India Mahdavi

Black and white portrait of India Mahdavi

To design a space I analyse its constraints, its needs and its context. I listen to it. I often compare spaces to people and always offer solutions that echo the energy the space inspires. That’s how my studio functions: the human aspect prevails.

Since the opening of her studio in 2000, architect and interior designer India Mahdavi has been recognised for the diversity of her international projects, which explore the fields of architecture, interior design, scenography, furniture, and object design. Her studio, petits objets boutique, showroom and project room – a place about free expression – are all based in one single street in Paris, rue Las Cases.

India Mahdavi is known for creating unique environments, combining a modern sense of comfort and elegance with colour and humour. Often referred to as ‘the Queen of Colour’ and describing herself as Polyglotte and Polychrome, India Mahdavi offers a special vocabulary that is joyful, cosmopolite and elegant at the same time.

India Mahdavi has always admired the architect and designer Josef Frank, the fact that Svenskt Tenn was founded by a woman, Estrid Ericson, and that the company is now owned by the Kjell and Märta Beijer foundation. She has used Josef Frank’s fabrics and patterns in many projects over the years, aiming to achieve the joyful feeling which permeates his work.