{"id":750,"date":"2025-06-16T05:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/?p=750"},"modified":"2025-06-16T05:47:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:47:11","slug":"cdc-x-the-wardrobe-crisis-podcast-with-designer-ritwik-khanna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/cdc-x-the-wardrobe-crisis-podcast-with-designer-ritwik-khanna\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC x The Wardrobe Crisis Podcast with Designer Ritwik Khanna"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ep 238 From Vintage Seller to Artisanal Manufacturer: Is Ritwik Khanna India&#8217;s Most Promising New Designer?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">R|ElanTM Circular Design Challenge in partnership with the United Nations in India brings you a circular fashion mini-series with the chart-topping podcast, The Wardrobe Crisis, featuring an insightful conversation with Ritwik Khanna of Rkive City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6.png 675w, https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/6-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">THE WARDROBE CRISIS is a sustainable fashion platform that stands for a fairer, greener, cleaner fashion future that respects people and planet and recognises the power of dialogue, listening and learning. The chart-topping podcast launched in July 2017 is now in its 11th series. Each week, host Clare Press interviews designers, change-makers, academics, creatives and fashion insiders about fashion, ethics, social justice and environmental sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7.png 675w, https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/7-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>In this episode, Ritwik talks about his his process and the Winner\u2019s showcase at\u00a0 R|Elan\u2122 Circular Design Challenge at Lakme Fashion Week, but also dignified work, what people don&#8217;t realise about the second-hand and waste textile supply chain in India, and ultimately &#8211; what makes a good life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8.png 675w, https:\/\/circulardesignchallenge.net\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/8-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cI believe India is going to play a huge part in the neo-clean manufacturing wave of fashion.<\/em> <em>India has always predominantly been a manufacturing country, but I think post-COVID, people have become more well informed about what they consume and how.<\/em> <em>I also think we&#8217;re at a headspace when we&#8217;re learning from the past and then looking to the future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This episode plays now on your favourite podcast app. Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/thewardrobecrisis.com\/podcast\/ep-238-ritwik-khanna-indias-most-promising-new-designer\">https:\/\/thewardrobecrisis.com\/podcast\/ep-238-ritwik-khanna-indias-most-promising-new-designer<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ep 238 From Vintage Seller to Artisanal Manufacturer: Is Ritwik Khanna India&#8217;s Most Promising New Designer? 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