Gaurav Gupta

Shunya

Gaurav Gupta is an Indian couturier and artist known to explore the themes surrounding surrealism and fanaticism from the inception of the brand in 2004 after graduating from Central Saint Martins.

In over 18 years, the designer has carved a world that is Indian at its core and boundless in its form merging indigenous construction and embellishing techniques with his idea of the future.

Shunya is a Sanskrit word which translates as zero. Zero was discovered in India many centuries ago.

The stillness of zero and infinity expanded possibilities in studies of space and time.

For our first showcase on the official calendar at Paris Haute Couture Week,

“I wanted to delve deeper into our mindscape to come up with a concept which is subliminal in thought and original in form.

I have tried to explore the movement possibilities between zero and infinity with tangents of mythology, fantasy and surrealism”.

Frozen strokes of dancing wind in infinite forms are sculpted in gold and silver handwoven tissue – the set of twin dresses in silver are an embodiment of this