Rashmi Varma

Rashmi Varma is a designer, artist, and curator whose interdisciplinary practice spans fashion, film, theatre, interiors, and the visual arts, with garments and textiles at its core. Her work explores the intimacy of cloth, the sculptural form of drape, and the performative nature of wearing, weaving personal gestures into broader narratives of identity, history, and material culture. Deeply rooted in the handmade, Varma collaborates with artisans across India, engaging with generational knowledge and contemporary innovation. Her studio practice includes limited edition garments, private commissions, and design consulting.

Her curatorial projects include The Offbeat Sari at the Design Museum, London (Associate Curator, 2023) and Matters of Hand at Serendipity Arts Festival, Goa (Curator, 2018). She is the co-author of Sar: The Essence of Indian Design (Phaidon, 2016). Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Victoria & Albert Museum (London), the Design Museum (London), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Toronto), and the Textile Museum of Canada (Toronto).