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Athmaja Biju

Athmaja Biju is the Editor at Abir Pothi. She is a Translator and Writer working on Visual Culture.

CII Design Summit Speakers: Transforming Industries Through Strategic Design Leadership

CII Global Design Summit 2025 /

The 25th CII Global Design Summit and Exposition 2025, held in Bengaluru on 26-27 November, brings together an extraordinary assembly of design leaders who have fundamentally shaped how India approaches design, engineering, and innovation. The summit showcases how design leadership within major corporations is redefining products, experiences, and business strategies across automotive, luxury goods, aviation, and […]

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Design Mumbai Founders: The Trio Behind India’s Premier Design Event

Design /

Design Mumbai is headed by a trio of show production and design specialists whose combined experience of over 60 years positions the event as a key player in the international design calendar. Organised by Montgomery Group, the UK’s longest-running independent events organiser, Design Mumbai joins a portfolio of over 50 events across 15 countries.​ Ian

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Visionary Leaders at the 25th CII Global Design Summit: Shaping the Future of Design in India and Beyond

CII Global Design Summit 2025 /

The 25th CII Global Design Summit and Exposition 2025, held in Bengaluru on 26-27 November, brings together an extraordinary assembly of design leaders who have fundamentally shaped how India approaches design, engineering, and innovation. These pioneers represent the convergence of industrial might, design policy, and global governance that positions India as a significant force in

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Design Mumbai Exchange: Programming You Shouldn’t Miss

Design /
Linus Lopez and Felipe Sánchez Luna discuss lighting

Design Mumbai 2025 has unveiled the themes and headline speakers for Design Mumbai Exchange, its talks programme running across three days from 27-29 November 2025 (VIP preview on 26 November). The programme brings together an international line-up of architects, designers, and thought leaders alongside India’s most influential industry voices.​ The programme prioritises cross-cultural dialogue, interrogating

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Balasinaurus: Unveiling the Vibrant Indo-Deco Heritage of Balasinor at NCPA Mumbai

Exhibitions /

The National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA), in collaboration with Street°Type°Archive, is currently hosting “Balasinaurus,” a photographic exhibition by Aashim Tyagi, at the Dilip Piramal Art Gallery in Mumbai. The exhibition opened on November 8, 2025, and will run through November 30, 2025, with gallery hours set from 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm. “Balasinaurus”

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Klimt’s Portrait and Kahlo’s Self-Portrait Rewrite Auction History by Setting Multi- Million Records

art market, Auction /

New York witnessed unprecedented auction milestones this week as Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer and Frida Kahlo’s self-portrait El sueño (La cama) shattered long-standing records, signaling a robust recovery in the contemporary art market. Gustav Klimt’s Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer commanded an astonishing $236.4 million (approximately Rs 2,095 crore) at Sotheby’s in New York

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Maurizio Cattelan’s Gold Toilet Sells for $12.1 Million at Sotheby’s

art market /

Maurizio Cattelan’s 18-karat gold toilet sculpture, America (2016), sold for $12.1 million at Sotheby’s in New York on Wednesday night, setting a new benchmark for the Italian conceptual artist’s market. The fully functioning artwork, weighing 220 pounds, was among the most anticipated lots of the contemporary art evening sale. The sale price includes buyer’s premium, with bidding

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The Exhibition Capturing Seven Sisters Creation Story in Australian Aboriginal Art Set to Open in New Delhi

Exhibitions /

The acclaimed Australian First Nations exhibition Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters will open at the Humayun’s Tomb World Heritage Site Museum in New Delhi on 22 November 2025. Organized by the National Museum of Australia in partnership with the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), the exhibition marks the first major Australian cultural showcase to tour India.

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Material Innovation and Sustainable Craft: Exploring the Convergence of Architecture and Sculpture with Studio UF+O

D-Talks, D-Talks, Design, Interview /

Studio Urban Form and Objects (Studio UF+O) is a progressive architecture and object design studio established by partners Prachi Parekh Vora and Vineet J. Vora. Renowned for its unique intersection of architecture (urban form) and sculpture (art), Studio UF+O is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of material research, sustainable practices, and innovative fabrication, deploying a

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Masnavi: Global Artists Reimagine Folklore Through Miniature Art at New Delhi Show

Exhibitions /

Ojas Art, New Delhi is set to host “Masnavi: Lores Across Lands,” a major group exhibition curated by Khushboo Jain, opening on November 23, 2025, and running until January 11, 2026. The show features nearly 60 works by artists from across the Indian subcontinent, Turkey, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and the UK, each examining how

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