Ar. Abhay Wadhwa found his calling in lighting design, while studying architecture at the Sir JJ College of Architecture in Mumbai, India. He then moved to the USA, to pursue a graduate program in Architecture, followed by a Master’s degree in Lighting from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Eventually he set up AWA Lighting Designers in 2002. Operating out of NYC, AWA handles a gamut of lighting design projects across the world. Working extensively with the world’s leading architecture and design firms in the fields of commercial and mixed use developments, urban planning, transportation, infrastructure, hospitality, and healthcare, Abhay Wadhwa is an internationally acclaimed keynote speaker, educator, and author of numerous advanced light engineering and cultural lighting articles.

Showcasing a restaurant in London done by a Mumbai-based firm Utkarsh Vastukaran, helmed by designer Tushar Joshi. In the UK, given the immense popularity of Indian restaurants, it seems like not just the Indian diaspora, but even the locals have a penchant for experimenting with our spicy culinary delights!