Manan Design

Manan Design is tucked away on the first floor of number 8 in Khan Market. You have to walk up a narrow set of stairs to get to us. It’s a small space, but we’ve made it work. There are a couple of big tables where we spread out our drawings and fabric samples. The windows look out over the market, so there’s always something to see when we take a break. It gets a bit noisy during the lunch hour because of the restaurants nearby. We don’t have a big staff, just a few of us who like making things. The walls are covered in pinned-up sketches and bits of inspiration we’ve found. We keep a small stove in the corner to make tea and coffee. Khan Market is a good place to be, even if the rent is a bit high for a space this size. We don’t have a receptionist, so when the bell rings, whoever is closest to the door goes to see who it is. Sometimes we get shoppers who wandered up the wrong stairs, but usually, it’s people who know we are here. The floorboards are a little uneven, and the shelves are starting to sag under the weight of all the books we’ve collected. It’s not a polished corporate office. It’s just a place where we sit and work on our designs every day. We usually leave once the sun goes down and the market gets really crowded.