July Seattle 2025

Simoul Alva has always been a visual thinker, an only child raised in Mumbai by a teacher mother and a father with a background in finance. She found her first creative outlet in drawing. Films and books became early companions, offering her a window into worlds that would later influence her imagination as a designer. But it wasn’t until a senior in high school introduced her to the National Institute of Design (NID) that Simoul saw a future in design. She would go on to be

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Dr. Vasanth Kumar Rai who left us on the third of July, 2025 in Canada. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather and will be remembered for his immense strength, deep kindness, and unwavering love and loyalty to his family, and his larger than life personality.