08/03/2022
Meet the Co- Founders of
Scott Frankum & Nilesh Yadav
Scott Frankum founded the Jaipur Crafts Festival as a platform for the business and culture of crafts. Mr. Frankum is a technology developer, creative director, digital strategist and SEO with wanderlust and an MBA. He is a trusted advisory and technology partner to MSMEs around the world. His passion project is www.Greige.co
Nilesh is an Urban Planner who pioneered the first GIS-based knowledge base for Thengaithittu Mangroves, PondyCAN! & Government of Puducherry. He took the road less travelled as Campaign Coordinator of a cloth pad unit, Eco Femme in Auroville. Although, he’s known for crafting Local Area Plan for Ward 74, Walled City of Jaipur. Implemented 2018, Jaipur Municipal Corporation. Today, he is the ESG Manager of www.Greige.co and co-creates the company's Craft Differentiation Strategy. Nilesh cofounded the Jaipur Crafts Festival for mainstreaming heritage connections to circularity.
We are extremely excited to host our first ever crafts festival. At Jaipur Modern, we believe in celebrating the modern Indian craftsman. Recognizing the changes in society and relationships, we exist as a homage to their craft, honoring those working at the highest level of excellence by facilitating design innovation and social improvement. And through this festival, we want to serve as a platform for designers that showcase the skill of India’s artisans and put it on the global map. We are looking forward to the festival and would like to thank Tata Trusts, Greige and Olkaan Nishtah to come join hands with us for this collaboration.