Samagam 2024

Design Democracy 2024 – Hyderabad

Theme: Design for and by the People

Takshni’s Sacred Whispers 

Consciousness is the gentle whisper of the soul, guiding us towards the symphony of inner peace. ‘Sacred Whispers’ encapsulates journey of selfconsciousness from meditation to attain salvation. In this series we embark on a journey along the sacred river to explore how it influences and promotes our mindfulness. Working in collaboration with a fiber artist whose artwork takes inspiration from Himalayan tranquility; together strengthening the very core philosophy of history and mythology that sustains Takshni.

 

About Design Democracy 2024

Design Democracy 2024 in Hyderabad emerged as a radical rethinking of the design fair format. With the theme "Design for and by the People," the event positioned design as an accessible, collective, and socially relevant practice. It brought together craftspeople, industrial designers, technologists, and architects to reflect on how design can respond to the needs of diverse communities. The exhibition embraced hybrid formats combining traditional crafts with digital fabrication, and urban materiality with rural aesthetics. Topics such as inclusive housing, smart home technology, sustainable production, and public infrastructure were central. The event was grounded in democratic values: decentralization of expertise, participatory design methods, and regional knowledge systems. It reframed design as a shared cultural language that emerges not only from studios and institutions, but from people, landscapes, and lived histories.