In this episode, Lalitha Alwan and Tejaswini Sood give examples on how they try to tackle justice through narrative devices in their positions within the global fashion industry and cocreating with Indian craft makers respectively.

Lalitha looks into how design can support the transformation of Indian craft ecosystems by enabling more equitable, future-oriented forms of collaboration and governance. While India’s craft systems are culturally rich, they are structurally fragile, shaped by fragmented stakeholder relationships, power imbalances, and limited opportunities for artisans to participate in decision-making or long-term futures thinking.

Tejaswini, passionate about forecasting and fashion research that moves beyond aesthetics — discusses how she tries to challenge industry norms through imaginative workshops and exercises that ...