The Team
Karan Bakshi
Co-Founder
Karan Bakshi discovered his love for woodworking early on, tinkering on furniture with his father, as a kid. After completing his Masters in Engineering in 2009, he followed his heart and set up a workshop, learning woodworking techniques. Over a decade of designing and developing products, from upcycling, industrial, eclectic, he found his niche in contemporary design. It is his aesthetic of simplicity and clean lines that defines the design at Lap and Dado. Karan can almost always be found in our workshop, working with our carpenters on a new design or admiring the gains on a new batch of wood.
Smriti Verma
Co-Founder
Smriti’s passion for art and interiors led her to co-found Lap and Dado. With an MBA and a corporate career spanning over a decade, where she led high impact social and sustainability projects before finding her current calling, she balances design with execution.
In addition to managing the marketing and project management functions at Lap and Dado, she uses her training in pottery to design the ceramic line of tableware and home accessories.