ARCHV
A creative collective documented through a digital archive.
ARCHV is a collective that learns by making. Founded by Sneha Desai, Varun Mehta, Nayan Mote, and myself, the team runs self-initiated projects spanning art, architecture, design, engineering, and fabrication, always with the community pulled in rather than kept at a distance.
Because we each come from different corners of design, the work stays collaborative and selfless; nobody owns a project alone. Everything we make, and the thinking behind it, is documented in an online archive, left open as a resource for anyone who wants to build the same way.
Media & Press
Features, write-ups, and collaborative participation across design platforms like Platform Magazine, Design Yatra, Papercult, Mash India, The Curator, and Carpe Arte.
Chronology of Initiatives
2018 — Initial Ideas & Studies
• 2018 / MAY — BSE Juhu Idea
• 2018 / OCT — DEVSYS Study
• 2018 / NOV — Celebrate Bandra Installation (RFLCT)
2019 — Collective Foundation & Public Works
• 2019 / JUL — ARCHV Collective Formed
• 2019 / AUG — Website Online
• 2019 / OCT — Sunday Service: VNDLS + Innitiative.life
• 2019 / NOV — Traces and Territory Installation (Dhal Ni Pol)
2020 — Research, Open Libraries & Exhibitions
• 2019 / DEC — Sunday Service: Animal Centric Design Research
• 2020 / JAN — T4D Research
• 2020 / MAR — COVID Lockdown Online Awareness Campaign
• 2020 / APR — Open Call: OSL (Open Source Design Library)
• 2020 / APR — SCARPIN’ Architecture Graphic Design Poster Project
• 2020 / MAY — OSL Design Meetings
• 2020 / JUN — OSL Product Feature Part 01
• 2020 / JUL — VIRTUAL GODS Exhibition Campaigning
• 2020 / AUG — VIRTUAL GODS LIVE virtual group art exhibition and online meet-up
• 2020 / NOV — Open Call: OSL Phase 2