Raksha Sanikam’s House of Santal Brings Contemporary South Asian Design to New York

India and the broader South Asia region are repositories of centuries-old artisanal knowledge and craftsmanship, yet only recently has this heritage begun to be channeled into new forms of contemporary design capable of reaching the international market. For much of the modern era, this craft excellence was harnessed primarily in functional or production-focused roles within the global supply chain, with the West consuming the finished goods while creative authorship remained under-recognized.