The role
Chalk Studio is a full service interior design and design-build studio working pan-India across residential, commercial, retail and hospitality projects. We are building a dedicated research and sourcing function so that every project carries something that cannot be found in a catalogue.
This is a research led role, not a drafting role. You will be the studio's eye for the exceptional: the karigar in Jodhpur doing inlay that nobody has documented, the ceramicist whose glaze work belongs in a hospitality lobby, the block print archive that can become a bespoke wall treatment.

You will find these makers, understand the craft well enough to brief them, and turn that into design elements our teams can specify with confidence.

What you will do
Discover
Map artisans, ateliers, galleries and specialist manufacturers across India and select international markets
Travel to craft clusters and production units to assess technique, quality and capacity first hand
Track collectible design, art and antiques relevant to our project typologies




Attend and report back from design fairs and craft events
Source
Secure signature pieces, artworks, carvings and surface treatments for live projects
Commission bespoke work end to end: write the brief, guide the maker, review samples, approve production
Onboard current vendors, negotiate terms and manage the pipeline through to site delivery
Document
Build and own the studio's material and craft library, physical samples plus a searchable digital archive
Record technique, provenance, application, cost bands, MOQs and lead times against every source
Produce curated material stories that project and business development teams can use directly
Apply
Work with design leads from concept stage to bring research led options into the scheme
Advise on technique feasibility, detailing and installation for craft based elements
Build a bank of proprietary elements that become recognisably Chalk Studio

What we are looking for
2 to 4 years in mat

📌 Design Researcher (Gurugram)
🏢 Chalk Studio
📍 Gurugram