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Priya Khanchandani on Human connection in Design
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/ Priya Khanchandani has been a bright light in the world of design for most of her career across continents. A writer, curator and commentator (and trained solicitor!), she’s just stepping into her new role as the Head of Curatorial and Interpretation at the Design Museum in London.
Once a curator at the V&A in London Priya kicked off their seminal contemporary design acquisitions program — basically allowing them to augment their illustrious collection with (usually fascinating, sometimes odd!) objects from the contemporary world. This habit has stuck, she's been thinking a lot about pandemic objects the last few weeks and months!
In this Open/Ended chat, she speaks with us about her interdisciplinary world: growing up with a hard-to-pronounce name (some of us can relate!), the importance of female mentorship and acquiring Katy Perry’s eyelashes for the V&A collection…
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