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inside Shared Pasons The saxophonist who was playing live at the entrance of the Gessi space, and later, along with the pianist at the Gessi Milano Privè. On the 10th of April this year, Italian brand Gessi combined the worlds of elegance and creativity in a double event at the Milan Fair and the Milan International Design Week 2014. The invitation- only event, called the Gessi Milano Privé, was organized to celebrate the most influential architects and designers in India, and connect them with the passion and values of the brand. Kamal Doshi, Soham Doshi, Piyush Pandey and Dinesh K Thaman Ravi Arora Rita Gessi Neena Kothari, Kanchan Puri-Shetty and Anuja Gujral The pianist who played live at the Privé every evening of the Fuorisalone. Vikram Phadke, Abhinav Khandelwal, Surinder Bhandari and Varun Ahuja Sanjay Kataria (right) with friends Alpana Kirloskar with a guest Anupam Sodhi A vintage car from the Gessi family’s private collection. Sumir Tagra, Sunil Sethi, Anupama Kundoo and Jiten Thukral Vidyun Singh and Rajeev Sethi Clothing and bed by Abraham & Thakore; ‘Gadda’ chair by Gunjan Gupta. inside Ashish Soni and Rohit Bal Gautam Seth Early this year, Delhi witnessed a stellar gathering of Indian art and design creators and connoisseurs, who came together to celebrate the country’s heritage of fine craftsmanship in the Be Open foundation’s ‘Made in...India’ exhibition. From textile to stone and furniture to fashion, the 24 chosen artists and designers conceptualized and created–using traditional techniques–a range of products that were a perfect balance of avant-garde ideas and execution. Amol Vadera Tarun Tahiliani and Neeru Kumar Gaurav Gupta and Rahul Mishra Kavuru Sambasiva Rao Rakesh Thakore Ritu Kumar Chandresh Kumari Katoch inaugurates the Be Open foundation’s ‘Made in...India’ exhibition. Gennady Terebkov The participating designers with Sunil Sethi (front) Sanjay Kapoor and Jaydeep Sippy Nida Mahmood and Raul Chandra Jaya Jaitley and Chandresh Kumari Katoch Poonam Bhagat and Amit Gupta
