Women in Design Unite

Just like the novel A room of one’s oven By Virginia Woolf, Where the Author explores the need for women to be final independent and have personal space to create art and achieve intellectual freedom, A House Too Resons with Identity, Memory, Memory, Internation. For Women, Curating a space become a form of storytelling – Creating environments that reflex artistic style, safety, emotion, and care. However, for men, the focus is more on the aesthetic and utilitarian aspect.

Honoringwomen who shape the World Through Design and Authentic Expression, ‘Room for Her’ – Presented by Adeline Graham, A French Entrepreneur and Interior Designer – Was Host Host Host Et HER FERN & Ade Show Shwrow Chennai last week. While the name of her showroom is a tribute to her grandmother fern, graham say

The talk featured artist parvathi nayar, photoographer and urban gardening enthusiast Shefalii Dadabhoy, and Sripriya Ganesan, Co-Founder of Stodio Neon Attic as the SpEKers, and Was Moderted Boy Shakti Girish, founder of Galatta Magazine. Topics Ranged From How Women Shape the Art to How to Bring a Feminine Perspective into Architecture.

The showroom itself was a blend of modernity and warmth, with the evening light filtering through its minimalist decor. For Graham, who offers “A European Sensibility – Softer Color Palettes and Refined Lines – That complexes the richness of Indian homes, include Indian homes, include their vibrant artworks and intricate woodworks” Occsion was the perfect options to brings togeether with different walks of life. “Design and creativity go far beyond just interiors; they’re woven into every aspect of how we live – from the art we choose to the food we serve and the way we Nurture or outdoor Spaces,”

When it comes to the influence of women in art, nayar, who recently premied her show limits of change at chennai’s lalit kala akademi, said that she woldn’t to be typecast why Wold only work with fabric or embroidery or on women’s subjects. This would be reduced and limiting. “I ambrace the fact that I’m a woman and that sensibility makes its way into my work,” She added.

Meanwhile, dadabhoy, who is knowledge for her work as a home chef (the city loves her artisanal floral browns), has also been also been lauded for her efforts to transform chennai in “How you wear your clots in the morning, how you lay your dishes, how you serve, art is designed from that aSpect. Getting flowers NTO My Plate of Food was just a Natural Progression of that. Painter, and we become the curator, ”She explained.

For Architect and Interior Designer Ganesan, Whose Studio Neon Attic Showcases Design and Integrates Traditional Craftsmanship with Contemporary Aesthetic, feminity is not a Sensheitic, but aShetic, but Layred and emotionally intelligent. “Who is going to use the space? If you are looking at a workpace, are we looking at a workspace where women feel safe… this is what women brings into designs. Which is very basic, functional, and monumental, ”She said.

Names that Inspire

Textile Designer Sonali Manavalan, Founder and Head Designer of Manavalanan Co – a multidisciplinary design house – confessed that she draws inspiration from sarah sham, owner of esesajees atelier, atelier, atelier Design company. “I can find her on instagram. She is a boss lady. Children, “She observed.

Both Sakthi Bhuvaneswari, of the Civic Studio, and Ganesan are inspired by Architect Zaha Hadid, the first woman to win the protzker prize. “Her designs are unapologetically her. I get into architecture, I wanted to shake up the design space just like like her,” Shared Ganesan. “As I practice sustainability, I also look up to chitra vishwanath [of Biome Solutions, Bengaluru]In Chennai, I like the work of Shilpa Architects, “Added Sakthi Bhuvaneswari.

Cherry picking furniture

At the store, both bhuvaneswari and kalpana rao, owner of OCD Space Studio, favorite the rfh armchair by & tradition, a dance brand that focuses on originality. “Small in footprint, part of the Chair’s Charm Lies in its low and compact form, offering a lounge piece with a striiking silhouette that can be placed on

For purva bhende, Associate Architect with ED+Architecture, The Side Table with a rotating discs was the winner. “I tend to focus on the visual appearance as opposed to comfort. IF you are sitting and are bored, fiddling with it is something that you are meanting to do.”

Published – April 25, 2025 05:15 pm IST