Based in New York, Lahar Pasad is a global design leader with over 20 years of expertise in building brands.
Collaborating with clients in home and fashion, Lahar oversees everything from design and product development to storytelling and sustainability. After working with brands like Eileen Fisher and West Elm, she began her own business in 2018. She regularly consults with retailers, e-commerce companies, wholesalers and interior designers to drive innovation in materials and manufacturing. Her network of manufacturers extends from the U.S. to China, India, Portugal, Turkey, Pakistan and beyond.
Inspired by modern art, architecture and fashion, Lahar lives and works in New York City and travels around the world to meet with clients and collaborators. Recent projects have included work for sustainable home companies, rug makers, independent fashion brands and interior designers.
Born in Mumbai, India, Lahar was raised in a creative family of artists and designers. After receiving multiple awards for textile and apparel design at Bombay University, she worked for fashion designer Hemant Trivedi. Charged with creating one-of-a-kind pieces, she traveled across India to work with silk makers, weavers, dyers, embroiderers and block printers.
Through preservation of craft and innovation in design, her initiatives helped to create sustainable business models for communities in India, Peru, Guatemala, Antigua, Burkina Faso and beyond.
In the late 90s, Lahar traveled to New York to study at FIT, working for Eileen Fisher after graduation. In 2002, she joined West Elm as their Design Director. She oversaw concepts, color and textiles — all while transitioning the brand to organic, third-party certified products and sustainable practices. Lahar developed long-term partnerships with artisans, collaborating with them to create modern, marketable designs using traditional techniques. Many of her collections have remained top sellers for years.
Nurturing networks she’s built for the past 20 years, Lahar brings a full scope of services to her clients, providing a complete product development package from design to sourcing, manufacturing, marketing and more.