Inspired by India and bearing an international vocabulary, designer Gunjan Gupta's works will be exhibited at the prestigious Triennale Di Milano and Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 beginning later this month.

"It is an amazing opportunity. I am very much looking forward to it. With India having taken (the) Make in India (initiative) seriously, I think my work has just begun," Gupta told IANS.

"The making of the pieces is a case in point for the cause of Make in India and resonates with the theme of the exhibition."

"The challenges related to Make In India are huge. It should not remain at a branding level but should become a ground reality. Quality is one of our big challenges, as are deliveries and production protocols," said Gupta who is the first Indian product designer to exhibit her work at the European Cultural Centre exhibition.

"'Anu' (atom) and 'Parmanu' (split atom) are the names of a pair of sculptural tables that I am presenting at the exhibition, made in collaboration with the 'thateran' craftsmen of Rajasthan," she said.

"The thaterans are an endangered Indian community of metal craftsmen that goes back to the Mughal courts of the 1800s. They are known for their hand-beaten brass vessels and religious finials and adornments on Unesco's list for dying crafts," she explained.

Her work borders between design and art with a unique philosophy that captures India's cultural narrative and paradoxes.

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