Beauty is a strange thing. It is said that it hides in the eye of the beholder. But who is the beholder and who decides what meets their eye? When architect and EDIDA winner Ashiesh Shah started his design atelier in 2017, the craft landscape of India still operated in the margins, visible only to […]
Passionate about design? Or are you curious to know what’s the next big thing on the horizon? At the country’s most-anticipated design week India Design ID 2024, engage in creative deliberations, discover unique crafts and ideas and of course, learn from industry stalwarts about the latest design trends. With twelve years of legacy, India Design […]
Lightness of being In the past decade or so, the term ‘wabi-sabi’ has been discussed — and demonstrated — with wild abandon. A dining table with a dent? Wabi-sabi. A chair without a back? Wabi-sabi. A lopsided lamp? If it can’t be straightened, wabi-sabi. As the term has gained currency, more out of convenience than […]
Woven in gold and wrapped in rich greens are an artful assortment of accents that pay homage to South Indian heritage. Every parable that you’ve heard about Kochi, has been encompassed in this intricately curated hand-crafted collection from the house of Ritu Kumar, in collaboration with Ashiesh Shah. The gilded borders of Kasavu Sarees and […]
Establishing a visual hierarchy and communicating the flow of spaces from one to another, while subtly weaving in a lingering mood is a skill, and a very important one at that! Evoking these elements is Shaentelle Chapman of Space Styling at the DSR Head Office in Hyderabad. The goal with this 6,000 sq ft office […]
There’s a sense of adventure that softly unfurls once you set foot inside the restaurant Noon in BKC, Mumbai. This progressive, modern Indian restaurant finds its protagonist in the many local ingredients that scale a flavourful journey from the farms to the platters of the diners envisioned by head chef and founder of Noon, Vanika […]
Through my practice at the Atelier Ashiesh Shah, collaborating closely with artisans across the country, celebrating fine craftsmanship has been paramount. Inspired by the Japanese philosophy of ‘Wabi-Sabi,’ the design objects follow a ‘Brutalist Tribal’ characteristic to celebrate beauty in imperfection through a series of handcrafted collectibles. We aim to revive and uplift craft communities […]
Knitted in Nostalgia, architect and visual designer Ashiesh Shah ‘s collaboration with New York based West Elm that is now in India, is a design force to reckon with. The capsule collection limns a series of water-coloured paintings reminiscent to the roots of the designer’s artistic practice bridged over a stretch of two decades, via […]
A collaboration drenched in a passionate dialogue between fashion and art takes centre stage as two celebrated names in the space of design— Ashiesh Shah and Ritu Kumar—come together. Shah’s works in interiors and architecture that are proverbially serene and thought-provoking, intersect with the playful and trendsetting moodboard of fashion designer Ritu Kumar in the […]
