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F5: Palaash Chaudhary on Space Age Design, Quirky French Music + More

soft-geometry co-founder Palaash Chaudhary appreciates space age design, quirky French music, handmade glassware + more in this week's Friday Five.

Indian designer Palaash Chaudhary is co-founder of soft-geometry alongside his wife, Utharaa Zacharias. Their San Francisco-based studio practice is focused on making collectible furniture, lighting, and objects centered around softness and hand-making. It’s all inspired by the craft traditions and object culture found in their hometowns in India.
Palaash’s collegiate trajectory is unexpectedly thanks to a suggestion from his brother. “I’ve always been curious about nature, and as a kid that curiosity led me to an intense desire to see the inside of things,” he began. “I remember breaking open the TV remote, attempting to climb up my parents’ safe to uncover its secrets, dismantling my bike, climbing a telephone pole to see what happened if I pulled on the wires, breaking a brand new watch just to get into the dial? As you can imagine, I got in a lot of trouble for breaking these “expensive” things. So, for my own sake, I had to develop a skill to fix and build back all the things I broke. After graduating high school, my brother suggested I study product design, given my passion for breaking and building things, and it made a lot of sense! He was right, breaking and building are what I do best, even today.” Palaash Chaudhary
But before finishing up his undergr...

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