RITESH KUMAR

Ritesh Kumar sharpened his design skills and trained in Italy before moving back to India. He started his own label in 2009. The dialogue between international aesthetic and experimental use of Indian crafts is the core of his design sensibility. Artisanal techniques are reinterpreted to create an innovative brand which synthesizes primordial and progressive. Lines are marked by a strong sartorial foundation and an inherent sense of eclecticism. Informed by post-modernism, Ritesh Kumar identifies with a global audience which values the intricate beauty of the handmade and unconventional use of traditional craftsmanship. Each product conveys emotions of freedom, equilibrium of opposites, obsession with details & thoughts.
The brand retails from showrooms/boutiques in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Canada and Sri Lanka.
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Semi-finalist, India Vogue Fashion Fund (July 2013)
Young Designer Award by Grazia India (April 2013)
Nomination for the International Woolmark Prize (India region, 2012)
Selected to represent India at the Japan Fashion Week (Tokyo, 2010)
Finalist at World of Wearable Art (New Zealand, 2010 and 2011)
Hottest label of the year by Elle India (June 2010)