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Twist on tradition

Pioneers of the India modern style, these product designers seek inspiration from the Indian aesthetic and culture, and transform it into innovative designs fit for a contemporary home.

No one understood contemporary, everyone was in a Raj or ethnic hangover

Before the term India modern was coined, Raseel Gujral Ansal was already creating designs that fit the bill. She started as an interior-architect for her father's firm back in 86; in 93 she founded Casa Paradox with her now-husband Naveen Ansal to create furniture pieces for her projects.

No one understood contemporary, everyone was in a Raj or ethnic hangover. So in 95 we opened our first retail showroom, says Raseel. And people made a bee-line for her pieces. Not surprisingly, Raseel never strayed too far from art. She launched a collection called Illustrati that placed art on furniture; then there was the graphic-driven art by the metre. During this process, she developed a large repository of graphics. So, Casa

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