What do you get when you mix a born and bred South Indian girl with a Scottish lad? Well you could get haggis-filled samosas, but that probably wouldn’t taste so good.
Doshi Levien, the brilliant design duo, based in London, bring together the best of their two very different worlds to form a unique and vibrant collective. Jonathan is a cabinet maker and studied industrial design, while Nipa hails from Gujarat and studied furniture design. After meeting at the Royal College of Art, they went to work for separate design studios before starting their own company.
Together, the husband and wife team have created a desi-inspired line of cookware for Tefal, beech wood furniture swathed in Indian fabric for Moroso, and created art installations around the world including one inspired by the bustling markets of India.
“What is ethnic and what is pure? I am inspired when opposites get together.”,says Nipa Doshi.
With Doshi Levien designing, so are we.
Doshi Levien, 5 Tenter Road, London. Tel: +44 (0)20 7375 1727 www.doshilevien.com
