Does the world need another bag?
I am a big believer of re-use, re-do, up-cycle and all those other ‘buzz words’. But I have always wondered about the ‘actual cost’ – human and energy cost – of upcycling/ redoing reuse etc. What is the kind of…
Category DIY
Handpainted Trunks – On LBB Sep – 2018
Thank you Anushka for taking the time to speak to me about my work. Happy to have been featured in in the Little Black Book – Kolkatta edition on 18th sep 2018.
Brown Paper DIY Planters
We have an open plan kitchen and the breakfast counter divides the space between the kitchen and the dining/living areas. I hate being cloistered in the kitchen when the rest of the family is outside. And I do end up…
The Mustard dress – Best out of waste
As I mentioned in the last post, I made three dresses in two days on a recent vacation. Here is dress #2. This one was made with left over fabric from a kurta (tunic) that my masi (aunt) had got…
Curtain to a dress?
I got back from a much-needed break a few weeks ago. And while I did absolutely nothing the first few days, by the end I was itching to do something creative. So I made three dresses in two days! I…
What I wore – Patchwork Kurta to a sangeet
Recently I was invited to a Sangeet ( pre-wedding celebration) and had to dress up. Well if you know me, you know I live in black kurtas and jeans. But black is considered inauspicious at celebrations and I had to…
Muted and mellow – Suzani
An old metal trunk rusted in parts. Put together in a local shop in some distant recesses of this land. Not with finesse but with purpose. Strong. So it can get the job done. To transport someone’s worldly goods across the…
Linked by a Jaali – the past and the future
This is one more of those old boxes that got a new lease of life. But before I get into that let me tell you – it is very similar to the one I use as my dining table. Just…
Why you SHOULD buy an ArtByAarohi product…
The regular ‘spiel’ The ‘real’ truth is that it is all true. Here are the biggest set of reasons why you should buy an ArtbyAarohi product: It is all true. It really is!
Hawa Mein Uddhta Jaaye – Dec 2016
I remember a conversation or was it a few lines in a book? A serene idyllic view of a mountain side and a naughty boy pulling at a yellow dupatta. A young woman shyly admonishing him as she watched it…