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“We met in Bengaluru last year through a mutual friend. You could call it love at first sight,”  says product buyer Malini Malik of her first encounter with Spandana Gopal, founder of design studio Tiipoi. Within 10 minutes, the pair had bonded over their love of minimalist interiors and functional design, and the idea to start a business together was born. Four…