Takshni Unveils Muladhaar at India Design Mumbai 2025
On Language, Craft, and Belonging
At India Design Mumbai 2025, held at Jio World Garden from September 26 to 28, Takshni presented Muladhaar, its second collection of the year. The showcase became an experience of language, craftsmanship, and belonging. It reflected Takshni’s belief that language is a vessel that carries memory, culture, and continuity.
The exhibition received immense appreciation for its craftsmanship, attention to detail, and thoughtful use of multiple craft mediums. The result was a sold-out showcase that left visitors with a sense of connection and reflection.
At the heart of Muladhaar lies Takshni’s ongoing initiative to preserve culture through language. The collection explored how words, when spoken, forgotten, or translated through craft, can still hold the essence of our origins. Every handmade work became a conversation between form and meaning, revealing how identity and belonging are not fixed but carried through the materials we create with and the languages we speak. The exhibit featured works crafted in brass, wood, ceramics, stone inlay, and textiles. Each material was chosen with sensitivity to its origin and cultural significance. The transitions between them reflected how different languages and regional crafts can coexist to tell one story. Visitors noted how the collection spoke with quiet strength and clarity. For many, it reminded them of the emotional and cultural landscapes that shape our lives but often remain unspoken. A key highlight was the mixed-media work We Connect You to Your Roots, created with stone, stone inlay, brass, and wood. It drew from the metaphor that if a human is a tree, the roots lie in language, culture, and tradition. The piece invited viewers to reflect on how deeply their sense of belonging is tied to what they have inherited through words, songs, and stories. Through its form and composition, the work expressed a feeling of continuity and grounding that language offers across generations. Throughout the event, visitors responded to the honesty and care within the works. Many spoke about how Muladhaar allowed them to rediscover the emotional value of craft and its power to hold memory.
The experience went beyond design and entered a space of cultural recognition. It reaffirmed that language, when understood as a vessel, carries not only words but entire worlds within it. By presenting Muladhaar at India Design Mumbai 2025, Takshni strengthened its vision of design as an act of remembrance. The collection celebrated how art, craft, and language together can preserve what might otherwise fade away. It reminded audiences that belonging is not limited by geography or form. It exists in every word, every touch of the hand, and every material shaped with intention.
