In 1842 a Botanist named Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward accidentally left one of his study jar open. A fern spore fell in it, germinated and grew onto become a lovely little plant. Nathaniel saw tremendous opportunity here, and the trend quickly spread in an Victorian England. Back then, it began to be known as the “Wardian…
IKEA Foundation, Autodesk Foundation in collaboration with “What Design Can Do” called on the creative community to submit design ideas that help cope climate change, and I am excited as a puppy to see what’s going to be on board. Tell you what? This is the real deal. This is design. Design that is not…
Casual Home Decor: An Effortless & Timeless Style Casual Home Decor? Is there such a thing? Oh, very much. Casual and formal does not just exist in the boundaries of fashion but also in home decor. And when your home is concerned, Casual Home Decor is that effortless, timeless style that’s easy to pull off,…
Peonies and hydrangeas and perhaps a tuft or two of English Rose? You name it and you have it. Remember the recent table styling activity that took place in Bengaluru? One which was hosted by Muji and styled by Ami Kothari? Mi_Ikigai was in charge of making the flowers and I can see why. Today,…
Piet Hein Eek is collaborating with IKEA for FY 18. This will be Piet’s second collaboration with the Swedish furniture giant, and this time around, Eek will bring to us INDUSTRIELL- a limited edition furniture line that’ll celebrate the beauty of handmade through intentional imperfections. Together they aim to bring in variation to products through…
IKEA is coming to India. It’s official. Last week we flew to Sweden to experience IKEA Democratic Design days where IKEA unveiled their latest designs for FY18 and can I tell you that I am floored. More so, because we will be able to grab them right here in India. Oh happy days! There was…
I love wall plates. And these wall plates by Cyahi Design company are so so good. Earlier this month I wrote on instagram about how I could do with a few wall plates in my life and look who were all ears. Thank you Cyahi for sending this over. It’s making me leaf and jump…
Concrete lamp. God knows I’ve had my eye on one, ever since I saw the Trabant Pendant concrete lamp by Joaquim Manz. So, when The Purple Turtles’ asked me if I’d like to try out a few concrete lamps from their new series, I simply could not tell no. Seriously, I just had to. Because…
Candles. They are my ace prop, my instant go to mood lifter, my best friend in relaxing and an all rounder I count on when I need some instant prettiness. Group them with your favorite flowers and a few book, grab an old tray and add candles of various shapes and sizes, or fill a…