Ahmedabad, 19th February, 2025:Ciceroni, an online multi-designer platform based in Ahmedabad, hosts an on-ground pop-up every year to give the touch and feel format of retail market to rising aspirational clientele who love edgy and artistic styles. To this end, Ciceroni Edit Vol.8, an on-ground pop-up featuring a mix of more than 30 fashion and lifestyle brands for both men and women, will be held at Kanoria Centre for Arts on 21st and 22nd February. Discovery of young talent and Curation being their core expertise, Ciceroni – an online E-commerce platform, promotes unique craft and design-led labels to a global audience seeking individualistic styles.
Ahmedabad will witness the fresh Spring summer collection of emerging designers like Doodlage ( clothing from upcycled factory waste), Raw India ( Block prints in contemporary styles), Red Lotus Stories ( Original artwork in clothing ), Batoki ( totems in contemporary jewellery), Raas Life ( holiday styles for men ), Raga & Co ( Everyday luxury label from Goa), Silai Studio ( everyday linen kurta sets ), Saphed ( luxury linen styles ), RAFU’D ( eclectic Indian street-wear label), Aranya Earthcraft ( paper machie jewellery and home décor), Paulami ( textile jewellery) and many more.
Neha Sheth, Founder & CEO, Ciceroni shares “We curate designers at the intersection of crafts, textile, art and design and present it to the textile and crafts lovers of the city. Every label is carefully chosen based on the design language and medium exploration used. In a world full of options, it is but a task to provide tastefully filtered styles for people. Over last 4+ years of running E-commerce business, we have seen people experimenting more and shopping Hatke styles for every day. We provide upto 6XL sizes thereby making it easy for people of all age and size to shop seamlessly from our online platform. Ciceroni Edits are our way of bringing this online curation on-ground and allowing people to see, touch and shop in a fun atmosphere. Our choice of venue is the representation of the interconnected nature of art and architecture influencing design and fashion curation at Ciceroni.”
As an emerging platform in fashion retail, Ciceroni has always prodded designers and stakeholders to have candid and unfiltered conversations on industry topics. Falguni Patel, Head Strategy & Operations, Ciceroni shares “Candid at Ciceroni was one such initiative that we began in 2018, much before holding small business discussions and Insta Live became the de rigueur of our times. Whether it is addressing the changing patterns of purchase behavior of consumers or understanding what works for small and mid-sized businesses or whether it is learning best practices from industry peers and sharing personal insights over the years, whether it is understanding the role of design intervention in crafts in contemporary times or helping consumers decode their personal style, we are nimble on our toes to deliberate meaningful debates and deliberations. Ciceroni Edit Vol.8 will bring forth electrifying sessions this year by resuming Candid at Ciceroni discussions between designers, retailers, marketers and consumers.”
UNFILTERED – Candid at Ciceroni 2.0 is a re-energized format of panel discussions hosted in association with Rishav Jain, Educator & Founder, Version five point two.
Panel Discussions
1. The Business of Fashion: What Consumers Want
“From Shifting lifestyles to changing ideas of consumption, fashion is more than just clothing – it’s a reflection of who we are”
Panelists – Jaina Lalbhai, Fashion Curator and Founder Style Audit
Janki Patel – Founder Options
Neha Sheth – Founder & CEO Ciceroni
Shirali Shah – Stylist & Shoot Producer
Thought leader – Falguni Patel – Head Strategy & Operations Ciceroni
2. The Future of Craft: Finding a Perfect Balance
“Craft in India is timeless, but for it to thrive, it must evolve. The future is full of opportunity – its upto us to shape what comes next”.
Panelists – Anita Chandramohan – Designer & Founder Madder Much
Shilpa Patel – Chairperson Crafts Council of Gujarat, Proponent of Arts & Culture
Surbhi Sharma – Founder, The Raw India
Rhea Patel – Partner – Still by Tejal & Rhea
Thought Leader – Rishav Jain – Educator & Founder, Version five point two
3. Scaling Small: Navigating Growth for Emerging Designers
“Insights and strategies for small and mid-sized businesses to scale sustainably while retaining their identity”
Panelists – Aashima Gupta, Founder & Creative Head- Silai Studio | Maidaan
Nirjari Shah – Founder & Creator, By Nirjari
Shaishavi Mehta – Founder & Creative Director, RAFU’D
Priyanka Desai – Owner & Founder DE’ANMA
There are a series of workshops hosted in association with Kanoria Centre for Arts for the ones who want to stoke their creative streak.
Workshops:
1. Type & Cyanotype – Led by Krishna Sheth, Visual Practitioner & Calligrapher
2. Stitching Stories – Led by Aashna Bhagwat prasad, Textile Designer & Founder, Enii Living
3. Sodagiri Block Print: Sacred Threads of time – Led by Shakirbhai Banglawala, Master Artisan – Sodagiri Block Print
Key Highlights
- 30+ Designers in Fashion & Lifestyle Space | 20 Designers are coming from across India with focus on textile and crafts of India designed in contemporary styles
- 3 Panel Discussions imploring insights in Fashion, Retail, Crafts and small business scaling.
- 3 Workshops in association with Kanoria Centre for Arts
- 3 Food Stalls powered by Foodaholics
The event opens at 11.30 am and will end at 8 pm || 21stand 22ndFeb
