Office Space

I have been working from home for quite some time now, and I think it's about time to create such an inspiring office space for myself.

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My desk

So modern...

yet traditional. Just published by Skona Hem.

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Private Retreat

Courteney Cox turned this traditional home in Malibu, California, into a modern barn, with a help from Trip Haenisch, an interior designer, and Michael Kovas, an architect.
The main point was to have the ocean visible from as many parts of the house as possible. The sense of openness and airiness carries throughout the whole entire house. Take a look...

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My creations

collective craft.

When I received a mail from Shweta Mohapatra of collective craft, I must admit I was completely blown away by the delicate designs on stone. I believe the products really are 'poetry in stone'.

collective craft is the brainchild of Sibanand Bhol an architect from the SPA ~School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and Shweta Mohapatra an animation film designer from NID, Ahmedabad.

Soapstone Tealight Holder...

collective craft works towards creating environmentally responsible design solutions and engaging traditional handicrafts in contemporary product in Odisha (Orissa).

Shweta and Sibanand work with artisans who have been involved in the age-old traditional stone art form of Odisha where soft soap stone is used for carving figurative forms.

The collaborative currently works towards securing rural livelihoods by generating work opportunities for artisans through interventions and innovation in design and technical processes.

Leaf Series Platters...

Granite Range Bowls...

Leaf Series Coasters...

Pink Series Coasters...

Stone Jewellery...

Their beautiful creations are retailed at~

KAMALA

Gallery 1, Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan,

Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi 110 001.

Ph.: +91 - 11 - 65969600 / 23743321

Shweta blogs at collective crafts

Have a nice Sunday...

in your garden.


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So true ...

Danish Craftmanship

Soren Rose Studio designed a series of rustic furniture. These beautiful pieces (such as the bench presented below) are made by hand from recycled wood. How green and inspiring.

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So True

Shopping for Dining Chairs

I have decided to purchase these classic Eames Eiffel Plastic Side Chairs for my dining area. These plastic chairs are now eco-friendly and have flexible backs, deep seats, and a waterfall seat edge. 

Alternatively, I would buy these Eames Molded Plastic Dowel Leg Chairs.

House Tour

This lovely house in the small town of Charlottenlund belongs to the danish designer and her husband.
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Pillow Inspirations

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Varnam presents 'Stories of Channapatna'

Varnam~ Colours for your home, which is Karthik Vaidyanathan's venture brings to you beautiful lamps from their series called 'Stories of Channapatna'.

Each piece has been designed by Varnam and handcrafted by the artisans of Channapatna.

Channapatna is a rural town on the outskirts of Bangalore which is popular for it's wooden toys best known as Channapatna toys. The work involves lacquering the wood of 'Wrightia tinctoria tree also known as 'Aale mara'. The origin of these toys can be traced to the reign of Tipu Sultan who invited artisans from Persia to train the local artisans in making wooden toys.

Green 'Villaku' base, inspired by the traditional oil lamps...

Green base with White and Gold lamp shade...

Lamp bases in various colours...

Green lamp base with Purple Buta Shade...

Karthik says,'I have always found the 'glossy' vibrant colours of Channapatna very intriguing and wanted to explore them in a different avtaar, away from their 'toys' imagery. Since I keep a keen interest in home decor, wanted to combine the two.'

If you want to pick up any of these do drop by at

The Ants Store

#2023/B, 1st Cross, 14th A main, HAL 2nd stage,

Indiranagar, Bangalore - 560038.

Tel :- 080-4175639

from June 3rd to 5th, Fri to Sun, 11AM to 8 PM.

(images by Varnam)