year’s awards unravelled over an unforgettable evening.

EDIDA Designer of the year

Mangrove Collective: The Chairpoy range is a modern take on the charpai or khatiya, while the Shunya lamp aims to revitalise an indigenous metallurgical craft with its origins in the Mughal period. This multi-faceted group’s incredible range of furnishings landed them the coveted title.

EDIDA young talent

Viti Mittal: The talented creative channelled Indian tradition to shape a collection of unglazed ceramic utensils. Women have always inherited family traditions and recipes. The kitchenware gets stained with every use, reflecting the cultural sentiment of utensils passed down from mother to daughter.

EDIDA student of the year

Akshay Chandekar: Akshay enrolled in the furniture design programme at NID, where he worked on Mingle, the table that won him this award. Inspired by the foliage of a tree, the symbol of life, the idea was to encourage conversations in workspaces without the constraints of hierarchy.

Inspired by green foliage, the idea was to encourage conversations in workspaces transcending hierarchical constraints

EDIDA furniture

Iqrup+Ritz: The mother-daughter duo has been known for their beautiful design, understated luxury and expert craftsmanship since 2014. The Edo cabinet is inspired by Japanese design principles of Kanso (simplicity), Shizen (nature) and Yugen (profound and subtle beauty), whilst the Cell marble coffee table has been meticulously crafted by expert artisans in Jaipur.

EDIDA Furniture

Sandeep Sangaru: He believes in marrying traditional knowledge and skill with design and technology to make objects of daily use invaluable, accessible and enjoyable. His collections are an embodiment of his design language—a reflection of quintessential Indian tradition and craftsmanship.

EDIDA Bedroom

Priyam Doshi: The Bedroom is a playful and trendy bedroom furniture collection that offers handy, quick access open storage to the inhabitant. Making use of production techniques like pipe and metal bending, welding and powder coating, this collection landed Priyam the award.

EDIDA Bathware

Shonan Purie Trehan: The multi-talented designer looked to reimagine bathware as sculptural art through this collection. The washbasins and counters are sculpted in concrete and finished in polished pigment, cast in situ terrazzo. The terrazzo is fluid and sensuous—the perfect material for water to flow over,

EDIDA Tabletop

Harpreet Padam: Re-inventing the traditional form: Padam brings back the magic of the OID bidriware boxes, which are made of deep black oxidised zinc and inlaid with pure silver. Used for storing small valuables, coins, keys or collected ephemera, this ode to the craft of bidriware by the Unlike Design Co. founder was stunning, to say the least.

The bidriware boxes are made of black oxidised zinc and inlaid with silver

EDIDA lighting

Vibhor Sogani: Inspired by the weaver bird’s nest, Casa is a tribute to ‘home’ in the natural world. The homogeneous blend of burnished beads form a warm, comforting cocoon, whilst the light emanating from the egg-shaped marbled glass adds life to this breathtaking installation by the veteran designer.

Made of burnished beads and inspired by the weaver bird’s nest, Casa is a tribute
to ‘home’ in the natural world

EDIDA flooring

JJ Valaya for Ayush Choudhary: JJ Valaya’s celebrated design sensibilities and Cocoon’s mastery in fine rug weaving resulted in a stunning collaboration. Woven with natural, handspun silk and carded wool, the Isfahan collection is inspired by one of the oldest Persian cities, but maintains contemporary motifs.

The Isfahan collection is made using natural, handspun silk and carded wool

EDIDA flooring

Ayush Kasliwal: The Vankar (weaver) Namda (felt) is a combination of two ancient textile techniques from Gujarat and Rajasthan. The coming together of two communities to create this contemporary black and white woollen rug is the perfect example of a harmonious India that AKFD Studio’s maestro strives for.

The black and white woollen rug combines the Vankar (weaver) and Namda (felt), a combination of two ancient textile techniques from Gujarat and Rajasthan

EDIDA Wallcoverings

Bandana Jain: The contemporary artist’s infatuation with a unique material, corrugated cardboard, manifested itself in this dynamic wall mural. Perfectly Imperfect was an attempt to arrest the beauty that lies in the involuntary movement of nature, such as waves in the ocean that can be likened to the spontaneous folds of a fabric.

