I am delighted to share with you all that my line of up-cycled and painted furniture will now be available at The Purple Turtle store here in Indira Nagar, Bangalore, India. So why am I reworking old pieces – ‘My work is about connections. And the idea of using something already existing and infusing it […]
I have learnt much from my maternal grandmother (nani). A large part of who I am is because of her. What she taught me about drive and commitment at age 8 is something that makes me – me! I grew up with my nani making clothes for me and I learnt the basics at her […]
It was almost like opening Pandora’s’ box – till I took this really deep breath and calmed down some. I have mentioned earlier that I find it hard to get rid of things that could still be re-purposed. So I have been saving fabric – bits and pieces for decades now. Some got used up […]
My work is about building on memories, not losing them. And this wooden trunk is loaded with memories. It belonged to my brother who was a pilot in the Indian Air Force. He has recently retired. My father too is an ex-Indian Air Force pilot. My grandfather is ex-army. My brother’s father-in-law too was in […]
These two chairs are a pair that were passed down from some distant relative at some time or the other. One of those temporary furniture options for a temporary house kind of thing. Except the chairs just stayed on. They were truly old world with a Sunmica back rest and woven plastic netting – in […]
Suzani is everywhere. The ‘it’ graphic and pattern for the season it would seem. I had the same idea six months ago when these 30 year old chairs were given a new lease of life. As I mentioned in my previous post, I am late in telling you all of these chairs. In fact there […]
I am really late in posting these pictures. The kids are back in school after their winter break. Thick in the midst of school madness. The germ of this idea actually started six months ago during their summer vacations! Yes, I realize I am really LATE in posting these images 🙂 The two months of […]
In my mind a warm hug can cure everything. Ok maybe not everything. But it sure makes hard times easier to handle. There are a total of 5 blankets. The remaining two (not pictured) are variations of the black and white one. Can you spot the ‘Poonchh’ logo on them? 🙂 These blankets […]
Yesterday was a warm Sunday spent with family. The day started beautifully. I went for a walk in the morning. Watched the sky, dreamt a little, thought about life and towards the end of that walk, touched/connected with a part of me. I am back with my kids after a 5 day overseas business trip with […]
I have been going through a major churn in my head these last few months. There is so much to do and not enough time. When there is time, I am torn in too many directions. In the hope of making sense of some of this mental chaos, I decided to try and assimilate the […]