Devi Design is an Indian design studio headed by Anupam Poddar, creating modern design using traditional craft methods. The brand raises awareness of India’s design past while looking into the future and serves as a link between designers, crafts men and artisans and the luxury international market. Designs by the studio are stocked internationally: by Anthropologie, Tom Dixon, John Lewis, Armani Casa and Gumps. Devi Designs explores metal through a variety of techniques – casting, sheet work, weaving, hammering, chiselling and wirework – and offers a platform for design exploration and experimentation pushing the boundaries of materials and design techniques. Drawing inspiration from art, architecture and geometry, Devi designs creates bespoke products for the Indian and international market.
Devi Design was established in 2000 and has two sister companies: Devi Resorts, responsible for the conservation and renovation of Devi Garth, an 18th century fort palace in Rajasthan; and Devi Art Foundation, which provides a platform for free expression to artists from the South Asian region, engaging in cutting edge, experimental work. Both these initiatives share a common philosophy to encourage the fusion of modernity with tradition.