Priya Khanchandani is a curator, writer and broadcaster specialising in contemporary design, fashion and architecture, with a particular interest in narratives of belonging and embodiment. She curated The Offbeat Sari at London's Design Museum, where she was formerly Head of Curatorial, and edited its accompanying book, published by Thames & Hudson. Previously the first woman to be Editor-in-Chief of Icon, she has curated exhibitions on contemporary design at museums and biennials internationally, and her writing has appeared in the international press and in books and anthologies.

She is a regular cultural commentator in the national media, including BBC Radio 4's Front Row and BBC Two's Newsnight, and was a guest judge on the India special of the BBC’s The Great British Sewing Bee. Educated at the Royal College of Art and the University of Cambridge, she lectures at art schools in London, where she lives, and has served as a trustee of non-profit arts organisations for sixteen years, most recently the Hepworth Wakefield.

Portrait, Priya Khanchandani

Image Credit:  Photo by Jenny Lewis (2026)