About SCALE

Aishwarya Kulkarni

Senior Editor

Aishwarya Kulkarni is an Architect and Urban Designer who channels her passion for urban analysis and architectural aesthetics into compelling writing. With experience working at the grassroots level in India, she now strives to shed light on rural and urban infrastructural challenges through research and writing. She believes in the power of communication and explores it through architectural journalism to demystify the intricacies of the built environment, making it accessible to all.

Arya Nair

Contributor

Arya Nair is an architect, interior designer and writer from Kerala, currently based in the UAE. With a background in architecture and a natural instinct for storytelling, she is drawn to the people, processes and ideas behind the spaces we inhabit. As a Special Correspondent at Scale Magazine, she writes about architecture, design and creative practice through thoughtful conversations and narratives. Outside work, she is usually watching films, filming, petting every animal she meets or finding her way back to the mountains.

Amrita Shah

Contributor

A non-practicing architect, art lover, yoga enthusiast, animal communicator and energy worker. She holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in The Aesthetics of Indian Art and has written about architecture, design, art and travel for two decades. She is currently authoring a cookbook focussing on healthy baked goodies. Amrita lives in Pune with her family of 2 and 4-legged creatures.

Amiya Hisham

Contributor

Amiya Hisham is an architect with interests in language and culture. She likes to read changes in the design world against its socio-cultural, political and ecological drivers. She prefer strong tea over coffee but will try anything from comics to Camus.

Deepa Gopal

Contributor

A visual artist and a creative writer, Deepa Gopal is based in Dubai. Winner of the Honourable Mention Award for painting from the Kerala Lalithakala Akademi and author of the blog, Hues n Shades, her works are often “mindscapes” – an introspection into the emotional and the psychological. She likes to engage with dreams, myths, and visions. In over a decade of her art career, she has conceptualised and curated three exhibitions and participated in several others. “I art, I write, therefore I am,” is her motto.

Juan is an independent curator and editor based in Milan.

Shijin

Website Design, Development & SEO Management

Shijin is an SEO expert and backend developer at ScaleMagOnline, seamlessly integrating his skills in both domains to deliver impactful digital solutions. Proficient in PHP, Laravel, React Native, and Python, he offers a diverse skill set. Whether he’s enhancing website performance for search engines or architecting resilient backend systems, he excels in tackling the complexities of contemporary web development.

Malavika

Social Media and Branding

Every brand has a story, and Malavika helps you tell it. She is a brand identity designer who helps businesses find their story and bring it to life visually. With a background in Communication Design, she builds distinct visual systems that transform what a brand stands for into designs people remember. Malavika turns core ideas into clear, memorable visual identities that connect with audiences and makes a lasting impression.

Zaheer Mohammed

Social Media and Branding

An Architect with hands-on practice in Bangalore and Kerala, Zaheer Mohammed works at the intersection of architecture, interior design, photography, and post-production. What began as a foundation in spatial design naturally evolved into a dedicated career in capturing built spaces, allowing him to document projects from a uniquely dual perspective. Driven by an eye for precise framing, natural light, and authentic spatial flow, Zaheer crafts immersive visual stories that articulate the subtle dialogue between architectural form, interior detail, and the human experience.