Spaces, Things Etcetera is an award-winning multidisciplinary design studio that specializes in creating customized interior environments, and furniture and lighting objects. Founded in 2011 by Pune-based Vaidehi Lilladhar Thakkar, the practice believes in design that is modern yet organic, and functional yet artistic.

 

The studio’s design language draws inspiration from nature: its paradoxically multi-layered intricacy, its colors, forms, textures, and patterns.  The core of the practice endeavors to help clients connect a bit more closely with nature, allow it to mingle with their personal space and create sensory experiences that blur the boundaries between design, art and craft. At Spaces, Things, Etcetera, this inspiration that nature offers is embodied and manifested all that we do. Hence, the design philosophy is rooted in an appreciation of the ingenuous integrity of natural materials and processes. 

 

Vaidehi Lilladhar Thakkar has also been particularly fascinated by humble fruits and vegetables as a source of inspiration. Engaging with them, she has created a papyrus-like material called ‘Fiber Flats’ that come as a rich and exhaustive collection of textures and patterns. Exploring this material and investigating myriad ways of introducing it within interior spaces as an anomalous way of connecting with nature led to a body of work ranging from wall tiles, furniture and lighting elements.

 

Spaces, Things Etcetera has collaborated internationally and
has showcased at The Mint Gallery London, the prestigious London Design Festival and Ann Sacks stores across the US, and Vaidehi Lilladhar Thakkar is also the recipient of Trends Excellence Awards 2019, Indian Institute of Interior Designers (IIID) Awards 2019.