In this exclusive interview, Moroccan-born creative director and architect Amine Amharech discusses how studying under Thom Mayne and collaborating with Zaha Hadid shaped his radical approach to space. From staging grand operas to curating collectible design in Dubai, Amharech opens up about his uncompromising artistic vision, the strategic edge of martial arts, and creating immersive global atmospheres.
From seven-star cruise kitchens to global television and restaurant innovation, Vicky Ratnani has built a career at the intersection of creativity, discipline, and scale. In this candid conversation with The Capitalyst, he reflects on life at sea, the evolution of Indian dining, sustainability, street food wisdom, and the future of food in a rapidly changing world.
Yasmine Berrada launched Loft Art Gallery from Casablanca in 2009, translating her finance background into a long-term vision for collecting and curation. The gallery champions Moroccan and African artists—bridging local practice with global institutions, fairs and publications—while balancing risk, instinct and deep commitment to research, preservation and international dialogue.
Vikas Swarup — diplomat, novelist, and the mind behind Q&A — has always been drawn to ordinary people carrying extraordinary stories. In this wide-ranging conversation, he reflects on writing Slumdog Millionaire’s source novel in two and a half months, navigating the film’s Oscar glory and its controversies, and what retirement has finally given him: time to write.
Vikram Goyal’s path into design was a layering of disciplines — engineering, development economics and finance — each sharpening the thinking he would eventually bring to India’s ancient craft traditions. When he encountered master artisan Ramesh and began working with brass, he arrived not with the singular lens of a designer, but with a willingness to question inherited assumptions about scale, material, and what craft could truly become.
Psychotherapist and artist Johan Deckmann sources vintage books from second-hand shops, their worn covers bearing traces of past lives—scratches, fades, abandonments. He interrupts this history with hand-painted titles in 1950s-inspired typography, pursuing dogmatic minimalism. In a flashy digital era, his work strips language bare, forging undeniable physical presence that echoes internal fragments and contradictions.