Aashna Khosla was just an eager designer with a degree in Fashion Merchandising from the Fashion Institute of Technology, New York when she returned to India with the hope of offering a unique perspective to the otherwise mundane world of dining. “While interning as a product designer in the family business, I began designing and developing my own collections. Every time I would pick up a pencil, I would always find myself starting with sketching a spoon. That’s when I knew I had a connection with cutlery, and that’s how XAKA came into being in September 2018,” she says.

At 29, her craze for cutlery is what drove the designer towards exploring undiscovered territories of tableware. Her strong belief in the dainty and dignified aesthetic of her brand, however, is what pushes Aashna to consistently innovate. “I’ve wanted to change the way luxury dining and entertaining is perceived, simply because I absolutely love doing both! It intrigues me why there is so much focus on fancy food, but hardly any on what one uses to eat it. XAKA aims to change this perception. I work towards freeing cutlery from its currently plain and clichéd form,” she adds.

With the evolution of design through each collection, Aashna strives to enter and make a space for herself in what is arguably, the epicenter of a home—the dining table (with cutlery prices at `5000 – `18000). For her, designing luxury products is not solely about making magnificent creations, but also paying equal importance to the functionality of its design and the needs of the people, who invest in a luxury experience, like this one.