Just how creative can you get with wood? In the first of this new three part series we meet a master furniture maker in Mumbai giving new life to old timbers, letting the wood speak again. It’s our first stop on a South Asian tour with host Anthony Burke, revisiting some of his favourite conversations from filming Culture By Design across the region.
Guest: Siddharth Sirohi, BARO studio Mumbai
With special thanks to the team at Culture By Design (ABC International). From Indonesia to India, and Sri Lanka to Vietnam, Anthony meets with the ceramicists, street artists, fashion designers, architects, furniture makers and weavers who are pushing the boundaries in developing sustainable, innovative, and ethical design, and tackling global challenges like climate change, resource scarcity and social inequality.
Culture by Design Series 1 platforms India and Indonesia’s leading creatives and is available to watch on ABC iview.
Season 2 is coming in May 2026, with a focus on Vietnamese and Sri Lankan design.