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{{Short description|Indian interior architect}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2025}}
{{Infobox person
| birth_date = 1971
| alma_mater = [[Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Arts]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]])
| occupation = [[Interior architect]]<br>[[Designer]]<br>Creative director of Design Temple (established 1999)
| years_active = 1999–
| known_for = [[Interior architecture]]
| notable_works = Design Temple
| website = {{URL|divyathakur.com}}
}}
'''Divya Thakur''' (born 1971)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Rubenstein |first=Michael |date=2009-11-24 |title=A Three-Bedroom Apartment in Mumbai |url=https://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/11/24/greathomesanddestinations/1124-mumbai-slideshow_index.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> is an Indian designer and [[Interior architecture|interior architect]] who is the founder and creative director of Design Temple,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thakur |first=Divya |date=2023-08-19 |title=Inside a 100-year-old Colaba building that Divya Thakur calls home |url=https://www.architecturaldigest.in/story/inside-a-100-year-old-colaba-building-that-divya-thakur-calls-home-old-south-mumbai-homes/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=[[Architectural Digest]] |language=en-IN}}</ref> a [[boutique]] design firm.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Booth |first=Hannah |date=2010-04-02 |title=Interiors: An Indian stunner |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/apr/03/modern-mumbai-living-interiors |access-date=2024-02-17 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thacker |first=Shruti |date=2012-03-30 |title=Design Temple Unveils Waterbearers |url=https://www.vogue.in/content/design-temple-unveils-waterbearers |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=[[Vogue India]] |language=en-IN}}</ref> Described by ''[[The New York Times]]'' as "often modern and sometimes [[Kitsch|kitschy]]",<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clinton |first=Lindsay |date=2009-11-24 |title=In Mumbai, Reinforcing a Resilient Spirit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/25/greathomesanddestinations/25gh-mumbai.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> her work in design focuses on incorporating elements from the [[culture of India]].

Thakur's work spans from film posters including ''[[The Namesake (film)|The Namesake]]'' and ''[[The Reluctant Fundamentalist (film)|The Reluctant Fundamentalist]];''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shankar |first=Meenakshi |date=2018-03-09 |title=In conversation with Design Temple's Divya Thakur |url=https://www.goodhomes.co.in//home-and-design-trends/dcode/in-conversation-with-design-temples-divya-thakur-5677.html |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=Good Homes |language=en}}</ref> book covers, such as [[Naman Ramachandran]]'s ''[[Lights, Camera, Masala]]'';<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Garfinkel |first=Perry |date=2020-06-26 |title=Celebrating India’s Innovative Spirit Through Design |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/world/asia/divya-thakur-india-design.html |access-date=2024-02-16 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> to designs for brands including [[Asian Paints]] and [[Taj Hotels]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Tungekar |first=Samreen |date=2023-03-20 |title=Divya Thakur On The Evolution Of Visualisation And Spatial Designs |url=https://www.grazia.co.in/people/women-in-design-divya-thakur-10685.html |access-date=2024-02-17 |website=[[Grazia]] |language=en}}</ref> Her art installations have been featured in exhibitions throughout [[India]] and internationally, including in the [[Millesgården]] in [[Stockholm]] and the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]] in [[London]].<ref name=":0" />

== Early life and education ==
Thakur was born in 1971. Her father, Umesh Chandra Thakur, is a former [[Indian Army]] major, and her mother, Prema Thakur, is a former school principal. As a student at [[St. Kabir Public School]] in [[Chandigarh, India]], Thakur won her first design award. She later attended the [[Welham Girls' School|Welham Girls’ School]] in the state of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref name=":0" />

Thakur obtained her [[Bachelor of Fine Arts]] from the [[Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Art|Sir J.J. Institute of Applied Arts]]. She has taken various design courses at [[Central Saint Martins]], the [[London College of Fashion]], the [[Pratt Institute]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Zakaria |first=Namrata |date=2022-05-17 |title=For Design Temple’s Divya Thakur, India remains her forever muse |url=http://www.news9live.com/lifestyle/for-design-temples-divya-thakur-india-remains-her-forever-muse-170839 |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=News9Live |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Career ==
Thakur established Design Temple in 1999,<ref>{{cite interview |last=Thakur |first=Divya |subject-link= |interviewer=Amruta Nemivant |title=Production details is the key to transform an idea into a design |url=https://www.printweek.in/features/production-details-key-transform-idea-design-23679 |access-date=2024-02-18 |work= |publisher=[[PrintWeek India]] |location= |date=2017-02-15}}</ref> originally offering design work relating to home accessories and furniture.<ref name=":0" />

In 2004, she hosted her first exhibition, "India Indigenous," at [[Loggia dei Mercanti]].<ref name=":0" />

Her 2016 installation, "Design: The India Story" at the [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya]], traced the history of the [[architecture of India]].<ref name=":1" /> It attracted approximately 250,000 visitors.<ref name=":0" /> In [[Elle (India)|''Elle'']], Aditi Sharma Maheshwari described the installation as having "delved deep into the products made by homegrown talent, throwing light on how they truly shaped the design story of India."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maheshwari |first=Aditi |date=2017-01-11 |title=Divya Thakur's curatorial show on iconic Indian designs was a throwback to our roots |url=https://elledecor.in/article/divya-thakurs-curatorial-show-on-iconic-indian-designs-was-a-throwback-to-our-roots/ |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=[[Elle India]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

The same year, she was named 'Best Dressed' by [[Verve (Indian magazine)|''Verve'' magazine]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sinha |first=Saumya |date=2016-10-18 |title=Best Dressed 2016: Divya Thakur {{!}} Verve Magazine |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/people/verve-best-dressed-list-2016-divya-thakur-design-temple |access-date=2024-02-19 |website=[[Verve (Indian magazine)|Verve]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

From 2010 to 2017, Shakur owned a design gallery.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, Thakur designed one of [[Marriott Hotels & Resorts|Marriott Hotels]]' promotional campaigns in [[Jaisalmer]].<ref name=":0" />

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[[Category:1971 births]]
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[[Category:21st-century Indian architects]]
[[Category:People from Mumbai]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women artists]]
[[Category:Indian women architects]]
[[Category:Indian interior designers]]

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