Indu Varanasi

Indu Varanasi is an award-winning architect and designer. Born and brought up in India, Indu discovered her ability to fuse aesthetic design with function at an early age. She graduated from the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad, followed by a Master’s Degree in Design and Architecture from New Delhi’s School of Planning and Architecture, India. Since moving to Dubai in 1994, Indu has had the opportunity to work with International design practices which shaped her design philosophy and in 2004, i r design studio was formed.

i r design has since been involved with numerous interior architecture projects. Several of these have received recognition and won awards. The firm has also won design competitions for retail, corporate and public sector projects. Notable amongst these are the Time Square Mall and Amity University Dubai.

Indu has been invited to design projects in countries, such as India, Oman, Tanzania and Sudan, and has been listed among the Top 50 Most Influential Designers in the region.