Postcards

Capturing moments from the life of the studio — glimpses of work in progress, everyday rituals, travels, and encounters that shape Doshi Levien’s world.
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A Room of My Own Sketches

(15.6.25)

Nipa Doshi’s first drawings for A Room of My Own, a multifaceted cabinet that serves as both a shrine and dressing table. Inspired by the tradition of the kavad, a portable Indian shrine, the cabinet creates a space for personal ritual while also paying homage to the multigenerational women who have influenced Doshi.

Investiture Ceremony

(14.6.25)

Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien’s Investiture Ceremony at Buckingham Palace with His Majesty The King. They were both awarded MBEs for services to design.
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Cala Wire Model

(13.6.25)

A first exploration of the Cala armchair for Kettal, shaped entirely in thin metal wire. By bending and guiding the wire by hand, the natural tension of the material revealed the curves that would later define Cala’s tubular frame. The design began with the idea of a high-backed armchair with a majestic, spatial presence – a contemporary response to the iconic Emmanuelle armchair.
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The Human Clay

(12.6.25)

Jonathan Levien revisiting The Human Clay: An Exhibition Selected by RB Kitaj, 1976. The exhibition was pivotal in championing the School of London, which featured leading artists such as Bacon, Freud, Auerbach, Kossoff and Hockney, and underscored the central importance of the human figure and drawing in mid-20th-century British figuration.
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Etching

(11.6.25)

Printmaking experiments on zinc plate, combining hard ground, drypoint and aquatint techniques. Printmaking is a new departure for Nipa Doshi, which she is exploring at the Royal Drawing School to provide a medium for creating work outside of the formal practice of design.
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Woven Air Model

(9.6.25)

A paper scale model of Woven Air, a family of lights designed for the Barcelona-based company Vibia. The model explores the structure of surface through pattern cutting. The Woven Air collection will be available from Autumn 2026.
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Inspiration Drawer

(10.6.25)

The Inspiration Drawer in Doshi Levien’s Colour Lab, where ceramic glaze samples from Manufacture de Sèvres lie next to Chinese porcelain teacups and paintings by Picasso, Moholy-Nagy and Matisse.
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New Typeface by Nipa Doshi

(13.3.26)

Designed by Nipa Doshi for the A Room of My Own installation at NGV Melbourne and selected for inclusion in the NGV’s permanent collection. Gridded paper provided the structure for Doshi’s playful variations of each letter, while colour was introduced at an early stage.