Timeless and Unique - The India Craft House & Giveaway!

Keeping a finger firmly on the creative pulse of implausible heritage of India, The India Craft House has created a platform to preserve and promote the inherent legacy of Indian art, craft, culture and history in the global market while paving an outlook for the development of traditional artisans. With the onset of digital phase wherein people are aware of new trends and are not afraid to be experimental, The India Craft House products are adaptive in any décor trend you flirt with. Elegant, opulent and with just the right amount of spunk, The India Craft House products bring oodles of old world eloquence.

Ensuring a bright future for makers and to foster the development of skills that has been handed down over centuries The India Craft House has allowed both the seasoned artists and the new talent to thrive. Not only helping them find viable markets but to give an exposure, recognition and the chance to work in the industry The India Craft House has turned their attention to reach a wider audience across the country and around the world through their social medias.

Each piece, sourced ethically and directly from the artisans, is meant to start a conversation with its outstanding craftsmanship and lyrical aesthetics. The virtual library of art and craft of The India Craft House does not acquire a selection of work from coast to coast but also earmarks artists’ outstanding importance and collects their work at large to recognize their intrinsic beauty.

 
The attraction begins the instant you clap your eyes on the collection of ‘Dokra’ or ‘Dhokra’ crafts at The India Craft House. Shaped out of metal through ethnic method, this idiosyncratic design and forms echo the natural expression of the craftsmanship.  The rustic simplicity of ‘dokra’ art with high craftsmanship and artistic expression still converge the global audience.

To ground ourselves in our own history – our own culture in future also, one must support a healthy and vibrant economy of such innate inheritance. Following the same motto The India Craft House breathes on “doing well by doing good” philosophy. By offering authentic and genuine products The India Craft House ensures to sustain artisans’ livelihood.

Decorating trends come and go, but the allure with Indian art has endured for a life time in a global market.  Indian art has cemented its place as being culturally diverse and distinct while growing international interest. To give a raise to our ancient history of art, The India Craft House brings a collection that reflects the inherent expression of artist’s feelings and stories of an era gone by. Kalamkari, Madhubani, Phad, Kalighat and many more forms of art that have survived generations can be added in your décor or something you can pass on down to next generation.  

Put your best look forward while donning a handcrafted appearance. Feel empowered and accomplished while dressing up in the jewellery made by local artisans. Not only for your attire, has The India Craft House owned a vast selection to cater the need of your entire family. Check out their virtual library for bulk orders and occasional gifting as well.

Learning the trend of the globe, The India Craft House collects with an appreciation for the unusual products where practical requirements to support an artisan is all served. Building a better world by promoting and supporting artisan, The India Craft House has prospered in keeping the vision and brilliances of Indian art and craft alive through their efforts.  

As we sign off, wishing The India Craft House all the very best for all future accomplishments. Do scroll through the virtual library of The India Craft House here. Follow along The India Craft House on Instagram here and Facebook page here.

And now it's time to announce our giveaway. The India Craft House has a beautiful giveaway for all the readers of Pinkz Passion to celebrate our three years of blogging. One lucky winner will be winning an exclusive multicolored Kantha silk scarf. The stole is just perfect to suit your traditional attire or to wrap around your modern style dressing. You may also use it as a runner on your coffee table or throw on your couch to add some ethnic dash to your décor.

Follow along few simple steps as stated below to participate in this wonderful giveaway. 

 

1). 'Like' the pages of Pinkz Passion & The India Craft House Craft House on Facebook.

 

2). To double your entry, follow the Instagram feeds of Pinkz Passion & The India Craft House

 

3). Leave a comment here or on Facebook page or Instagram feed of Pinkz Passion mentioning the actions you have followed.

It's as simple as that. The giveaway is open from November 27th to December 9th. The lucky winner will be announced on December 10th (Sunday). 

My gratitude extends to The India Craft House Craft House for this wonderful giveaway. The contest is open to all the readers worldwide. Good luck dear readers!

The Indian Weave - Featured Shop (Giveaway Special)

The Indian Weave, a brand who raised the curtain with a motto of honoring and supporting the artisans, has developed top-notch accessories with roots that stretch back to an era gone by. Their long operated eye towards art and an abiding fondness of local wanderings has directed every product and activity the brand pursued. Follow along as we explore the world of The Indian Weave, a modern destination for anyone who is lacking ‘style apathy’ in their home décor.

Through attentive exploration in art history and with love for every detail, the artists and masters at The Indian Weave have merged art and luxury together in collection, tagging their brand - hand crafted with love in India.  Noting The Indian Weave’s environmental vision for their responsibly sourced accessories, one can always feel-good about having in their home. 

Provoked by a desire to merge modernity in the classic pieces with the splendor of indigenous materials and craftspeople in their brand, The Indian Weave’s signatures style pieces are an overall attention grabber. Boasting pleasing intricacies, all pieces are united by an attention to detail.

