A
series of talks centered around the exhibition Design: The India Story, a
seminal show on design development in the subcontinent, through the lens of
ideas and objects in the home space, presented across two befitting venues in
Mumbai’s art district.
Objects Through Time, presented in
collaboration with CSMVS (till 8th Jan 2017) traced the evolution of design
in India while Ideas Through Time, at the Gallery Max Mueller Bhavan, (till
22nd Jan 2017) puts forth eight philosophies from ancient India that are
pertinent to the present and future of design globally.
Space, Style and self on 5th Jan explored the way the interior design
industry, furniture design and Indian
notions of aesthetics have evolved and been shaped from the 1930s up until
the present day. It was an enlightening discussion between Professor Abigail
McGowan from the University of Vermont and Greg Foster, Editor of AD
Magazine.
Design Debate on 7th Jan was a forum in which designers from various fields
came together to discuss, debate and deliberate on matters of Design,
followed by the launch of Phaidon’s SAR: The Essence of Indian Design.
Future of Design Thinking will
examine eight intrinsic Indian concepts of practice and design and will be
decoded by five industry experts: Anita Lal, Founder and Creative Director of
Good Earth, Bijoy Jain, Celebrated architect and founder of Studio Mumbai,
Ektaa Aggarwal, graphic and UX designer and former Creative Director for
IDEO.Org New York, Hemmant Jha, Chief Design Officer at the Godrej &
Boyce Manufacturing Company Ltd., Priya Paul, Art collector, design
aficionado and Chairperson of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels and Sandeep
Sangaru, multidisciplinary designer, educator, entrepreneur.
These stalwarts will share their experiences with implementing these
concepts - with the objective of evaluating their potential in shaping the
future of design globally.
Convening the session are Divya Thakur, Design Practitioner and Founder of
Design Temple who will elucidate on the eight pillars of Indian Thought and
Sudhir Bhatia, Founder and Creative Director of bRnd Studio who will
summarize the discussion and speak about application of these concepts in the
contemporary and future design world.