The Craftsmanship Issue - Ikkis So Good
AD Architectural Digest India|May - June 2019

A lot has changed since our first issue dedicated to craftsmanship. Karigars got organized, designers began investing in experimental R&D, and a whole wave of cool new brands based on mastering materials have emerged. You could call it the golden age of craftsmanship. And it’s not just India; this is a global revolution. From the finest papier mâché objects made in Srinagar, to the world’s greatest master of bonsai, we have scoured the globe for the best workshops, the rarest materials and the maverick artisans shaping the new conversation around craftsmanship. These are the riches of our time.

Shweta Vepa Vyas
The Craftsmanship Issue - Ikkis So Good

Contemporary in form, yet inherently Indian at its core—Ikkis, the new design brand by Gunjan Gupta, effortlessly melds the traditional and the modern.

A garden-variety ‘cutting chai’ glass is elevated into an elegant champagne flute while an inconspicuous lota (vessel) finds pride of place in its new avatar as a decorative jar. Unapologetically unconventional in design, yet deeply rooted in the Indian milieu, these objects are part of the 21-piece collection by Ikkis, the new brand from designer Gunjan Gupta, launched at Maison & Objet earlier this year. Ikkis—which literally translates to ‘twenty-one’ in Hindi—launches with 21 objects designed for the 21st century. Each object is firmly entrenched in an aspect of daily life in India and is an Indian at heart as it is contemporary in form. Seemingly ordinary objects like the balti (bucket), kulhar (earthen mugs) are reinterpreted and uplifted into works of art.

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