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Anantaya, founded by Ayush and Geetanjali Kasliwal, is a globally acclaimed design studio that blends traditional crafts with contemporary design. Recognised with the UNESCO Seal of Excellence, its collection spans clothing, accessories, furniture, lighting, and fragrances.
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Geetanjali Kasliwal, founder of Anantaya, bagged the World Craft Council Award of Excellence 2022.
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Ayush Kasliwal of AKFD Studio offers his sleek, handcrafted furniture along with other high-design artisanal pieces at Anantaya Decor.
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Anantaya Decor’s Tara Dhokra collection channels an ancient craft technique to create contemporary modular designs
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Anantaya for home decor pieces that feel like a work of art.
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BHIKSHA PATRA by Ayush Kasliwal and Abdul Khalik. Ayush Kasliwal of Anantaya refines artisan Abdul Khalik's work, to create a more contemporary touch to a rudimentary bowl.
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Homeware by brands including Anantaya Décor will also feature at the event. Beauty, arts and crafts, travel, and food will also retail at the festival.
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This green building, owned and designed by Ayush Kasliwal, Founder AKFD Storey, was inaugurated a few months before Covid struck last year.
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EDIDA to me is - The arrival of Indian creativity on the global map! Important milestones… I opened the first Anantaya and AKFD store at Leela Palace, Bengaluru and won the ILA award by Messe Frankfurt. I also completed my first hospitality project, Narendra Bhawan in Bikaner. A brand I would love to work with - Furniture company De La Espada
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Jaipur designer Ayush Kasliwal takes BBC presenter Nikki Bedi on a cultural tour of Jaipur, the gem capital of the world. Along the way they visit a center for dance and music, a hotel that's a favorite location for weddings and film shoots, and finally the jewellery store which holds special memories for Ayush.
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Ayush Kasliwal. Whether you look at his designs or talk to the man himself, you are left in awe of the Founder and Designer of Ayush Kasliwal Furniture Design (AKFD), an internationally renowned and much awarded design studio.
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Anantaya is the interdisciplinary lifestyle design studio of Ayush (designer) and Geetanjali (architect) Kasliwal based in Jaipur, India. The Kasliwals are committed to the development of innovative ideas through understanding the importance of preserving traditional crafts. They create home accessories, gifts, lighting, furniture, textiles and tableware.
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Ayush Kasliwal Design designed the India Pavilion at consumer goods trade show Ambiente, which showcased Indian crafts. India Pavilion aimed to put the best craft forward while endorsing handmade products as the new normal for the design industry.
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AKFD Storey, a globally recognised multidisciplinary design practise and manufacturing entity based in Jaipur, which shot to fame after designing Mudra installations at Delhi international Airport and winning the UN seal of excellence four times, has announced to hire one-third of women artisans in its new facility which was unveiled on November 16 here.
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Ayush Kasliwal, founder of AKFD which has a UN seal of excellence and many global laurels for taking handicraft artistry to next level, said: "It's true that getting skilled artisans is a bit of a challenge these days. However, he says that the largest employment of crafts people is for domestic trade.
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Shikaar Bagh restaurant in Jaipur resembles a true royal life of Rajasthan. Stands true to its name and does resemble a hunting lodge. Situated right in the heart of Jaipur, this hunter-café lies in the lap of widespread heritage property, Narain Niwas Hotel, and recreates the magic of by-gone era when royalty and hunting once stood synonymous.
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Vogue spoke to two interior designers, Ekta Khialani, founder of Casa Novo, and Ayush Kasliwal, design director at AKFD Studio, to share some pointers on how to create an eco-friendly workspace.
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Antibacterial materials will play a key role with people being extra cautious about surfaces around them. Metals like copper and brass prevent the virus from living for long. Hence these metals will be preferred for bath handles, light doorknobs, faucets, and drawer handles, etc.
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