Sunita Kohli

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Sunita Kohli is an Indian interior designer, architectural restorer, and furniture manufacturer with no formal training in design. [22]K2India She has restored, styled, and designed various properties such as luxurious hotels, prestigious buildings, palaces, and forts in different parts of the world including Bhutan, Pakistan, Egypt, Sri Lanka, and India.Sunita was born into a family that has its roots in Lahore; however, the family moved to Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh after the Partition of India. [23]Forbes.Her father, Indar Prakash, belonged to a Rajput family, and her mother, Chand Sur, belonged to the minority group of Hindu Balochi from Quetta. [24]Forbes.Sunita Kohli grew up in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. [25]Royal Over-Seas League.As a child, Sunita would often accompany her father, Indar Prakash, at various sales and auctions. Soon, she grew her interest in designs after she was fascinated with the collections of Osler chandeliers and Writ and Butler lamps. [26]The Economic Times.In an interview, Sunita Kohli revealed that after her marriage in 1971 to one of India’s most successful equity investors, Ramesh Kohli, she started visiting ‘kabadi’ shops (scrap dealer’s shops) in Lucknow, Rajasthan, Dehra Dun, and Mussoorie with her husband, where antiquities such as the early 19th century lights and Edwardian furniture could be found. [27]Forbes Looking at those antiquities, Sunita decided to become an antiquarian. [28]Forbes.According to Sunita Kohli, she learned manufacturing skills from a master craftsman in Lucknow and decided to sell Davenport desks and Regency wine tables. Soon, she started receiving requests for redecoration works from clients. In an interview, Sunita Kohli talked about this and said, When clients commissioned me to restore furniture, they also asked for advice about how to redecorate their homes. Interior design as a profession actually came to India only in the 1970s.” [29]Forbes.Sunita Kohli set the foundation of an interior design firm in New Delhi named ‘Sunita Kohli Interior Designs’ in 1971. [30]K2India.In 1972, she established ‘Sunita Kohli and Company,’ a contemporary-classic furniture manufacturing company. [31]K2India.As she was climbing the stairs of success, Sunita Kohli received the opportunity to help restore the works of many prominent architects including Sir Edwin Lutyens, Sir Herbert Baker, and Sir Robert Tor Russell. [32]Forbes.