Rajeev Sethi | |
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| Born | (1949-05-24)24 May 1949 (age 76) |
| Occupations | scenographer, interior designer, art curator |
| Website | www |
Rajeev Sethi (born 24 May 1949) is a noted Indiandesigner,scenographer andart curator.[1]
In 1986, he was awarded thePadma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian award, givenGovernment of India.[2]
Sethi was born inDelhi to freedom fighter parents. His mother, Krishna Sethi was a member of Delhi's first Legislative Assembly and his father Kishorilal Sethi was a businessman and a poet. He also had four elder sisters.[3] He went toModern School, New Delhi and studied history atSt. Stephen's College, Delhi.[3]
Sethi spent his formative years inParis, where he first went to study graphic art on a scholarship. Thereafter he trained under painter and printmakerStanley William Hayter at his studio,Atelier 17. He was mentored by American designersRay andCharles Eames. Finally he got a chance to work at studio of French designer,Pierre Cardin. Meanwhile, in 1960, he designed Delhi's firstdiscotheque,Cellar at Regal Building, Connaught Place.[3]
He is curator and founder-chairman of the Asian Heritage Foundation.[4] He designed the Jaya He GVK New Museum at the brand newT2 terminal in Mumbai.[5][6]
He is also part ofINTACH constituted the first Governing Council.
TheJaya He Museum is spread over three km, an area covering 80,000 sq ft on walls at the Mumbai T2 terminal. The Jaya He GVK New Museum is the metaphorical centerpiece of the majestic new airport terminal.