Raw Collaborative Brings 25 South Asian Studios to London Design Festival 2026
From 15 to 17 September 2026, Raw Collaborative, a design platform operating in both India and the UK, will host Design Intelligentsia at Shoreditch Town Hall as part of the London Design Festival. This exhibition will showcase 25 studios with the goal of establishing South Asian design as an influential global language. Programme lead Fateh Singh Bhatia emphasized the curators’ focus on varied craft applications, while founder Tanvi Karia described craft as a mindset. Among the participating studios are Malika Budhiraj’s women-led practice, Ananya Birla’s material-centric brand, Ismet Khambatta’s contemporary woodworking, Arrti Mansinghka’s textile art, Priyanka Narula’s innovative cane creations, and a Berlin artist’s raw ceramic pieces. The venue is located at 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT.
Key facts
- Raw Collaborative presents Design Intelligentsia at Shoreditch Town Hall from 15 to 17 September 2026.
- The showcase is part of London Design Festival 2026 and features 25 studios.
- It is Raw Collaborative’s first major international debut.
- Fateh Singh Bhatia is programme and curatorial lead at Raw Collaborative UK Ltd.
- Tanvi Karia is founder and director of Raw Collaborative UK Ltd.
- Malika Budhiraj leads a predominantly women-run studio working in brass and bronze.
- Ananya Birla founded a brand using papier-mâché, Longpi pottery, brasswork and Channapatna lacquerware.
- Ismet Khambatta founded a woodworking workshop in the 1990s.
- Arrti Mansinghka creates appliqué works from discarded textiles.
- Architect Priyanka Narula’s studio combines cane and rattan with parametric design.
- An Indian-born, Berlin-based artist works across ceramics, stone and mixed media.
- The venue address is Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT.
Entities
Artists
- Arrti Mansinghka
- Fateh Singh Bhatia
- Tanvi Karia
- Malika Budhiraj
- Ananya Birla
- Ismet Khambatta
- Priyanka Narula
- Aditi Sharma
Institutions
- Raw Collaborative
- Raw Collaborative UK Ltd
- Shoreditch Town Hall
- London Design Festival 2026
- Wallpaper
Locations
- India
- United Kingdom
- London
- Shoreditch
- Old Street
- Nepal
- Berlin
- Germany