BEAUTY IN SIMPLICITY
SAIF FAISAL, 32 FOUNDER AND DESIGNER SAIF FAISAL DESIGN WORKSHOP, BANGALORE WWW.SAIF-FAISAL.COM
How did a car designer end up making fancy home decor? Saif Faisal attributes the birth of Saif Faisal Design Workshop in 2014 to “the distinct displeasure I got from the local design scene”. He felt that the best way forward was to develop his own studio that gave him the freedom to work and explore different disciplines. Faisal has trained as an architect at Bangalore’s RV College of Architecture before opening his eponymous multidisciplinary design studio. He works across architecture, product design, furniture, lighting, craft, interiors, brand identity, design development, creative direction, motorcycle design, automotive racing and jewellery design.
WINNING STREAK He was nominated for Beopen Future London in 2012, won the I Design Award in 2015, Godrej Design Lab in 2015, EDIDA (Elle Deco International Design Awards) in 2015, 2016 and 2017, Lexus Design Award in 2018, A Design Award in 2018, and just won the Perspective Asia’s 40 Under 40 in Hong Kong 2018.
IN THE PIPELINE “I’m designing a commercial Aquaponics farm which will supply the ingredients to a restaurant with a special menu. I am also working on some conceptual projects dealing with culture and sociology, it has to do with emotional intelligence,” he says. Besides this he is working on a Cafe-Racer e-motorcycle concept, creating art design pieces, and making limited edition designs using Bidri craft.