Go for the gold. To increase the glam factor in a traditional settings, brass impart the perfect dose of warmer aesthetic.  With their reflective and shiny aura, brass adds the hint of luxury in any decorating. If you are thinking of expanding your already glimmering brass, The Indian Weave has it all; their online outlet carries much larger inventories that can be easily adapted in the modern day styling. 

There is a real nostalgia in returning to the time of the authentically handmade pieces and there’s something truly special about knowing the design philosophy of the craftsmanship that made your product pouring in all the love and dedication. Beyond developing exclusive accessories for your home such as these vibrant quilted block printed cushion covers, the brand is also catering your fashion needs. The Indian Weave engages local artisans and craftsmen to create and curate unexpected, beautiful pieces of hand woven and embroidered scarves, stoles and shawls.

Trends come and go, but certain accessories accentuate the simplicity while being timeless. Injecting style, crowning with an amazing jewel like brass, never goes out of style. Bring your festive season aglow by blending these inherently perfect luxe décor accessories from the vintage collection of The Indian Weave.

At The Indian Weave, they bank on discovering the best designs & delivering quality products that exceed the expectation of those who buy and rely on their brand. Browse through their virtual website right here, to feast your eyes on the entire glamor dripping pieces. 

Mark the dates and take advantage of the low prices and shop to your heart’s delight…their 'Grand Diwali Sale' flash sale starting from September 15th to October 15th, it sure will be addicting.

And now it's time to announce about the very first giveaway on Pinkz Passion. The Indian Weave has a beautiful giveaway for all the readers of Pinkz Passion. One lucky winner will be walking away with a pair of Parrot Green Kantha Pillow covers with Floral Prints (16x16).

Follow along few simple steps as mentioned below to participate in this wonderful giveaway. 

1). 'Like' the pages of Pinkz Passion & The Indian Weave on Facebook.

2). To increase your chance of winning, follow the Instagram feeds of Pinkz Passion & The Indian Weave.

3). Leave a comment here or on Facebook page mentioning the actions you have followed.

It's as simple as that. The giveaway is open from September 12th to September 24th. The lucky winner will be announced on September 25th (Sunday).

Luckily, the giveaway is open for all the readers across the globe as The Indian Weave is courteous enough to ship the giveaway internationally, so spread the word & share the post :).

Signing out today's post thanking The Indian Weave for a wonderful giveaway and wishing all the very best for all future business ventures. Until we meet again, stay connected, toodles!

 

Shakiraaz - (Featured Homeware Products)

When feminine aesthetic gets infused with traditional glam and when self-directed observation and exploration take a leap,  a home ware brand like "Shakiraaz" is built. Shakiraaz has made that brilliant name by blending outstanding meticulous skills with an elegant projects imbued with great attention to detail and pride in home decor accessories. Captivating combinations with handmade designs and personalized prints fashions the space at Shakiraaz.   

Just because every successful story begins with a carefully devised past, having admired by Shakira's body of work, with that extra little zest, I reached out the lady Shakira herself to know few tricks of her trade.  

Shakira traces her passion of art since early years, where she used to draw, sketch and paint inspired by both of her parents’ amateur drawings. Her eyes still lit well up at the memory of recalling her mom’s days of styling vignettes and photographing from where she picked up the interest in home wares and décor. Fueling her interest by building a remarkable educational degree in textile designing, Shakira took a nosedive to pursue her passion and strike out a new path by opening her brand “Shakiraaz”.

It’s not a secret that being in a creative environment breads creativity. Shakira defines the initial moment of her business before she excelled the brand in her words:
"I actually started my business by hand painting designs each one off & exclusive on cushions, bags, scarves. Apart from friends and family, exhibiting my products in small galleries kick started my brand. Putting hours as an apparel textile designer for children's apparel coupled with my hand done work strengthen a lot to further my brand as well.”

Start-up comes with lots of uncertainties but giving never crossed her mind. She redrew boundaries of work and home when she welcomed her daughter. Shakira adds in her cautinary note about her success mantra:
"The only thing that has brought some success is my hard work and prioritising.....sometimes for a home based business your house work piles up and  you need to get to it...but setting the priorities with a sense of calm focus has helped everything fall into spaces.. Immense support from my husband has also helped in this; I could not do it without him! My husband is the one who put together a printing table for me (Bless him) and since then I am on a creative roll and I did not have to look back."

Shakiraaz design strategy focuses on strong shapes and patterns. Her lavish and feminine aesthetic has shaped the space with personalized designs and print textiles. Shakira crackles proudly about her design strategies:

"At Shakiraaz, I design blocks by hand or using the computer and get them handcrafted by Indian artisans. Each block is an aftermath of my own design. Hand screen printing is also a part of my designs in my studio. “Shakiraaz” home ware brand only practices on ecofriendly dyes with linen and cotton materials for most of the products. Art prints on watercolor is something we recently launched which illustrates my love of tribal design and fondness of succulents and cactus, is available now online."

