Chef turned designer and artist Eeshaan Kashyap likes to use both food and tablescaping to narrate stories. His projects have ranged from India Art Fair collaterals to the launch events of luxury brands like LilaNur Parfums, where colour, texture, and pattern come together in the most unexpected ways. A few years ago, he presented Tablescape, his own selection of ceramics and home decor accessories created by artisans across the country, from Tamil Nadu to Kashmir and Moradabad.
Materials range from clay and metal to wood, semi-precious stones, and paper. But what adds to the mix is Kashyap’s collaborations, especially the recent festival-ready line with luxury furnishings brand, Sarita Handa. Eeshaan Kashyap and Sarita Handa | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Motif reimagined “The Anjali motif from Mrs Handa’s archives is one of the main inspirations behind these collaborations,” says Kashyap about the resurrected motif, while elaborating on how the word also means an offering with folded hands — a symbolic interpretation of how Indians greet.
There are floral references like the Mogra and Champaka diyas. The Tilaka diya, inspired by the shape of the sacred forehead marking, is crafted in cast brass with a gloss finish. Both Kashyap and Handa have tried to reimagine festive decor in everyday elements apt for contemporary homes by “simplifying ornate patterns and using contemporary materials” according to the former.
Paisley platter | Photo Credit: Special Arra.
