Stone and soul | JinaShilp collection
Karan Desai and Serafini unveil JinaShilp at Salone RARITAS, Milan, translating sacred geometry into collectible design
If Milan Design Week is where design conversations shape the year ahead, Salone Raritas is where the world’s most expressive ideas find their audience. Among the international names this season stood Karan Desai, bringing an Indian design narrative to one of the industry’s most curated stages through JinaShilp, a collaboration with renowned Italian marble and collectible design house SERAFINI.
If Milan Design Week is where design conversations shape the year ahead, Salone Raritas is where the world’s most expressive ideas find their audience. Among the international names this season stood Karan Desai, bringing an Indian design narrative to one of the industry’s most curated stages through JinaShilp, a collaboration with renowned Italian marble and collectible design house SERAFINI.
The collection marks an important moment not only for Desai’s growing global presence but also for contemporary Indian collectible design. One of the few Indian designers to collaborate within an established made in Italy luxury design ecosystem, Desai translates deeply rooted architectural influences into sculptural objects designed for a global audience.
Derived from jina and shilp, the collection draws inspiration from Jain architectural language, reinterpreting it through a contemporary lens rather than replicating traditional forms. Temple pillars, arches, layered elevations, and sacred geometry are distilled into fluid silhouettes that feel both architectural and artistic. The result is a collection that moves effortlessly between furniture and collectible design.
Across the totem, coffee table, bench, mirror, and dining table, stone is treated as more than a material. Travertine and lava stone become mediums for narrative, craftsmanship and emotion. Sculptural yet restrained, the pieces carry a quiet monumentality—rooted in heritage, refined through Italian craftsmanship, and designed with an international visual language. More than a furniture collection, JinaShilp represents a larger shift in how Indian design is entering global conversations today, not as inspiration borrowed from the past, but as contemporary culture expressed through form.
In a world chasing trends, this sacred structure feels like a study in permanence, where culture, craft and contemporary design beautifully converge. So, by the time you’ve finished gazing into the collection’s mirror, designed specifically for daily introspection, you might find yourself feeling a little more Zen. Or at the very least, wondering why your own coffee table isn’t carved from stone and ancient wisdom.
