After a seven-year hiatus, India returned to the Venice Biennale with a pavilion that celebrated the country’s extraordinary wealth of artisanal intelligence; an homage to traditions where the handcrafted execution still rivals the extent of the imagination.

Hosted by Yana Peel, president of arts, culture, and heritage at Chanel, the dinner honored the 2026 Chanel Next Prize laureates: ten young artists boldly redrawing the boundaries of their disciplines, each accompanied by a rather persuasive €100,000 vote of confidence.