One studio, one piece, one room
Each maker is given a three metre square booth with two white walls and a low plinth. Nothing is crowded, and every label is written by the studio itself.
KaarigarDesignWeek.
Fifteen studios from across India bring one piece each to a former printing hall in south Delhi, for four days of objects made slowly, shown plainly and explained by the people who made them.
15Studios
4Days
22Events
1Hall
01 / Exhibition
Material memory
The 2027 edition asks each studio to show a single piece that carries the knowledge of a material, a place and a pair of hands.
A kaarigar is the person who knows how a thing is made. This year the hall is arranged as a quiet grid of fifteen equal rooms, so that a tray of inlaid zinc from Bidar stands at the same scale as a daybed of reclaimed teak, and every visitor can walk the whole show in under an hour.
Talks at the Forum, work at the booths
Conversations take place on the raised Forum by the entrance. Demonstrations and small workshops happen inside the booths, beside the work they explain.
Pieces can be commissioned
Every piece on show is available to order or commission directly from its studio. Prices are listed openly on the plan, and the fair takes no commission from makers.
02 / Floor plan
The hall, booth by booth
Hover or tap a booth to read about its maker and piece. Filter by discipline, or print the plan at A3 to carry with you.
03 / Programme
Four days of talks, walks and workshops
Talks and walkthroughs are free with entry. Workshops take eight to twelve people and carry a materials fee. Save events to build your own visit.
04 / Makers
Fifteen studios
Select a studio to find its booth on the plan.
All studios, pieces and people named in this study are invented for the concept. Any resemblance to a real studio is unintended.
05 / Visit
Plan your visit
The hall is step-free throughout, with seating in every aisle and a quiet room beside the café.
Sarai Press Hall
Mill Road, Okhla
New Delhi
| Thu 18 Feb | 11:00–20:00, opening evening from 18:00 |
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| Fri 19 Feb | 11:00–20:00 |
| Sat 20 Feb | 11:00–20:00 |
| Sun 21 Feb | 11:00–18:00 |
Enter from Mill Road through the old loading bay. Wheelchairs and folding stools can be borrowed at the information desk, and every label on the plan is also available in large print and in Hindi.
Children under twelve enter free with an adult. Photography is welcome in the hall, and makers are happy to be asked about their work.