"I think when we detach ourselves from the idea of trends and take our own paths guided by intuition, curiosity and well informed views on the world, then we come to something really new."

Interview with Jonathan Levien

"In India there is a stark contrast between the 'improvised' and the 'designed'. The Indian design I am interested in exists at the everyday street level."

Text by Divia Thani Daswani

"What we are quite keen to do with our partnership is to expand the references of the design world, which tends to be very Eurocentric."

Text by Nadine Botha

"I find it very difficult to do something that isn't geared towards functionality," says Jonathan Levien. "But I like it when someone adds a new layer. I'll do something, and then Nipa will come and contaminate my process."

Text by Anna Bates. Photographer David Levene