Ambika Gupta, Ankita Dogra and Shabnam Gupta have paved their way in the field of design.
Ambika Gupta, Anita Dongre and Shabnam Gupta have created a unique design language in wedding, fashion and interiors.
India has a rich heritage of traditional crafts, arts and designs and over time, creative sensibilities have evolved to become increasingly contemporary and interpretive. The three dynamic women entrepreneurs perfectly exemplify the direction that Indian design is currently taking. Wedding designer Ambika Gupta, fashion designer Anita Dongre, and interior designer Shabnam Gupta have found success on their own terms by breaking away from stereotypes to express their creativity fearlessly.
Ambika Gupta
Luxe-event and wedding designer Ambika Gupta is the founder of multiple award-winning firm A-Cube Project and is known for creating unforgettable wedding stories for celebrities such as Kajal Aggarwal and Gautam Kitchlu, Nikki Galrani and Aadhi Pinisetty and Alana Pandey and Ivor McCrae She goes , Ambika founded her company in Chennai in 2012 and today is known for creating one-of-a-kind design stories, be it travel from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, the floating flower markets of Dal Lake, the artisanship of Kutch, the art of Van Gogh and Claude Monet, a sun-drenched Italian farmer’s market, or a universe surrounded by stars. She has also worked on destination weddings in Belgrade and Bahrain and what sets her apart is her way of delving deeply into local and global artistic and cultural contexts. She personalizes weddings, whether elaborate or intimate, and is also leading collaborative efforts with NGOs and small businesses in keeping with the concept of sustainability and eco-sensitivity in wedding design. Trained as a master florist in London and Berlin, Ambika is a multi-faceted success story today. She is a TEDx speaker and in 2020, won the ‘Young Woman Achiever of the Year Award’ at The Economic Times Business Leader of the Year Awards ceremony.
Anita Dongre
Fashion pioneer Anita Dongre’s enduring and yet fabulous fashion credentials reflect her own roots and an aspirational success story that started with just two sewing machines. Her signature mix of traditional fabrics and craft with modern silhouettes has won over clients such as Beyoncé, Duchess of Cambridge, Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Kim Kardashian, Anushka Sharma, Katrina Kaif, Dia Mirza, Alia Bhatt and counting. Her eponymous online label and her fashion store, ‘House of Anita Dongre’ offers exquisite vegan accessories, fusion wear, wedding wear and jewelry, and her subsidiary label ‘Grass Roots’ is all about ethical fashion. Her long list of accolades includes the GR8 Flo Women Achievers Award for ‘Excellence in Fashion Design’; and ‘EY Entrepreneur Award’ in 2014, among others.
Shabnam Gupta
Be it the serene and artsy abode of the late Irrfan Khan or the homes of Rani Mukerji, Raveena Tandon, and Parineeti Chopra, Shabnam Gupta manages to transform brick-and-mortar spaces into jaw-dropping interiors oozing positivity, energy, and vibrancy. are known. Founder of home decor and furniture store, ‘Peacock Life by Shabnam Gupta’ and design solutions firm, ‘The Orange Lane’, Shabnam is known for juxtaposing traditional and contemporary elements in her work. Forever a rebel, Shabnam quit home science to become a designer and is inspired by the organic work of Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa to create lifestyle stores, urban hangouts, co-working spaces, luxurious manors and homes with their own, earthy touch Stamped from , His quirky and distinctive designs have earned him many accolades, including a mention in Forbes India’s list of top ten designers in 2010.
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