Ishan Khosla is a visual artist and thinker based in New Delhi, India. He holds an MFA in Design from the school of Visual Arts, New York. This blog is a tool to decode, understand and communicate the visual world, especially the strange and interesting juxtapositions one finds in India.
Ishan runs a design studio called Ishan Khosla Design, which specializes in Brand Identity
Design, Website Design, Print Collateral Design including: Books, Catalogs, Brochures, Posters and Invites; Installation and Environmental Design. We also pride ourselves in working in new areas of interest such as fashion, furniture and rugs — that are beyond our comfort zone and core competency. We like projects that are conceptual and relate to the culture of India — where the design is meaningful and has a story.
Our continued interest in creating distinct, personal and ‘handmade’ work for our clients integrates with the idea of collaborating with other creative people. We aren’t just graphic designers anymore but ‘inter-disciplinarians’ — and have worked with hoarding painters, henna artists, Rabaari artisans, Gond painters, Kaavad craftsmen, calligraphers and fashion and product designers to create work that is conceptual, fresh and yet meaningful.
Not sure if my comment went through or not – somehow the system leapt ahead of me. Now I have lost that earlier thought train! I am a colleague of Kevin Murray’s have worked in Gujarat principally Kachchh for 15 years and would love to meet up with you if you are still in Ahmedabad when I am there from 23rd – 27th August when I then travel onto Bhuj.
Dear Carole,
I am a a big fan of your project on Resurgence done after the big earthquake of 2001. It is one of the most powerful things I have ever seen and many of the people I met this trip, showed me what they had done for it. So, interestingly I was thinking myself I should meet with you sometime. Sadly, I am now back in Delhi now. If you could send me your contact details I can be in touch. Thank you for your taking the time to read this post.
Dear Ishan
Your work is very inspiring and of high quality. I call myself a communication artist and I do freelance projects (content and design) for newsletters and books. And i cant agree more on your statement about being inter-disciplinarians – yes not just graphic designers anymore. I am more self taught with degrees in literature and marketing management and have slowly slid away from the corporate world. Here is just one sample of something I did as part of a Diploma course on Indian Arts Management in 2010 – if you have the time to look.
http://issuu.com/rhodaalex/docs/issuu
Wish you the very best and keep up the good work
Rhoda
chennai