India Mahdavi

[3] Raised in the United states, Germany, and France, Mahdavi’s heritage and cosmopolitan upbringing had a major influence on her work.

Following Townhouse Miami, Mahdavi designed a series of restaurants and bars including the Condesa DF Hotel of Mexico City, At the Connaught in London, and Le Germain in Paris.

Best known for its 5 meter tall resin silhouette of a woman, Le Germain’s brasserie was accompanied by a 30 person private cinema, both exploring the material possibilities to give identity to the spaces.

With the popularity of Sketch came opportunities to design retail spaces for both Tod's and RedValentino, both of which infused furniture pieces from her line.

Soon after founding her studio, Mahdavi began with an exploration into furniture pieces, and opened three showrooms along the Rue Las Casas in Paris, France.

Using architectural language she translated to a minute scale, Mahdavi worked with the “ethically minded” company to create a gold voided line.

Some notable projects include the Louis Vuitton Nomadic Objects, designs with Nespresso, and a 56 shade paint line with Meriguet-Carrère in 2019.

[1] In 2020, she worked with Longwy Enamels to outfit her iconic Bishop stools, originally produced in 2003, in haute couture flower versions.

"You can't pin it down to a specific influence or reference," said Yann Le Coadic, "...Every detail of a space India designs is thought out to the millimeter, and yet the overall impression is very uncontrived.

It’s this perfect balance that makes her work original.”[15] One of Mahdavi’s most notable projects, Sketch at the Gallery of London, turned her into a social media sensation.

Central to Mahdavi’s design was a velvety pink that adorned every corner of the space, including her own furniture piece featured, the ‘Charlotte’ armchair.

True to Mahdavi’s previous works, the velvety pink space was packed with whimsy—its cool yet bright atmosphere drawing thousands of visitors just to snap the perfect picture with highly sought geotag.

[17] India Mahdavi grew up with a strong affinity for film and at the age of 17, she was going to the movies three times a day, particularly studying the aesthetics of the scenes.