While hanging out on Instagram, I came across fashion illustrator Natasha Joseph. Natasha is a self taught artist who grew up in Mumbai and migrated to New Zealand in 2008. I had the privilege of chatting with her over email to learn a bit about her foray into fashion illustration. Natasha focuses on live fashion {Read More…}
Skilled Samaritan, New Delhi: Home décor
I recently came across this brand which makes delightful furniture for the home. Founded by Gauri Gopal Agarwal, the company is a social enterprise that works with rural communities of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Their products are lovely to stock around the house. They make lovely stools, benches and canopy beds inspired by designs {Read More…}
Glenn Ricardo, Indonesia: Quilling enthusiast
While hunting for quilling inspiration, I came across the works of Glenn Ricardo Rony who hails from Surabaya, Indonesia. He pursues quilling as a hobby, but has made some excellent designs showcased on his Instagram page. His love for animals and plants is reflected in his work, and on his page you will find flowers, {Read More…}
Xplorabox, Noida: Kids activity kits
The morning after Saira came back from her cousin’s ‘space party’ she decided to go ahead and open the space activity theme box she had received. We sat down together to complete a few activities from Xplorabox. Xplorabox is a Noida based company that designs activity boxes for kids. These are based on different themes: {Read More…}
Mudita Bhandari, Indore: Sculpture artist
I totally love Mudita Bhandari’s work, a sculpture artist from Indore. I had the privilege of chatting with the very talented Mudita on the phone, where she shares some snippets of her work. Unlike other clay artists, she does not focus on functional pottery. Her work is focused on sculptures used to decorate spaces: be {Read More…}
Joy of board games
Board games are the perfect way to woo kids away from gadgets! There are a few games that Saira enjoys playing on days she is at home or has friends over. Here’s what’s in her current games drawer! Oh Snap Saira received this lovely game from her uncle as a Christmas present! Oh Snap is {Read More…}
Paul Rommer, Pennsylvania: Skyline prints
I came across Paul Rommer’s artwork on Etsy and really liked the unique prints he makes of skylines around the world. The artist’s son was kind enough to send me a print of Kolkata (India), a city that I grew up in. Paul Rommer passed away in May 2017. He was a professional photographer with {Read More…}
Toy Tag, Singapore: Virtual toy store
My daughter has taken a recent fondness to playing board games. I stumbled upon this company Toy Tag while hunting for fun board games we could play together as a family. I was mightily pleased to see the well-curated toy collection of this Singapore based virtual toy store! Each toy on the website is educational, {Read More…}
Newton and the Apple, Nottingham UK: Quirky gifts
I came across Newton and the Apple while hunting for gift-wrapping paper. I found the prints really unique: constellations, raindrops, geek binary, mountains and raindrops! When the company sent me samples of their paper, I was impressed. Beautiful prints aside, the quality of their paper is superb! If you delve further into their website, you {Read More…}