GUNJAN GUPTA

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Gunjan Gupta

Gunjan Gupta’s engagement with cultural paradoxes is communicated via an ongoing art and design practice that often questions assumptions about Indian class myth, and the contrast between master craft and jugaad.

With a trademark playful approach towards material and form, her work represents new applications of India’s handmade and craft vernacular. “Through serendipitous occurrences that emerge from iterative play and stacking disparate objects and materials, she reveals the delicate interplay between India’s cultural contradictions.

Her perspectives on India are communicated via collectible design objects, curatorial roles, and an ongoing practice that questions the rules of society, hierarchy, and ultimately, oneself.

Gupta has a Master’s degree in Furniture Design from Central Saint Martins, London. She is the founder of Studio Wrap, a New Delhi-based interior and furniture design studio, and IKKIS, a product design brand where classical forms find expression as 21st-century design objects for the home.

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Acquisitions Projects Exhibitions Events Awards

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Vernacular Wonderland, a presentation of contemporary indian craft curated at Revelations Craft Biennale in Paris
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10 Chairs
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Out of the Box- a collaborative project with Architectural Digest

Gunjan Gupta was invited to curate “Vernacular Wonderland,” a show of 21st Century contemporary mastercraft from India at the Revelations Craft Biennale, Paris.

Collaborative art and design project with Martand Khosla at Gallery espace

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Launch of Ikkis at Maison et Objet, Paris

Ikkis, the contemporary product design brand founded by Gunjan Gupta, was launched at Maison et Objet, Paris.

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Elephant Parade

Invited to present an artistic vision for an elephant sculpture, which was then exhibited and auctioned to raise awareness for the conservation project Elephant Family.

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SMS Stack for 3 Clive road
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Body in design
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Aqua Bar designed by SW

Collaborative project with Bandeep Singh

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Atmosphere Collaborative at India Design New Delhi

Collaborated with Atmosphere Furnishings on a range of furniture.

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Kessaku, Sw's first Real estate Show Flat project for Phoenix Mills

Kesaaku, Bangalore Studio Wrap’s first Real Estate award winning project where they designed the show flat and experience centre for Phoenix Mille luxury real estate development in Bangalore

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Studio Wrap Experience Centre comprising of atelier, studio and design gallery in Jaunapur, New Delhi
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SW Interior Design of Turnkey Residential Farmhouse in New Delhi

Completed Studio Wrap’s first turnkey project: interior design, architectural remodelling, and landscaping for a farmhouse titled "Modern Indian Haveli."

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Timless Exhibition curated by GG, Experimenta Design Biennale, Lisbon, Portugal

Curated "Timeless," a selection of contemporary Indian design pieces created using traditional Indian mastercraft.

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Urban Play, Droog Design, Amsterdam
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Swarovski Crystal Wedding Project, Paris

Participated in Urban Play Amsterdam, curated by Scott Burnham in collaboration with Droog Design and Experimenta Design Biennale.

Presented the Swarovski Origami Throne in gold and silver as part of a global selection of designers coming together to design a piece for the wedding segment, at the invitation of curator Caroline Roux.

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Launch of Studio Wrap