This wall mural is an attempt to capture the beauty that lies in the involuntary movement of nature

EDIDA Kitchen

Ashiesh Shah: The EDIDA Designer of the Year 2016 and winner in the fabric category for 2017 took home yet another trophy this year. Inspired by a Japanese technique, wabi-sabi, The Celestial Marble Sphere can be fragmented into nine dinner table objects representing the shift from one to many moon phases.

EDIDA Fabric

Vaishali Shadangule: She draws inspiration from her ability to observe and listen, allowing her designs to speak for themselves. This textile is made by fabric cord, handcrafted motifs and intricate hand embroidery. It looks to represent nature in its entirety through textures that resemble abstract landscapes and spaces.

The textures of this handcrafted fabric resemble abstract landscapes and spaces

The winning designs from EDIDA 2017

Take a look at this year’s stellar line up of honourees at the 16th ELLE DECOR International Design Awards (EDIDA) India, profiled against the beautiful heritage structure that is University of Mumbai, Fort.

EDIDA Designer Of The Year – Rooshad Shroff
There isn’t a material that this multi-faceted Mumbai creative hasn’t experimented with. This year, his inlay tabletop series, embroidered furniture, coloured Sanding collection and limited edition lighting for textile powerhouse Atmosphere land him the coveted title. Website: www.rooshadshroff.com

Rooshad Shroff was anointed Designer of The Year! Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

EDIDA Young Talent – Kunaal Kyhaan Seolekar
The multi-talented Pune-based creative uses natural and raw materials, colours and shapes as his inspiration. His Grid Bed is made using Himalayan pine and the Curve chair is designed to comfortably fit any body shape.Website: www.studiohaus.in

Kunaal Kyhaan Seolekar is the winner of the Young Talent Award, for his creative use of natural materials; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

EDIDA Student Of The Year – Harjot Singh
Currently pursuing his Masters in Furniture and Interior Design at NID, Ahmedabad, Harjot won The Park ELLE DECOR Student Contest last year for his weather-resistant Concrete Jungle seater. Now, he bags this coveted award for his multi-functional product Furnitecture, which has modular units that can adapt to any living space.

Harjot Singh is the Student Of The Year, winning for his adaptable unit, ‘Furnitecture’; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

EDIDA Student 1st runner-up – Radhika Sarraf
While studying in the Bachelor’s Programme of Furniture and Interior Design at NID, Ahmedabad, Radhika took a semester abroad in the Konstfack, University College of Arts, Crafts and Design in Stockholm. Inspired by this semester abroad, her product Lean On Lean Off is a take on a seater for people who need temporary rest in places where seating cannot be arranged.

EDIDA Student 2nd runner up – Karan Bhave
Currently majoring in Furniture and Interior Design at NID, Ahmedabad, Karan’s Link modular seating is an attempt to redefine the concrete chair. The multi-functional top can be used with a rocking chair base, a bar stool base or even that of an outdoor seater.

EDIDA Bathware – Husna Rahaman
At the Bengaluru designer’s label Fulcrum Studio, the Basins and Beyond for him and her are constructed in cool geometric patterns. They are made from hand-cut stone, marble, SS metal tessellations and granite. Website: www.fulcrumstudio.in

Husna Rahaman is the Winner of the Bathware category for her stylish basins for Him and Her

EDIDA Bedroom Joint Winner – Pravir Sethi
Envisioned under his Mumbai firm Studio Hinge, the Sweep Bed hopes to keep hotel rooms versatile. The two leather-clad single beds can be joined as a double sleeping system, and when to split, the sideboard serves as a table. Website: www.studiohinge.in

Pravir Sethi bags the Joint Winner award for the Bedroom category, for his ‘Sweep Bed’ system; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

EDIDA Bedroom Joint Winner – Sarita Handa
Having previously won an EDIDA for Fabrics in 2013, the New Delhi-based textile brand wins for their Berber Cushion Collection, which is inspired by the hand-sewn rugs made by the Berber women of the Atlas mountains in Morocco. Taking the powerful stories and symbolic language represented by these carpets, this series uses a variety of colours, patterns and textures. Website: www.saritahanda.com

Suparna Handa and Rahul Puri received the Joint Winner award for Sarita Handa, for the Bedroom category; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

Suparna Handa and Rahul Puri received the Joint Winner award for Sarita Handa, for the Bedroom category

EDIDA Fabric – Ashiesh Shah
The EDIDA India Designer of the Year 2016 took home the trophy this time for his Silver Mesh. Using pure silver wire that’s handwoven into a textile-like structure, the process to make a single panel is so meticulous that it takes around four months to complete just a wall. Website: www.ashieshshah.com

