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One piece reviewed each week. Editorial pickup, curator’s note, printed in the Annual. Free tier gets one submission a month — Pro members get unlimited, plus priority review and a curator’s line of feedback whether you win or not.
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Mon · 23:59
Submissions close. Shortlist Tuesday morning. Winner named Tuesday 11 AM IST.
Sooonar Annual
About the book →Edition 01 · 2026
In production.
A bound, printed yearbook.
Every Designer of the Week, every shortlisted piece, every Journal essay — collected into a single hardcover volume each January. ₹2,400 + shipping. Founders and Studio members get a copy at no charge.
- 52 designers · ~280 pieces · 320 pages
- Hardcover, smyth-sewn, printed in Bangalore
- Pre-order opens November · ships January 2027
Sooonar Days
All events →Designers, in the same room.
Twice a year — Mumbai in February, Jaipur in October — Sooonar Days brings 80 designers, six curators, two collectors, and one printed Annual into a single weekend. Talks, dinners, the kind of conversation you can’t have on a feed.
Sooonar Days
Mumbai
Feb 21–22, 2027
Inaugural · Annual launch + 12 talks
Sooonar Days
Jaipur
Oct 03–04, 2027
Atelier crawl + Designer of the Year reveal
Sooonar Academy
Browse courses →The makers, teaching the work.
Workshops with practising designers and bench craftspeople. Filmed at their actual benches, with their actual tools. Pro and Studio members get 30% off every course.
- Kundan, from the bench →
- Lost-wax casting at scale →
- Pricing a one-of-one →
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The week’s recognized designer, five pieces worth seeing, and one Journal note. No filler, no algorithm, no “trending”.