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Ar. Smriti Raheja Sawhney

Founder, DesignEx

Inherently talented, Ar. Smriti Raheja Sawhney was brought up in an architectural household. Her keen attention to detail, endeavor of revolutionary design while keeping a hold on the reality pushes her towards excellence in execution.

Since her childhood, Smriti had a creative vision of taking her design heritage forward, choosing fine arts in her 12th. Her journey towards the architectural destiny started at TVB School of Habitat Studies where she learnt the intricacies of the built world.

She started off her career in Citadel India, offering online design research and solutions back in the 2000s. With the passion of design thriving in her, she was soon to realize her reduced knack for a desk job.

She started working for her father at sites, gaining the opportunity to travel around the world, grasping knowledge and ideas beyond books and materials in India. With her eyes set on making Indian architectural prowess, in 2001 she started her architectural firm naming it DesignEx - an amalgamation of design and execution.

Today DesignEx primarily works in the F&B sector with more than 25 restaurant chains as their clientele. Some of her celebrated projects include Home Delhi for PVR Director’s Cut, Anidra, Punjab Grill, Mistral, L’Opera and SETZ. Being a veteran in the industry has not stopped her from pursuing personal life passions. She is a motorsport enthusiast with Podium positions in National level TSD rallies and more than a semi-pro singer.