Ashiesh Shah wins the Fabric category with pure silver handwoven into a ‘Silver Mesh’

EDIDA Flooring – Bugali, Gulabi Devi, Mobin, Gaffar & Savitri Devi For Jaipur Rugs
The brand launched the Artisan Originals Collection with the aim of creating a personal connection between rural weavers and the international market. The range that wins them their first EDIDA showcases traditional Rajasthani culture, motifs inspired by nature, personal stories and shakkarparas. Website: www.jaipurrugsco.com

Gulabi Devi, Mobin, Savitri Devi, Gaffar and Bugali (not pictured), artisans for Jaipur Rugs win Flooring for their designs; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

EDIDA Furniture Joint Winner – Ranjan Bordoloi
The Guwahati designer’s Pitoloi Stool was made in collaboration with a master craftsman of Assam’s Moriya community. Known for using traditional methods and skills to create high-end contemporary objects, Ranjan crafted this bar seater and stool in an effort to revive the dying form of making utensils and artefacts by hammering brass. Website: www.studiobordoloi.com

Ranjan Bordoloi is the other Joint Winner for the Furniture category, for his Pitoloi Stool; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

Ranjan Bordoloi is the other Joint Winner for the Furniture category, for his Pitoloi Stool

EDIDA Furniture Joint Winner – Saif Faisal
Previously winning for his lights in 2016, the Bengaluru-based designer’s Bidriware Qaiser table series explores various design patterns. Using walnut and beech wood, the range explores snowflake motifs and oxidised Zillij patterns. The curved stem and base give the illusion of defying gravity, as though the tip of the stem is just barely resting on it. Website: www.saif-faisal.com

Saif Faisal is the Joint Winner of the Furniture category, for his Bidriware Qaiser table series; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

Saif Faisal is the Joint Winner of the Furniture category, for his Bidriware Qaiser table series

EDIDA Kitchen Joint Winner – Nidhi Kalra For Artt’dinox
The Ghee Pot is a modern take on the traditional Indian method to melt clarified butter. Designed around the concept of a milk boiler by the New Delhi-based creator for Artt’dinox, it has a double-walled jacket which, when filled with water and kept on a flame, provides indirect heat. Website: www.arttdinox.com

Nidhi Kalra is the Joint Winner in the Kitchen category for her modern take on the ghee pot; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

Nidhi Kalra is the Joint Winner in the Kitchen category for her modern take on the ghee pot

EDIDA Kitchen Joint Winner – Ayush Kasliwal
The 2013 EDIDA India Designer of the Year’s Shiva Jug is inspired by the eponymous god. Awarded the UNESCO Seal of Excellence in 2016, this handmade copper pitcher has an elegantly balanced lid like the khamandalam, a yogi’s copper Ayurveda water vessel. Website: www.akfdstudio.com

Ayush Kasliwal is the Joint Winner for the Kitchen category, for his ‘Shiva Mug’

EDIDA Lighting – Soumitro Ghosh
The Bengaluru-based architect’s 5 ft tall Sextuplet lighting system features interlocking geometric patterns made with stainless steel bent panels and cables. Website: www.mathewghosh.com

Soumitro Ghosh wins the Lighting category for his 5 feet tall ‘Sextuplet’ lighting system; Photographs by Bajirao Pawar

Soumitro Ghosh wins the Lighting category for his 5 feet tall ‘Sextuplet’ lighting system

EDIDA Tabletop – Saif Faisal
The Bengaluru designer’s Cork Trays are inspired by the early era wicker platters. They have been crafted keeping in mind an ecological and contemporary expression of design. Website: www.saif-faisal.com

Saif Faisal is the Winner in the Tabletop category, for his ‘Cork Trays’

EDIDA Wall Coverings & Finishes Joint Winner – Shabnam Gupta
The Mumbai designer’s versatile Bricks can be used to build a standalone partition or screen, using terracotta and ceramic. It plays on light and shadow with perforations and hollow breaks adding a raw natural look. Website: www.shabnamgupta.in

Shabnam Gupta is a Joint Winner for the Wall Finishes & Coverings category, for her versatile ‘Bricks’
Photography by Bajirao Pawar; Produced by Anchal Kaushal

EDIDA Wall Coverings & Finishes Joint Winner – Sanjay Puri
The Mumbai architect’s Paper Tube Ceiling uses fire retardant of different lengths in various compositions on the walls – this can be used within any space, transforming it structurally with minimal cost. Website: www.sanjaypuriarchitects.com

Sanjay Puri is a Joint Winner in the Wall Coverings & Finishes category for his ‘Paper Tube’ ceiling

Also read: Read the highlights of the magical evening that was EDIDA 2017

EDIDA 2017 was a grand affair to remember

The grand convocation hall of the University of Mumbai was a fitting location for EDIDA 2017, where the design and architecture fraternity gathered for the anointment of the best in design.

