Curates India Past Forward at Stockholm's Millesgarden Museum. Through a visual conversation between objects from India's future and past, the exhibit explores the history of design thinking, material and craftsmanship in India

Is invited to take over the lobby design of a swish Nordic Hotel. She creates a live, participatory seating arrangement using the Damroo series. The flexibility encourages hotel guests to move the furniture according to their need.

Designs Outpost, an exhibition in a 3000 m2 defunct arsenal at Venice Biennale - Using black to eliminate light, the space mirrors mining conditions and puts the light on the political work of Samar Singh Jodha,

Presents Sense & Sensuality at New Delhi and Mumbai. The show interrogates contemporary beliefs on sexuality and is a visual exploration inspired by various ancient texts

Designs the title sequence for The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a film by Mirabai Films and Cine Mosaic, New York. The design deploys the use of pixel-sized portraits to form larger graphics of maps and symbols - expressing a collision of the personal and the political

Shows for the first time at Wallpaper* Handmade at Salone del Mobile, Milan. The Peacock Vanity Mirror is a collaborative creation with Argentinean artist Leandro Castelao SEE VIDEO

Showcases Vita Urbana, a video installation on a line of furniture inspired by the Indian way of life and imagined for urban living, at Salone del Mobile

Launches Design Temple Colaba as a much-needed playground for contemporary Indian design. Over a 6 year run, this experential space hosts talks, salons, spearheads multiple creative collaborations and houses a small section of cool collectibles from Design Temple

Conceives Animania, an ambitious venture that combines curatorial skills with retail strategy. The show brings together artists from Argentina, Tokyo, Sweden, United States and India to reinterpret animals from Indian mythology with the aim of creating empathy. The exhibit and products raise significant contributions for Wildlife SOS, an NGO for animal welfare. And also include workshops for underprivileged children in New Delhi and Mumbai

Celebrates 10 years of design with DecadeIn Design, a retrospective show displaying projects, process, and philosophy of Design Temple. Taking on a wider perspective, the show also discusses the role and power of this visual medium in everyday life

Receives patents in US and Europe for the Vita Urbana range of furniture that is later showcased as a video installation at Salone del Mobile, Milan

Is commissioned by V&A Museum, London to curate an exhibit on contemporary India. Capturing the zeitgeist of the new millennium, Divya conceives India Now, an exhibit that explores the ‘soft powers’ of India

Gets selected by Fox Searchlight, New York to design the film titles for Mira Nair’s Namesake. The film is released in 36 countries and registers box office collections worth 20 billion worldwide

Launches a witty and whimsical product line rooted in the -isms of India at a time when such a concept is unheard of design retail - and receives international accolades for this collection

Is entrusted to design the first face of Vogue India, upon the magazine’s launch. A stylised artwork - reminiscent of Vogue’s iconic illustrations from the 1930s - is created, incorporating this fashion bible’s long-established legacy into a distinctly Indian present

Curates her very first exhibit, India Indigenous, which is showcased at Loggia del Mercanti, an ancient marketplace in Milan. The show celebrates the works of ‘accidental artists’ bringing to fore homegrown inventions in the fields of Product, Graphics and Fashion

Partners with the Indo-Italian Chamber of Commerce for 4 consecutive years to build a cultural identity for projects such as La vie dell Oriente and Festa Italiana, which are meant to enhance Italian perception of business Asia

Designs the Taj Centenary Calendar that becomes one of the many pinnacles marking her longstanding relation with India’s oldest luxury chain of hotels

Acquires an envious list of clients from the field of fashion, lifestyle and fine dining – a line-up that remains loyal for
decades to come

Establishes Design Temple, a multi-disciplinary design practice in response to the post liberalization environment of India and the Internet Age. The studio garners award-winning projects in Identity and Publication Design, Motion Graphics, and Spatial Design

Begins her career as an advertising flunky and goes on to work for several leading beauty, luxury and lifestyle brands as an Art and Design Director