India Mahdavi is an Iranian-born French architect and designer. She graduated in architecture (DPLG – Paris), industrial design (Copper Union, NYC), graphic design (School of Visual Arts, NYC) and furniture design (Parson’s NYC), before becoming Christian Liaigre’s artistic director for 7 years. Her design style in interior design is known ‘joy-seekers’ and associated with happiness and colour. She has designed many private residences, hotels, restaurants, and shops all over the world, from Paris to London, New York, Egypt, Sydney. Her works include, suites at the Claridge’s in London, Café Français in Paris, Restaurant The Gallery at sketch in London, Rivington in New York and many more. (Ps: One of my favourite designers ever.)