‘When we wrap something, we attach a new set of values to it’ - Jean Claude & Christo .

Wrap Art & Design is a socially and culturally sustainable Contemporary Product & Interior Design Company based in New Delhi that combines traditional craft and

contemporary design for a global luxury market

Wrap Thrones

The Wrap thrones are handmade to high quality standards by Indian artisans; the ancient crafts of applying 24-carat gold leaf and silver skillfully balance material audacity with austerity in form. While the traditional technique remains the same, large swathes of the silver foil are wrapped around plain surfaces and the craft process is guided from a random ‘covering’ in silver to a methodical ‘wrapping’.

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Dining Throne

Eastern Recline

Bombay Blackwood Throne

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This throne is part of the ‘Unbridaled’ project launched in Paris by Swarovski. It combines historical Indian craft and material culture with cutting edge European material luxury and challenges traditional perceptions surrounding the intrinsic and perceived value of materials within contemporary culture. The design is a geometric exploration of shadow, light and reflection between the materials

Swarovski Wedding Throne

Silver Linings

Hand crafted by the stone carving artisans in Jaipur, Silver Linings is a collection of interior objects that aims at incorporating their carving expertise within a contemporary framework to create seamless objects using granite tiles. The silver wrapping craftsmen are roped in to add a shadow gap in pure silver at the bottom contrasting the two materials and creating an architectural composition that interacts with the interior space through a series of reflections mirrored in the granite surface

Coffee Table Cluster

Dumroos

Navratna

‘Navratna’ is a collection of contemporary furniture that exploits the fantasy narrative & myth creation around historical Mughal luxury & the Nizam’s famed jewels in collaboration with pietre dura artisans in Agra

Multi Leg Table in Glass Crystal in Collaboration with Ferozabadmartisans

Multileg Illussions

The ‘CycleRecycleCycle’ workshop was conducted for Urbanplay in Amsterdam in Sept 2008 in collaboration with Droog Design. The project plays with the concept of deconstruction and ornamentation of bicycles as seen in Indian culture and old bicycles are recycled to create conceptual pieces of furniture inspired by Indian bicycle vendors.

Urban Play Workshop in Amsterdam at Experimenta Design Biennale

Bori Throne

Kapda Throne

Gadda Throne

Family Bench

Dinner Stack

The ‘DINNER STACK’ is a contemporary design project that explores cooking, serving and storing traditions within Indian culture in relation to eating objects and rituals. The ‘Dinner Stack’ is a sculptural stack of silver vessels that form the basis of the Indian ‘thaali’ and the ‘matka bhowai’ dance form in India. Inspired by the stacking of vessels in Indian kitchens, the

dinner set is presented in two separate sculptural stacks for ‘eating’ and ‘serving’.

Eat Stack

Eat Stack

Serve Stack

Diva Collection

‘Diva’ in India refers to an earthenware oil lamp that is lit at sunset across the country. This collection recycles traditional Indian lamp forms and lighting customs to create contemporary candle stands in gold and silver. The lamps wrap around an ordinary t-

light to explore shadow, light and reflection.

Krsna

Raas Leela

Wrap Interiors

‘Baggecha Bistra’ Four poster Canopy Bed inspired by Mughal gardens of India. Handstitched silk / linen flowers. Wallpaper by Jocelyn Warner, London

Pivoted Doors in 24 carat gold leaf and pure silver leaf

Contemporary Wall fresco in collaboration with Shekhawati Fresco Painters with contemporary artist Remen Chopra. Mughal pietre durra by artisans from Agra

‘Masand’ Chaise Lounge Indian bolsters / Mughal cushions piled on top of together to create contemporary Indian seating.

Baclit Onyx Staircase with steel gold plated handrail

Wrap Art & Design StudioWrap, Khasra No 562, Silver Oak Marg, Ghitorni Village, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road, New Delhi 110030, India.

Contact: Gunjan Gupta

Tel: +91 112650 2199 Fax: +91 112650 2944 Email: gunjg@wrap.co.in Website: www.wrap.co.in