The exhibition staged at Studio Egret West during the London Design Festival brought together six of India’s best contemporary design studios with five leading architectural practices from London to examine “influence” and why Indian culture plays an important role in the making of the modern world.
Design across continents
During the London Design Festival, Studio Egret West has been invaded by contemporary Indian design, with an installation inspired by the chaos and beauty of Indian street life.
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- 28 September 2015
- London
The Indian design studios are Bombay Atelier, Ira Studio, Injiri, Sangaru Studio, Ranjan Bordoloi and Varnam selected by the London based company Create Culture and its founder Arpna Gupta.
Together they represent the next generation of Indian designers that continue to work with local craftsmen, in order to preserve centuries old traditions and skills. The architects exhibiting are ACME, Studio [D] Tale, Project Orange, Haptic and Studio Egret West.
Inspired by the chaos and beauty of Indian street life, the five installations take their cue from the five senses– touch, smell, sound, taste and sight- and have been formed by the creative reuse of the mundane and everyday. “For the first edition of Indian Design Platform, we presented the objects in a context inspired from the world in which they were created. We’re delighted by the architects’ imaginative response to Indian materials and techniques.” explained Arpna Gupta.
INfluence 2015
curated by Arpna Gupta and Studio Egret West
with the support of Benchmark, Kingfisher and Vande Moortel