Home Of Chirmi | Behind The Design | Talk 05

In this conversation, Siddhant shares the journey of building Home of Chirmi, a design house shaped by craftsmanship, material honesty, and a deep respect for the maker's hand. From growing up around a design ecosystem to finding his own language through product and furniture design, he reflects on ownership, influence, mentors, and the process of building something that feels distinctly his own. We talk about design and user experience, materials and making, designers and craftsmen, the influence of Jaipur, building a brand from the ground up, inheritance, external validation, and the changing landscape of design with new tools and AI. If you're interested in design, entrepreneurship, product thinking, craftsmanship, or the process of figuring out your own way of building, I hope you find something to take away from this conversation. 00:00 Intro 00:33 How Siddhant Sees Design: User Experience Comes First 03:54 Do People Understand Design, or Do They Understand Beauty? 04:42 Golden Ratios, Fibonacci Curves, and Design Hacks 06:21 Emotion vs. Practicality in the Spaces We Create 08:44 Design Without Compromise: Profit, Constraints, and Design Practice 09:34 Failures in Design and the Narratives Designers Create 11:25 The Birth of Home of Chirmi 15:04 Design School and Design Practice 16:06 Designers and Craftsmen: Who Owns the Process? 17:50 Jaipur, Growing Up Around Design, and the Influence of a Mentor 22:10 Recognition, External Validation, and Self-Induced Pressure 24:12 Growing Up Around Design and Product Design Ownership 25:47 Inheritance, Identity, and Making Something of Your Own 27:57 Home of Chirmi: The Ideology Behind It 30:17 The First Steps: The Story Behind Home of Chirmi 32:27 The Future: Figuring Things Out Along the Way 33:41 A Younger Siddhant: Beliefs 34:43 Young Designers Today: Laziness, AI, and Having Too Many Tools 38:19 Being Personal and Honest With Yourself and Your Work Subscribe for more conversations with the people behind the work. https://www.instagram.com/behindthede...