‘Designer Of The Year’ Gaurav Gupta on the Digital Cover of GQ India’s Aqua Issue: Water, the essence of life, the bright blue colour, one of the most pressing issues facing our world right now. For 15 years, Lexus Ecopolitan: Designer of the Year Gaurav Gupta has brought the country up to his level of fantastical fashion by injecting traditional wear with progressive elements – from gothic feathers and frays to architectural shapes. He’s a creative outlier, and an environmental champion.