If you are heading to India Design this weekend, make a beeline for the Jaipur Rugs booth. Artist Natasha Preenja (Princess Pea), winner of the Swali Craft Prize founded by Karishma Swali and the Chanakya Foundation in partnership with India Art Fair, has collaborated with the brand for ‘Days’, a striking capsule collection of hand-knotted carpets. What essentially started as workshops with artisans turned into pieces that ask an urgent question: Where are the days of leisure? The weavers behind the works will be at the booth as well, so you won’t just be viewing the craft but also meeting the hands that made it.
For Mumbai folks, if listening to candid conversations between chefs and a whole lot of curated food experiences is your idea of a Saturday night rave, then sign up for The Chef’s Edit by The Bombay Canteen. At this full-day event, on February 28, you can expect Thai-Indian chef Chalee Kader, three Michelin-starred Himanshu Saini, Singapore-based chef Rishi Naleendra, Bali-based pastry pioneer Will Goldfarb, chef Prateek Sadhu of Naar, and Sapa bakery’s Dina Weber, along with chef Hussain Shahzad, offer a real-world perspective on building a career in food. Scroll for more on The Nod’s current obsessions.
