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Publications
Tokyo Type Director's Club Annual 2015
Two projects, Sangam and Typecraft have both been included in the Annual.
Typographic Universe by Steve Heller and Gail Anderson 2014 [Thames & Hudon]
The Accidental Godman has been included in the book.
Three projects, Ela, Sangam and Typecraft have all been included in the book.
Design Elements, 2nd Edition: Understanding the rules and knowing when to break them - Updated and Expanded
by Timothy Samara [Rockport] 2013, Page 189
Asia-Pacific Design (No. 8 and No. 10) 2012 and 2014
Stop Think Go Do by Steve Heller and Mirko Ilic [Rockport] 2013
Some more of our logos have been selected by Rockport Publishers to be printed in their book Shapes and Symbols, the 3rd book in the new Master Library Series Some of the marks they have selected are options we had done for Dignity Foundation,the Institute for Inner Studies and Mela.
Four of our Logo Designs have been featured in the prestigious Logo Lounge 6 in 2011. Logo lounge showcases the most creative and innovative logo designs in the world.
Graphis New Talent Design Award 2006, for the book cover of Fairs.
Work featured in the Graphis 2006 Annual Award
In May 2011, Ishan Khosla was invited to the Netherlands by Dutch DFA be part of "What Design Can Do" conference as well as to forge partnerships and collaborations with Dutch designers.
Ishan Khosla Design is part of a delegation of 8 Indian design firms to be invited by the Dutch Government, the BNO and Dutch DFA to visit the Netherlands in October for one-week to foster collaboration and greater understanding between the Indian and Dutch design community.
Ten Sages featured in the prestigious Logo Lounge 7 in 2012. Logo lounge showcases the most creative and innovative logo designs in the world.
and honorable mention in 2005.
Talkes & Lectures (Updated on Linkedin)
Between Future and Tradition: Creating a New Design Idiom, 2014
Maison Des Sciences De L'Homme, Paris
Next, A Conference on Design Thinking, 2014
Organized by Click Labs and eDC at IIT Delhi
Japan Foundation, New Delhi, 2013
Japan and its Unique Culture of Design
Gyeongju Ceramics Biennale (South Korea) 2013
Creating a New Design Idiom based on Village India
Invitation by the Japan Foundation to participate in the Asian Curator's Program (Tokyo, Japan) 2013
Using Food as a Medium to Understand Japanese Culture (Tokyo, Japan) 2013
Semi-Permanent (Wellington, New Zealand) 2012
Panel Discussion with Jessica Walsh and Astrid Stravo
Value of Design from Different Cultures: panel discussion
Power House Hypothetical, Sydney
Through Indian Eyes: A hypothetical about craft, design, heritage and globalisation 2012
There has been much focus on saving traditional creative art forms and technologies in countries like India, where urbanisation has a dramatic impact on traditional lifestyles. But what if we reverse the situation? Do we in Australia have skills outmoded by modern technology that could be channelled into creative expression? Panellists include Diego Bonetto (visual artist and member of Big Fag Press collective), Jane Burns (former Director of Craft Australia), Sally Campbell (Indian textiles designer, businesswoman), Lindy Joubert (Foundation director, UNESCO Observatory), Ishan Khosla (Designer, founder of Ishan Khosla Design, New Delhi, India), Pawan Luthra (CEO Indian Link Media Group) and Christina Sumner (Principal curator, Powerhouse Museum).
COFA, University of New South Wales, Sydney
RMIT, Design Hub, Melbourne
FORUM: The Place of Design: An Australian-Indian dialogue about encounters between tradition and innovation
October 2012
This forum concerns design practices which draw on traditional knowledge, including indigenous cultures and folk craft traditions.Speakers consider how they engage with these cultural materials, whether through formal legal channels or personal relationships. What does this material give to the design, beyond visual input? How do Australia and India compare in they they deal with indigenous designs? Presented by the Australia India Design Platform in partnership with DESIS and the Design Research Institute.
Northern Michigan University, USA
Skype Lecture from India by Ishan Khosla
A two hour Skype lecture about the philosophy and practice of Ishan Khosla Design in the context of creating an Indian Design Language as well as the balance of commercial and cultural projects. Present were students from 4th year Graphic Design and Art History.
Influencer Conference, Mumbai
Is there such a thing as an Indian Design Langauage?
The panel discussion in which Ishan was involved argued both sides — that design is a universal language but also as Ishan put it, the application of design is what makes it belong to a certain culture. He cited the example of Reza Abedini and Japanese and Dutch design which are unique to their culture.
Design X Design Expose
Alliance Francaise, New Delhi
Typo Day 2012, IDC Mumbai on Typecraft: Creating an Indian Typographic Identity
Typecraft: Creating an Indian Design Language, October 2012
Ishan Khosla, Principal and Founder of Ishan Khosla Design based in New Delhi, India. Khosla has a MFA in Design from School of Visual Arts, New York; is a Finalist in the British Council's Young Creative Entrepreneur Award and a Getty Images Contributor. As one of India's leading graphic designers, Khosla has established an innovative practice working with India's amazing traditional artisans and folk artists. Khosla will talk about his work and the ethical issues he has had to deal with as an Indian designer. Khosla is visiting as guest of the Sangam, the Australia India Design Platform. He will participate in Through Indian Eyes: A Hypothetical about Craft, Design, Heritage and Globalisation at the Powerhouse Museum, Thursday 1st November, 6pm.
Devi Art Foundation. 2015
Ishan Khosla's artwork, Pardesi: the turban untied, was part of the contemporary Indian textile exhibition called Fracture at Devi Art Foundation. This involved over a year of conceptualizing, research, field-trips to understanding the medium of textiles, selecting a medium (block printing) in which to realize the project.
United Art Fair, New Delhi. 2013
Edge Condition, group show. London. 2013
The Kona Design Pop-up, group show. New Delhi. 2013
20 Under 35, Alliance Francaise, New Delhi (Dec 2010–Jan 2011) Ishan Khosla Design was recently a part of an exhibition called 20 Under 35, organized by Design X Design and held at Alliance Française de Delhi. This exhibition showcased the work of Delhi based designers to facilitate a reading of the emerging trends across various design based creative industries in the city. Our installation was based on the kavad or traditional shrine which opens like a book. The exhibition was meant to be an open-book of our studio, our interests, concerns, projects and future vision.
Some of the topics we discussed in the installation were – the issue of the dying crafts of India and how cheap Chinese goods were flooding our markets and the ubiquity of "Fake Graphics" and how other graphic designers are helping companies produce replicated products which are geared to fool the consumer. We also showcased some of our projects where we worked with crafts people to create an "Indian Graphic Language" which merges craft and graphics.
For more on the exhibition, please visit 20 under 35
Storefront for Architecture, New York. 2004
Various Solo Exhibitions at NCPA Mumbai, IIC and India Habitat Centre, Delhi. 2000–2004