Di Kala Topi

Scotland has been arguing about chicken tikka masala for twenty years. Kala Topi stops arguing and starts cooking.

For second and third generation Scottish Asians, this tension between heritages isn't a problem to solve — it's the texture of daily life. Kala Topi is designed for the professional who orders a dram and a karahi without having to explain either. For the Barclays Christmas party where everyone, regardless of background, finds something that feels like home.

The brief was self-directed. The subject is personal. The design challenge was to make something that honours both heritages without diminishing either — and to do it with enough sophistication that it reads as fine dining, not novelty.