# DEspotlight // interview
By ANIRUDH DATTA DESIGN ESSENTIA MAGAZINE // DE INDIA
Sanjyt Syngh the principal designer at New Delhi based interior & product design studio Sanjyt Syngh : Spaces + Objects is one of the top design studios with exemplary work in Delhi .
“ We consider ourselves as an interpreter . It is our passion that gives us the strength to create bespoke , sophisticated spaces . We use the power of layering different textures and mediums to create a space that reflects the personality of its users , by working with our exclusive team of craftsmen and vendors from across the world to deliver a functional work of art .” says Sanjyt .
AD : WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO PURSUE A CAREER IN ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN ?
SANJYT : I started creating things and objects when I was little . And have been creating ever since . To explain this I will have to go back to my childhood . My parents used to export garments and handicrafts back in the day . All my evenings after school and my holidays were spent in the factory . I would say I have literally grown up in that environment . I even remember interacting with some of the overseas buyers and designing products for them on the spot . Being exposed to all that made me fall in love with colour and textures . To take this experience to the next level ,
I decided to study fashion and textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York and that was a whole new beginning . I tried my hands at so many things from designing garments to home furnishings to visual merchandising to spaces . I started observing trends very carefully . As a result , one of the services we offer at my studio is Trend and Colour Forecasting . Hence the colours I use in my interior design project are mostly trend driven . I also use them in such a way that you can change a couple of things and you ’ ll have a whole new space . After having lived in New York for almost 9 years , I decided to move to the UK to pursue my Masters in Interior and Spatial Design at Chelsea College of Art and Design ( University of the Arts London ). After about a 3 year stint in London , I decided to move back to India . I consulted with some brands for a couple of years before launching my design studio in 2010 . I call myself a mix of influences . My sense of style has evolved . It ’ s been an organic evolution to a point where I ' ve reached to a conclusion that I like weird things and by weird , I mean unique . Who says weird can ’ t be pretty .
AD : WHO WERE YOUR EARLY DESIGN HEROES AND ROLE MODELS ?
SANJYT : Oh ! This could be a whole magazine . There are lots of people and experiences that influence us . I have learnt so many things from so many different people and I consider all of them icons because they ’ ve changed my life and the way I think in so many ways . From the pattern drafter at my parents ’ factory – who taught me the foundation of how things are constructed . Or my mother , who made sure that dinner had to be laid in a certain way and her artefacts had to be kept at a specific angle .
From Tom Ford to Karl Lagerfeld . I might or might not follow their design aesthetics but the way they think or function is certainly inspiring . There are so many other figures like Thom Browne , Peter Marino , Yayoi Kusama , Robert Montgomery , Jaime Hayon . The list is endless and they all come from different walks of design .
( ON LEFT ) FARM 21 in New Delhi , India by Sanjyt Syngh Photographer : Deepak Agarrwal & Rohan Luthra
30 | March - April 2022 Edition // Design Essentia // DE INDIA