India’s finest art and design show is back

Mumbai, December 2022 AD (Architectural Digest), India’s leading design authority, is all set to host the third edition of their flagship event the AD Design Show (ADDS) — India’s only premium luxury art and design fair.

WHERE: Jio World Centre Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai.

WHEN: 16 to 18 December 2022

Held in association with Asian Paints, AD has lots planned this year. Along with a stellar line-up of keynote speakers for the Power Talks, AD is also bringing back the Power to the Karigar supported by JSW, a signature project at ADDS, where visitors can watch master karigars at work. The big highlight this year is the AD Museum, a first of its kind which will celebrate 75 years of India’s independence, and through the lens of design. There will be an exhibit of 75 photographs and objects that speak of the history, and the true depth and beauty of modern design in India.

To book tickets for the AD Design Show 2022 visit Insider.in to hear industry stalwarts speak about their craft; watch India’s best craftsmen create handmade pieces across furniture, textiles, and objects; see installations that will enthral you, and make your selections from the best works that the worlds of art and design have to offer.

Here’s what one can look forward to this year!

THE AD MUSEUM

The central highlight of the AD Design Show is the AD MUSEUM. As an ode to the country’s 75th year of Independence, the museum explores an inward gaze into the post-independence art, design, textiles, and architecture of India. It focuses on who we are, where we come from, what our milestones have been, and where we are headed. The India Gaze — is a curation of 75 objects and photographs that piece together the history of art, design, and architecture in India post-1947. From Le Corbusier’s Chandigarh, Monika Correa’s textiles, Dashrath Patel’s lacquerware to other stellar contemporary makers’ works.

POWER TALKS

The AD Design Show brings back its iconic Power Talks headlined by some of the most distinguished personalities in architecture, art and design. Some notable names part of the stellar line up includes internationally acclaimed lighting designer, Michael Anastassiades in conversation with Bijoy Jain; Pinakin Patel and Ashiesh Shah talk about the late Dasrath Patel and his contribution to India’s design narrative, as well as their own contemporary practices in changing times; art historian and curator Naman Ahuja delves into ancient Indian architecture, and traces its relationship with modern architecture in India. The line-up is dotted with many more compelling speakers and conversations.

POWER TO THE KARIGAR

One of the biggest highlights of the show is the Power to the Karigar initiative, supported by JSW, which is a special interactive pavilion dedicated to 5 handmade crafts and innovation, where visitors can watch how artisans give form to objects, engage in a dialogue with them, and even learn their techniques through observation. The country’s best and most talented karigars producing the finest textiles, furniture, ceramics, and artworks are invited to showcase their distinguished skills and techniques. Each of the acclaimed studios present will also host interactive sessions, on each day of the fair, to share their expertise in the field.