Malika Verma

Bio

Malika Verma is a brand strategist and craft advocate whose work is centered on future narratives within craft and design. She is the founder of Border&Fall, an agency and culture lab focused on shifting perceptions of the handmade, with expertise in “Made in India.” Her work explores the intersections of labor, authorship, and aesthetics in craft traditions, with a focus on the karigar as a central figure in shaping India’s design future.

She is a contributing editor for Architectural Digest India, and spoken at festivals including Jaipur Literature Festival and Bhutan’s Mountain Echoes. She created The Sari Series: An Anthology of Drape, a critically acclaimed public resource exhibited at the MoMA (NY), Design Museum (London) and shortlisted for Beazley Designs of the Year. Malika serves on the Advisory Board of Kalhath Institute and League of Artisans, and was part of MoMA’s Advisory council for Items: Is Fashion Modern?