THE PEOPLE
SONAM KHETAN
Founder & Creative Director
Sonam Khetan was born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, and grew up in Bangalore, in the South of India. She started her life as a textile designer, working at Himatsingka Seide, working for American and European luxury home furnishing brands.
Her creativity was further nurtured by her experience of living in Paris for five years. She became acquainted with European art, lifestyle, and culture. While in Paris, Sonam worked in the print and embroidery department at Balmain’s. She also did stints at up and coming brands like Ludovic de Saint-Sernin and Coralie Marabelle.
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN STEHLI
Managing Director
After graduating from the Paris University Law School and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism in New York, Jean-Sébastien worked as a reporter and an editor for French magazines. Until 2000, based in California, he was reporting on American culture and politics for European media. In 2007, he became managing director of Andrée Putman’s studio, one of the world’s most prestigious design and interior architecture firms. In 2009, he joined Madame Figaro, France’s largest women’s weekly magazine, as associate managing editor before joining Sonam Khetan in 2022.