Vikram Goyal
Based in New Delhi, Vikram Goyal has spent the past two decades refining a contemporary design language within the international collectible design market. His work personifies the spirit and skill of artisanal techniques found in historic objects and translates the rich legacy of Indian craftsmanship into modern, timeless designs that resonate at home and abroad. Drawing on the expertise of specialist artisans from across the country and a thorough study of Indian metalwork traditions, Goyal designs limited-edition furniture and objects that celebrate material and form in abstract new ways. By diligently refining and re-inventing techniques that have been cultivated in the region for centuries, his work exudes a studied sophistication in Indian craft and conceptual and cultural narratives. An engineer by training, Goyal studied development economics at Princeton University before a stint working in finance in the USA and Hong Kong. Upon his return to India in 2000, he set up his design studio and began a critical study of the extraordinary craft history and ancient philosophies at the core of Indian culture. He has been meticulously advancing the art of collectible design in the region ever since, reintroducing intricacy and elegance into modern Indian design.
Motifs commemorating ancient narratives, traditions and philosophies are subtly reimagined and contextualized in novel material applications across his work. While the studio’s co lectible pieces are revered by galleries, art fairs, interior designers, craft enthusiasts and co lectors, the designer’s initial creative projects are still celebrated. Goyal’s heartfelt mission to revive metalwork and other traditional crafts in a more accessible form launches in the summer of 2024. He has also co-founded beauty and welness brand Kama Ayurveda, which elevated and gave modern relevance to an ancient system of medicine. Among his more personal projects is Shringara of Shrinathji, the collector’s edition book he conceived and co-designed in 2022, which features miniature paintings of the Hindu deity Lord Shrinathji from his family collection. His studio’s creations share a sense of timelessness with the antique craft pieces that he personally collects. Goyal has been named in Architectural Digest’s definitive list of the 100 most influential architects and interior designers in India and is a winner of an Elle Deco International Design Award. He is represented by Nilufar Gallery in Milan and has exhibited at the 2023 & 2024 editions of the India Art Fair and at PAD London 2023.
