Various at Dhobi Talao

a south Mumbai storefront that assembles furniture, objects, & foods and generates a dialogue about happenings puts our voice in the world.

a new Mumbai storefront, Various at Dhobi Talao, by Chirag Shah & Monica Sampat and banduksmithstudio, assembles a collection of works of furniture, objects, foods & uses projects at the intersection of art and architectural practice to generate a dialogue about design process and modes of making. By day, it is a storefront for well-crafted, carefully detailed works of furniture, objects, and sens

itively fashioned foods,
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by night a platform for creative collaboration and dialogue. It brings together collaborators in craft—carpenters, weavers, fabricators, metalsmiths, designers, architects, cooks—in the creation of furniture and product concepts that blend time-tested material techniques and skills with currently relevant forms and tastes. A curated collection of products designed and produced locally, along with inserted artwork, exhibited temporarily, aims to generate a dialogue about beauty and purpose, technology and function. works contains furniture pieces and their elements, well designed, crafted and finished, bring together ideas that originate in architecture to create works that engage space and detail. foods works with the philosophy that season matters and natural, simple ingredients make the best things. With space there comes great responsibility – and we plan to put it to good use through a series of projects and collaborations at the intersection of art and architectural practice, which engage concerns about design process and modes of making. about Chirag Shah & Monica Sampat

Chirag Shah, is a financial markets professional for over two decades besides being a food and design enthusiast. Monica Sampat, a JB Petit alumnus, a trained speech and drama coach, tutors kids with learning disabilities and those belonging to the economically weaker sections. bound by their interest in well crafted, handmade furniture and other traditional crafts, they bring to you various at dhobi talao in association with banduksmithstudio. about banduksmithstudio

banduksmithstudio is an architecture, urban design, and research practice founded by Sachin Bandukwala and Melissa Smith, and based in Ahmedabad. Their work engages processes of making through research on unique construction methods, both institutionalized and inventive, and built projects that explore the boundaries of material and craft in the context of contemporary Indian construction. Projects come at any scale, and the practice shifts from furniture and object design, to interiors, renovations, additions, residential, institutional and commercial architecture. For them, 'Various' is a way to explore making in ways that architectural practice doesn’t offer. Here they work closely to innovate with artisans—carpenters, fabricators, metalsmiths and others—accepting only the best, with no limitation from the client. In food, they explore processes of making with a similar regard for perfection and a commitment to quality and traditional knowledge. And happenings allows initiatives to discuss these processes with others engaged in them, to develop a dialogue among a cohort, and to reflect on processes, rather than simply produce.

02/07/2017

ADDiscover Trend Spotting

Using a mix of styles, AD curates five collections of products for your home

13/03/2017

Team Various wishes you all a happy and colorful Holi!

17/02/2017

we are looking to hire a creative candidate with background in the field of design/marketing, who will be responsible for running our mumbai store, and developing the business with collaboration of designers, artists, craftspeople and prospective patrons of their work.

you can contact us at [email protected] with a cover letter and resume.

15/02/2017

wet mumbai!

swaying brass reeds elevate the teakwood platform in an arrangement that challenges material constraints, reinterprets functionality and presents possibilities.

various and banduksmithstudio take the concept of reed chair into another realm with our third installment, marking an anniversary for 'various' wetlands at #2016.

12/01/2017

are you sitting comfortably?

our reed chair in Architectural Digest India 's from the front lines of and

in the : from the series by Vishwa Shroff from her "Drawn Space" displayed at TARQ

07/01/2017

in an ode to some of the region's greatest artists, ad recreates a collection of their most iconic artworks and installations using furniture and accessories. just remember: imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

spot our and in the art issue of Architectural Digest India

Inspiration from 6 Indian artists

05/01/2017

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Architects Sachin Bandukwala and Melissa Smith, founders of furniture and product design studio, Various at Dhobi Talao, took the plunge and had a little fun with colours and finishes when they selected a few products for a remarkable—and unexpected—reinvention.

Seen here are the three objects they worked on: the curved brass chair, the electric lamp and the inclined corner chair.

link: https://goo.gl/opy45Z

24/12/2016

we wish you all a merry christmas!

07/12/2016

we are really excited for our friend Vishwa Shroff's first major solo show opening tomorrow at TARQ 6 pm onward.

the exhibition continues till 14th January, 2017

if you're in town, do drop by.

Opening this week at TARQ!

'Drawn Space', Vishwa Shroff's solo show curated by London based writer and curator Charlie Levine, showcases Shroff’s precise and linear aesthetic that lends itself well to her references of architecture and urban-scape. Her intricate works bring alive the formalistic wonder and potential for stories within the mundane.

Opening Preview : Thursday, 8th December | 6:30pm onwards

30/11/2016

Reinvent: Various at Dhobi Talao https://t.co/KBQBodiayJ via

Reinvent: Various at Dhobi Talao Architects Sachin Bandukwala and Melissa Smith, founders of furniture and product design studio, Various at Dhobi Talao, took the plunge and had a little fun...

26/11/2016

we spotted our strip chair and system study table in this beautiful art themed photoshoot by 's

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Location

Mumbai

Telephone

+912222052743

Website

http://variousatdhobitalao.in/contact

Address

Mumbai
400020

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 7pm
Tuesday	11am - 7pm
Wednesday	11am - 7pm
Thursday	11am - 7pm
Friday	11am - 7pm
Saturday	11am - 7pm