From Rude Olives To Luxury Wedding Invites, Chaittali V Patel Continues to Explore Through Affogato Design

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July 13, 2026

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Chaittali V Patel’s Affogato Design is a branding and packaging design agency in Mumbai with a specialty in luxurious and layered packaging experiences.
Patel embraces exploration and experimentation through design challenges to hone her craft and develop an eclectic design portfolio.

What’s not to love about affogato— espresso over ice cream? Say less!

In essence, affogato represents an unexpected fusion of two distinctly different foods in flavor, temperature, and texture, yet therein lies the magic. This is precisely the ethos at the heart of the Mumbai-based branding and packaging agency Affogato Design, helmed by founder and creative director Chaittali V Patel.

Charlotte Beach

Charlotte Beach is a New England expat with a cat named Joan Cusack. She’s a former professional soccer player turned writer, sign painter, and vintage clothing connoisseur now living in Los Angeles. She studied writing and visual arts at Brown University, and is currently finishing up the legendary Sign Graphics course at Los Angeles Trade Tech College. The daughter of two newspaper reporters, Charlotte has a penchant for retro handcrafts and snappy sentences.