When Ravi Vazirani first visited Puducherry sometime in 2011-12, little did he know he would one day design a collection inspired by the coastal city with French roots. Nearly a decade on, the 39-year-old interior designer has styled Mumbai-based homeware brand Ikai Asai’s latest collection, Lila, around the ‘Paris of the East’.
Ikai Asai and Ravi began discussions for the collection in the summer of 2021. “Every time I wanted to visit Pondicherry, my plan was eclipsed either by rising COVID-19 cases or travel restrictions”, says
