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The Mughal Jigha
The conversation will focus on cultural cross-pollination and the importance of exchange when it comes to design and craft. We are delighted to be joined by Spandana Gopal, founder of Tiipoi, Chrissa Amuah, founder of AMWA Designs, and Tashi Goldring, Creative Projects Manager at Turquoise Mountain, chaired by jewellery designer and Iaia founder Arianna Calabrese.
Spandana Gopal is the founder of Tiipoi, a brand dedicated to the union of craft and culture between London and Bangalore. Founded in 2013, its design studio crafts minimal, practical objects inspired by the design of daily life in India, with a commitment to rewriting the narrative between craftspeople and the pitfalls of the production chain.
Chrissa Amuah is a British-Ghanaian designer, curator, editor and creative consultant. Founder of the luxury homeware and interiors brand AMWA Designs, for which she draws inspiration from Ghanaian Adinkra symbols. Best described as a multi-disciplinary designer, she collaborates with world-leading multinational brands to bring her unique perspective, complimented with African sensibilities, to their projects.
Tashi Goldring is a textile designer and project manager for Turquoise Mountain’s Myanmar textiles programme. She has worked across the world with refugees and conflict affected artisan communities, focusing on developing products that connect artisans to global markets, preserving traditional crafts by training the next generation and empowering women to earn an income from their artisan skills.
Arianna Calabrese is the founder of Iaia Caravan, an ethical fine jewellery brand that celebrates the crossroads of the world through a small range of heirloom jewels and objects. With the aim to revitalize dying craft traditions around the world, Iaia re-links ancient trade routes that have existed since antiquity, but have been broken due to war, colonization, and mass-production.