Nariyal pani, rustic flute music and a starry sky set the tone for the evening, with Bathware nominee Shobhan Kothari and Neesha Alwani being among the first to walk in. After industry heavyweights like Sunil Sethi from SSDA, Michaela McClelland from Preciosa and Rooshad Shroff began trickling in, we spotted Suparna Handa, celebrity architect Ashiesh Shah and Nirav and Krupali of Surprise Home Linen among other prestigious guests. The ceremony was inaugurated by Sethi and Pramiti Madhavji of ELLE DECOR India, and hosted by Sneha Ullal Goel, Executive Editor of ELLE DECOR India. Kunaal Kyhaan Seolekar was awarded the Young Talent for EDIDA 2017 while Harjot Singh bagged Student of the Year. It came as no surprise to the cheering crowd when Rooshad Shroff was crowned Designer of the Year.

Finally, a Parsi pangat dinner in the garden styled with fairy lights, the wonderful skills of harpist Nush Lewis and scrumptious catering from JOSS brought the night to a fairytale ending. And of course, guests walked away with heavy gift bags like Christmas had arrived early, stacked with goodies from Surprise Home Linen, Preciosa Lighting, Paper Design Co, Tea Box, Tresorie, House of Cookies and Anand Prakash.

In partnership with Sunil Sethi Design Alliance and supported by Preciosa Lighting. Gifting partner: Surprise Home Linen. Giveaway partners: Preciosa Lighting, Paper Design Co, Tea Box, Tresorie, House of Cookies and Anand Prakash.

Also read: The winner of EDIDA 2016 is…

5 reasons to participate in EDIDA 2017

There might be no winning formula in life, but we do have one for the EDIDAs: Form + Function + Imagination + Risk + A Big Idea = Good Design.

If you think your products and design have what it takes to make the cut, then participate now! The country’s most coveted design award is here. And if you can’t think of more reasons to participate, here are five reasons you absolutely should!

1. You could be EDIDA India’s next Designer of the Year

Have a diverse portfolio of works spanning from luscious fabrics and breathtaking furniture to statement walls and sparkling lights? Then this could be the year you’re crowned design royalty. Ashiesh Shah sheds light on his experience as the reigning EDIDA India Designer of the Year here.

2. You could get a showcase at Ambiente, 2018

If you’re under 40 and have an interesting oeuvre to match your experiences, this could be your ticket to the big leagues! The EDIDA India Young Talent winner gets an exclusive showcase at Ambiente, Frankfurt! If you don’t believe us, you can read Advaeita’s interview here!3. You could get a chance to study in Milan (If you are a student)Yes, you read that right! Students aspiring to leave a mark in this world of cut throat competition get to have a sharper edge over others. If your designs impress our judges as much as your teachers, then you could be on your way to a three week scholarship to Istituto Marangoni, Milan. 4. Showcase your products at India Design ID, 2018Every year, India’s most definitive design week takes over New Delhi’s streets and engages in an industry driven dialogue with the masses. Indian and International designers converge to discuss and exchange ideas related to design. Names such as Alberto Alessi, Humberto Campana, Alberto Meda, Carlo Ratti among others were in attendance last year. All the EDIDA India winners get their own showcase and the opportunity to take their product to the global audience!5. Automatically secure a nomination for the International EDIDAsYour win in EDIDA India automatically qualifies you a spot for nomination at the International EDIDA. Compete with uprising talent from across the globe to win the coveted prize at the highest level. Take a look at the EDIDA International 2017 winners here.

If the above points are reason enough, click here to download the participation form right away! Entries due date 13.10.2017

Also read: All the winners of EDIDA India 2016

Meet the victors of international EDIDA 2017

Our annual reveal of sterling products and superlative talent – presenting this year’s international EDIDA winners handpicked by ELLE DECOR editors from 25 countries.

