The People Behind the Rugs

Neeraj Patel (b. 1987, Jodhpur) is a Delhi-based multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, performance, and site-responsive interventions. His practice explores site, material, memory, and structures of control. His solo exhibitions include The Phantoms of Forsaken Foundries (2025) and Extremes of Ruin and Utopic Excisions (2023) at Nature Morte, New Delhi.

Kengo Kuma was born in 1954. He established Kengo Kuma & Associates in 1990. He is currently a University Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo and a member of the Japan Art Academy after teaching at Keio University and the University of Tokyo. KKAA projects are currently underway in more than 50 countries. Kengo Kuma proposes architecture that opens up new relationships between nature, technology, and human beings.

Vimar1991 represents the excellence of Italian craftsmanship, creativity and heritage in the world of luxury textiles. Originally founded in the seventies and reborn in 1991 through a merger with Filatura di Crosa, the company has established itself as a leader in fancy yarn innovation, combining technical expertise with artistic vision.

Her Highness Bodour Al Qasimi bint Sultan Al Qasimi is a custodian of cultural preservation and artistic excellence, whose visionary sensibilities breathe life into heritage through storytelling. With profound reverence for history and an intimate understanding of Sharjah’s poetic legacy, she transmutes ancient narratives, landscapes, and human experience into exquisite artistry. In collaboration with Jaipur Rugs, her vision culminates in Whispers Of The Desert. This artistic collection pays tribute to magnetic landforms, celestial rhythms, & stories long held in sand and stone now exquisitely preserved in handwoven form.