Self-titled “accidental designer” Nazzy Beglari grew up surrounded by her grandmother’s collection of ikat and suzani textiles, so felt an emotional connection when she came across them on her first visit to Uzbekistan. On her return home,  she used these fabrics to fashion dresses and kaftans for herself, which soon led to art mavens queueing up for her one-of-a-kind creations. Describing herself as a “free soul”, Beglari travels far and wide on her textile hunt, visiting every corner of India, Japan, Cambodia and Thailand to shape her multidimensional approach to life. She works alongside leaders in the field – such as a family-run double ikat weaver in India dating back to the 11th century and a UNESCO master weaver in central Asia – to realise her energetic vision, one that is coloured not by a rule book, but a form of self-expression with culture and consciousness at its core.