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The Art of Tarakashi: Heritage Craft for Modern Celebrations
Born in the heart of Mughal-era India, where artistry and opulence walked hand in hand. The term “Tarakashi” refers to an intricate metal inlay work, where thin threads of silver, gold, or brass are meticulously hammered into brass, copper, or bronze surfaces, creating patterns that shimmer with elegance.
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Gond Art- A Journey into the Masterstrokes of Culture, Mythology, & Folklore
Derived from natural pigments, including leaf dyes, charcoals, ochre soils, and more, the Gond painting embodies the deep synthesis of its people and their surrounding nature. The dotted curvilinear lines often portray the ‘The Tree of Life’, local legends, and everyday lives, becoming an invocation to life and divinity beyond.
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Tamba Tales: The Living Tradition of Copper in India
On a blazing April afternoon, the kind that sizzles rooftops and wilts bougainvillea, little Veda wandered into the courtyard where Maharishi Ji sat in quiet contemplation. In his hand was a reddish-brown glass—gleaming, almost alive in the sunlight. “Why does this tumbler look different than the rest?” she asked. With a gentle smile, Maharishi Ji…
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Desk Decor: How To Create An Inspiring Workstation
It’s funny how life turns out, one minute (mostly on a Monday morning) you wish your job gave you the flexibility to work from home, and the next, you wish with all your heart you were inching towards your office, one coffee down, road rage in full swing, rearing to start the day. Life, it’s…
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Presenting…A New Season Of Jaypore
If the only thing that’s changed in the new year is your firm desire to remain (or become) a couch potato, might we suggest some highlights from our reel? Be a shining start in stylish kurtas, weep with joy in exquisite gold-tone jewelry, pack a punch with vibrant accessories and romance the running stitch because…
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From House To Home In Just A Few Clicks
That yellow ikat rug you brought from Bali, those dhokra dancers a dear friend gifted to you, your mom’s set of silver frames or that planter you just bought on a whim…these are the things that make your home look like a 3D version of you. And its elements change just as you do…a new…
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Road to Auroville: Why this commune attracts artists
Auroville is best known as a spiritual hotspot that attracts scores of people to its verdant, lush grounds, looking for peace and a meaning to their life. An ideal township, Auroville also attracts creative beings that are looking for a new approach to their life and work. Artists, designers and potters driven by their passion…
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Out of the Woodwork
In a world of steel, glass and chrome, where does wood, one of the earliest materials used in a home fit in? In nearly every corner! As accents like keepsake boxes, tissue boxes and tea-lights, as serveware like trays, platters and bowls or table ware with coasters and napkin holders. Once largely relegated to the…
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Wallflowers
Every society continuously draws from its own past to re-define its collective aesthetic and it is quite often visible in clothing fashions, decorations in the home and of course in the revival of ideas. In this spirit it is a great idea and one that is rapidly gaining ground, to use vintage lithographs, advertising collaterals…
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Design by Flowers
Roses, tulips, chrysanthemums and peonies; acanthus and Irises… the grammar of ornamentation on textiles, jewelry, furniture and architecture has always included flowers. Whether they were carved onto wood, sculpted in stone or block printed on fabric, the human world has had an unceasing fascination with floral motifs. Flowers were perhaps one of the first things…
Storytellers of Wonder 