dumroo seat-table
Designer Gunjan Gupta
Dumroo can be a seat or a table. Materials: 35 gauge pure silver, 24 carat gold leaf, oak veneered plywood. Dumroo is a musical instrument used by monkey dancers in streets of India.
She has redefined notion of luxury, borrowing from rich Indian cultural heritage and interpreting it in new stark ways. The Indian craft of silver wrapping is an ancient throne decoration technique.
Ancient thrones wrapped in precious metal and embellished in jewels.
Delhi based Indian interior designer Gunjan Gupta of Studio Wrap has taken the wrapping technique out of its ornate design sphere and created absolute geometric designs which look austere and audacious both. Her forms speak of luxury, craft and designs in one voice.
dining throne
material:35 gauge pure silver, 24 carat gold leaf and Indian hardwood.
eastern recline
The eastern recline – Indian hardwood panels are wrapped around silver panels and has detachable gold back.
artisan as designer at work
She has exhibited at 100% Design in London and has a current project from Swarowski among other things.
I love the clean lines & the reinterpretation of tradition in a minimalist style.
An eye for design is a thing for ever. An artisan is an artisan is a designer in an artisan. An artisan knows on geographical boundaries and a true designer will always see herself as an artisan first. Artisans and Designers live in a world without boundaries. They seek inspiration from different realms. Hence a designer is an artisan in a designer in an artis…