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Bombay Atelier is a Mumbai & Auckland based product design studio founded by Farzin Adenwalla, a designer of Indian-Persian descent, born and raised in New Zealand.

 

Her focus is on creating functional aesthetic objects which tell a story. Exposure to architecture and design growing up in New Zealand and India has translated into a unique design language that has received international acclaim from Milan to Sydney.

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Farzin’s interest lies in the boundaries between creative disciplines, and she has worked with fashion designers and filmmakers to bring a fresh innovative perspective to the brand. The forms, constructional details and materials used possess Farzin’s vision for creating classic and sustainable products, together with a small team of artisans and engineers.

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As Bombay Atelier grows, working on a variety of themes in a broader cultural space, the focus remains on an ongoing development of strong design language. As an emerging design studio, Bombay Atelier has already received media attention from several leading design publications including Domus, Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, Contemporist and Financial Times.

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  • Featured in Design Anthology’s new publication, Design in Asia: The New Wave, an exposition of 100 of the most promising emerging designers working throughout the region today. (Published by Thames & Hudson)

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  • Selected for Salone Satellite 2020 ( Postponed till 2021 due to COVID-19 ) 

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  • Asana table featured as one of "Indian design through 200 classic objects" in Phaidon publication 'Sar: The Essence of Indian Design"

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  • Received 2014 Elle Decor India "Young Talent of the Year". Farzin Adenwalla was invited by Elle Decor and Ambiente Frankfurt to participate in the "Young Talent" section of Ambiente.

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  • Selected by the BE OPEN foundation to produce a collection of premium furniture for the exhibition " Samskara, Made in India" . Selected as the youngest designer and brand to be among 20 established and renowned Indian designers in fashion, furniture, objects and textiles.

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  • Part of Create Culture exhibition at London Design Festival September 2015 along with six other design studios from India.

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  • Part of WORKSHOPPED 2015 Design Exhibition, Sydney.

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  • Invited to exhibit in Milan Design Week, April 2015.

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  • Farzin was invited to curate the HOMI ASIA Indian pavillion in Milan September 17.

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  • Farzin’s proposal “Marine Chiffon” selected in Top 10 globally for Google x Jacquard Design Residency 2019

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Publications: 

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INDIA:                                                               

  • Home Review, Architectural Digest, Vogue, The Financial Times, The Indian Express, The Hindu, India Today, Live Mint, DNA, Casaviva, Elle Decor, Elle, Kyoorius, IFJ, Mondo*arc, Imperia, Jetwings,

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INTERNATIONAL:

  • Coastal Living ( USA ), Elle Decoration ( China ), Harpers Bazaar ( Russia ), Adore (Greece), House Beautiful (Turkey), Architectural Digest (Germany), Grazia Casa (Italy), Kaza (Brazil), Modern Life (China), Casa Claudia (Brazil)

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