Designers of the Year: Neri & Hu

Shanghai based creatives Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu founded their interdisciplinary studio Neri & Hu in 2004. The duo’s oeuvre covers almost all aspects of their chosen field – from interior design to architecture and product development. While at ease with residential and commercial spaces, they are equally adept at envisioning hospitality projects. They have also collaborated with several leading brands such as Nanimarquina, Poltrona Frau, Moooi and BD Barcelona Design.

Website: www.neriandhu.com

Flooring: Visioni by Patricia Urquiola for CC-Tapis

The multi EDIDA winning Italian maker conjures an optical illusion with her rug for the local label. The Himalayan wool or pure silk carpet was handwoven by Tibetan artisans in Nepal.

Website: www.cc-tapis.com

Furniture: Ren table by Neri & Hu for Poltrona Frau

The functional yet refined collection of wall-mounted and free standing mirrors, small and console tables is done in wood, brass and leather.

Website: www.poltronafrau.com

Lighting: Candela by Francisco Gomez Paz for Astep

The Argentinian maverick’s functional and productive lamp runs on bioethanol, can charge smartphones through a USB cable and also illuminate a room.

Website: www.astep.design

Fabric: Promenade au Faubourg by Nigel Peake for Hermes

The British architect and illustrator depicts a dream-like world on textiles where a groom is searching for his belongings in Promenade Au Faurborg.

Website: www.homefabricshermes.dedar.com

Outdoor: Cala by Doshi Levien for Kettal

The British pair envisioned the chair’s ropes with open weaves to provide a lattice-like screen that maintains privacy while allowing a connection with nature.

Website: www.kettal.com

Kitchen: VVD by Vincent Van Duysen for Dada

The Belgian innovator’s decluttered reinterpretation of the cookroom for the brand features pull out drawers, LED strip lights and open-ended trays.

Website: www.dada-kitchens.com

Bathroom: Frame & Rest by Norn Architects for Ex.T

The sleek and minimally designed washspace fittings are heavily inspired by Nordic and industrial aesthetics. The set comprises a modular console with a steel frame to accommodate a basin, Rest pouffes with a single cushion and a two seater daybed.

Website: www.ex-t.com

Seating: Gender by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina

The armchair combines a hard shell with soft padding and a reclining backrest for optimum comfort. The tonal duality can be obtained in seven shades.

Website: www.cassina.com

Tableware: 2016/ by 16 International Designers for Arita

For the brand’s 400th anniversary, creative directors Teruhiro Yanagihara and Scholten & Baijings roped in 16 designers and local artisans for a 300 piece line of serveware in porcelain.

Website: www.2016arita.com

Bedding: Makura by Piero Lissoni for Porro

The Italian maker upgrades the sleep space essential with a headboard and frame that can be entirely upholstered in fabric, leather or eco-leather. The sinuous form is padded with expanded polyurethane and topped with feather stuffed cushions. Its removable covers are available in several options from the brand’s vast range of textiles in several hues and textures.

Website: www.porro.com

Young Talent: Matteo Cibic

Whimsical, eclectic and fun are a few apt adjectives you can use to describe Matteo’s style. His Vaso Naso series and Vanilla Noir range of furniture for Scarlet Splendour are world renowned.

Website: www.matteocibicstudio.com

Wall Covering: Plumage Tiles by Cristina Celestino for Botteganove

The Italian designer was inspired by a bird’s feathers for these 3D ceramic and porcelain mosaic tiles. The series has two lines depicting different patterns.

Website: www.botteganove.it

Also read: The winners of EDIDA India 2016

15th ELLE DECOR International Design Awards (EDIDA) India 2016 ceremony

The recipients of CuroCarte presents ELLE DECOR International Design Awards (EDIDA) India 2016 in association with Sunil Sethi Design Alliance were honoured in a grand ceremony on December 10, 2016. Iconic Royal Opera House played host to the spectacular night, while Beer Sponsor The White Owl and Beverage Partner Fratelli Vineyards along with catering from Joss and Gift Hamper Sponsors Godrej Natures Basket added to the festivities. Several renowned designers, architects and leading members from the creative field graced the do that served a dual purpose: Recognising excellence in product design and completion of ELLE DECOR India’s 16 year milestone.

A few snapshots from the nights that was…