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PHILIPPE STARCK

Designer, France
Photo credit James Bort

PHILIPPE STARCK

Designer, France, Photo credit James Bort

Philippe Starck is an internationally acclaimed French creator, designer and architect. From everyday products such as furniture and lemon squeezers, to revolutionary mega-yachts, individual windmills, electric bikes or hotels and restaurants that aspire to be wondrous, stimulating and intensely vibrant places. This untiring and rebellious citizen of the world, who considers it his duty to share his ethical vision of a fairer planet, creates unconventional places and objects whose purpose is to be “good” before being beautiful.

RAJSHREE PATHY

India Design Forum, India

RAJSHREE PATHY

India Design Forum, India

Rajshree Pathy is the Founder Director of India Design Forum and IDF Singapore. Rajshree is active in the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), serves on the Committee of the India Design Council, and is on the board of the National Institute of Design, India.

MADHURA PREMATILLEKE

Principal
Team Architrave, Sri Lanka

MADHURA PREMATILLEKE

Principal, Team Architrave, Sri Lanka

Madhura Prematilleke is the Principal of Team Architrave, a design practice in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with a focus on specialist niches in personalised design. Key project area include single family homes, eco responsive boutique style hotels, and specialised interiors.

VICKY RICHARDSON MA FRIBA

Writer and Curator
Honorary RIBA Member, UK

VICKY RICHARDSON MA FRIBA

Writer and Curator, Honorary RIBA Member, UK

Vicky Richardson MA FRIBA is an architecture and design writer and curator. She was formerly Director of Architecture, Design and Fashion at the British Council, where she commissioned the British Pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale. Vicky is a member of the Advisory Panel of the V&A Dundee, Scotland, and is an Honorary Fellow of the RIBA for her contribution to British Architecture.

ABHA NARAIN LAMBAH

Principal Architect
ANL Associates, India

ABHA NARAIN LAMBAH

Principal Architect, ANL Associates, India

Abha Narain Lambah is Principal Architect at ANL Associates, the leading Indian architectural firm specializing in Architectural Conservation and Building Restoration. The firm has won 9 UNESCO Asia Pacific Awards for conservation projects.

CHRISTOPHER TURNER

Director, London Design Biennale
Director of Architecture and Design
V&A Museum, UK

CHRISTOPHER TURNER

Director, London Design Biennale
Director of Architecture and Design, V&A Museum, UK

Christopher Turner is Director of the London Design Biennale, and Director of the Architecture & Design Department at the V&A Museum, London. Christopher also led the Museum's contribution to the Venice Architecture Biennale in 2018.

RUCHIKA SACHDEVA

Creative Director
Bodice, India

RUCHIKA SACHDEVA

Creative Director, Bodice, India

Ruchika Sachdeva is the Creative Director of the fashion house Bodice, which describes itself as modern tailoring that includes a respect for the provenance of craft, an awareness of individual purpose, and a responsibility toward fair business practices. Ruchika was the International Woolmark Prize winner for 2017-18.

AJAI VIR SINGH

Founder
Responsible Fashion Movement, Sri Lanka

AJAI VIR SINGH

Founder, Responsible Fashion Movement, Sri Lanka

Ajai Vir Singh is Founder of Colombo Fashion Week and the Responsible Fashion Movement, Colombo, as well as a Founding Council Member of the Commonwealth Fashion Council, London.

THOMAS S. ITO, FAIA, LEED AP

Principal
Gensler, USA

THOMAS S. ITO, FAIA, LEED AP

Principal, Gensler, USA

Thomas S. Ito, FAIA, LEED AP is Principal and Global Lifestyle Sector Leader at Gensler LA. He launched Gensler’s hospitality practice in the 1990s, which he has developed on an international scale, and is also aligned with the Gensler Research Institute.

SMITA GUPTA

Director of India Operations
Gensler, India

SMITA GUPTA

Director of India Operations, Gensler, India

Smita Gupta is Director of India Operations at Gensler. She is responsible for project management within the country and coordinates between Gensler's partners in India and its teams in the U.S.

ANNIKA FERNANDO

Owner and Curator
PR Concept Store, Sri Lanka

ANNIKA FERNANDO

Owner and Curator, PR Concept Store, Sri Lanka

Annika Fernando is the Owner and Curator of PR; Interior Designer of Kumu Beach Hotel; and Director of Paradise Road. Annika is also the Creative Director of the fashion line Maus, which encompasses womenswear, organic clothing, swimwear, and menswear.