Former industrial designer turned artist Vaishnavi Walvekar runs Vāhe Ensemble, an atelier that reinterprets indigenous Indian crafts into sculptural and functional art. The practice began with Kashmiri papier-mâché, taught first-hand by makers in Kashmir. Subsequent Vāhe Ensemble collections have focused on diverse Indian craft traditions, from welded brass sheets to manjarpat, an unbleached industrial cotton woven in Maharashtra, the Indian state Vaishnavi comes from. The atelier debuted its first collection at SaloneSatellite in 2022, the section of Salone del Mobile in Milan reserved for emerging designers.