Nipa Doshi was born in 1971 into a Gujarati family of Mumbai. She graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1997 but she soon returned to India to worll with local craftspeople. After a short stay she went back to London where she met Jonathan Levien, a Scot who had recently finished his master’s in furniture design at the Royal College. The synergy between Nipa and Jonathan clicked immediately; in fact they set up Doshi Levien in 2000 and got married. The combination of the two cultures and creativities generated a very special, innovative design concept. Nipa’s is heavily influenced by the visual culture and materials of India. Jonathan’s is rooted in industrial design. Together, their work celebrates cultural hybrydism and explores a combination of technology, narration and industrial and craft design.

The Moroso company, founded in 1952, produces upholstered furniture and high-end seating in collaboration with the best international designers. Since the Second World War, Moroso has been able to combine its strong knowledge of craftsmanship and tailoring with industrial production; its uniqueness lies in the combination of design, contemporary art and fashion, to offer products of the highest quality. In fact, Moroso represents the evolution of the Italian company that is based on the figure of the artisan entrepreneur and sees the family as the fulcrum in which this business history has taken root and developed. Founded by Agostino Moroso, today the furniture company is headed by Roberto Moroso, managing director, and Patrizia Moroso, artistic director. Moroso creates and customizes specific projects for the contract and luxury residential market. His collections convey stylistic and formal research, design and production experience. The Company can count on the talent of over seventy master craftsmen in its own production atelier, who, together with the network of excellent suppliers and the use of the highest quality materials, make every single product unique. Moroso's Design is based on research, values, talent, know-how and links with the territory, all elements that allow the company to offer unique products. Moroso is synonymous with quality: materials, linked to the attention of master craftsmen and attention to detail; design, associated with personalization; culture, which coincides with the ability to interpret the different sensibilities of designers; ethics, as a commitment to continuing a business model aimed at knowledge, with respect for the people who are part of it.