Constant craving for creativeness and change has made Shakira source few of her designs from India as well. Though, expertise of running on an ethos of creating everything handmade and leaving a good carbon footprint echoes in Shakiraaz merchandises. Full proof formula of no mass creation and only handmade and handcrafted production is well served at Shakiraaz.

Delicious designs, pleasing patterns and yummy colors grace the work of a talented lady. Tending her own unique muse, she nurtured her creative spirit and built a remarkable brand name. As we conclude today's post, we wish "Shakiraaz" much more growth ahead along with warm thanks for letting us take a deep dive in her mushrooming brand. You may connect on her Instagram page here, place an order from her online store here and visit her itsy store here.

Until we meet again, stay connected, toodles!

(All Images: Shakiraaz)

Gaatha - A tale of crafts (Featured e-shop)

Gaatha, an online brand long associated with iconic Indian inspired designs and built on the idea of persevering disappearing art and craft of Indian heritage is what we are cheering today via snippets of their collective pursuit.

Well thought out ethics, strong sense of styling of products reflecting traditional charm, and above all promoting the efforts of artisans that went in making that one of kind artefact shows how team Gaatha has beautifully capitulated cultural preservation.  

 

Amazed by the rich detail on their website, I reached out to Gaatha to find more about some exclusive facts and inside scoop. Led by imaginative forbearers and visionaries with strong social conscience, Gaatha holds committed team of 8 people at the moment, of which three are the founding members viz. all Alumni  of National Institute of design, Ahmedabad . One team member is a software engineer from reputed engineering college of India. One applied artist, graphic designer and a couple of content developers.  Gaatha also keep collaborating with volunteers, researchers and photographers who help adding research volume into their craft documentation on project/freelance basis. 

When elements like passion, mindset and dedication to fortify local crafts coalesced in a unique and artistic way, Gaatha was germinated. As termed out by team Gaatha:

 

Passion for handicrafts was seeded while doing academic research under Prof. M.P.Ranjan and Aditi Ranjan at the National Institute of Design (NID). We (the core team) learnt how many beautiful traditional Indian crafts are fighting for survival today. When a craft dies, we not only lose the time-tested techniques but we also lose generations of faith and wisdom that went into making that object.

To uplift the pride and prosperity of the wearing away Indian legacy of handicraft, Gaatha is reinstating that faith and respect via their fruitful marketing prowess. As coined out by team Gaatha:

Gaatha was originally created for researching and documenting Indian craft clusters and heritage which are experiencing rapid erosion. However, we learnt from artisans themselves that need was not to do research alone but to restore ‘pride and commercial opportunity’ in their ecosystem. Today Gaatha thus aims to bring the lost respect and wealth back to these heirloom artisanal clusters. 

In an effort, Gaatha not only connects with artisans from far-flung villages, but also shares visual journey of their products. Gaatha affirms:

As Indian crafts are so varied, so is our inventory; ranging from extremely sophisticated and high end products like Kashmir Pashmina shawls, Gold Theva jewelry to utility based items like kitchenware but one thing that runs common to everything we keep at Gaatha store is the quality and good aesthetics.

Chiefly motivated by Indian origins, Gaatha, since last three years, has only been doing research and documentation of various crafts across India. They started e-commerce portal a couple of months ago. Gaatha intends to cover everything from pottery to ship making and even the simple daily utility-based crafts such as rope or broom making.

Sky is the limit when you shop Gaatha, as they have hundreds of items through their e-commerce platform from the deepest alcoves of vibrant India. So, what are you waiting for, head straight to their website here and bring a handmade Indian vibe to spiff up your home by one of a kind piece from Gaatha. Like Gaatha's facebook page or follow their fancy feeds on Instagram.

Until we meet again, stay connected on Facebook page or Instagram feed of Pinkz Passion, toodles!

(Image courtesy: Gaatha)

 

 

 

Aurea...the exquisite blue pottery

“AUREA” denoting a resplendent beauty which holds sophisticated pottery designs of Jaipur tied with an efficacy. “Aurea Blue Pottery” is an exquisite pottery label of a creative force Roopal, who started this venture dexterously for not only modelling the brand uniqueness but also determining a new future of blue pottery in Jaipur, India.

 

Earthenware clay is an exciting material handed down since prehistoric times and the bygone era of a caveman. Ever since childhood, I have been always enchanted with the exciting material and the versatility of clay. The squishiness and a sense of touch endure an exciting journey of discovery and turn into an incredible creation. Though, to our surprise, Jaipur blue pottery is the only form of pottery in the world which does not use clay. The timeless collection of blue and white is put together without the use of natural clay or mud. The look is accomplished by blending powdered quartz, glass pieces and other minerals to make the clay-like mixture for making blue pottery. Jaipur’s blue pottery is created with a low-temperature glazed pottery with a single firing process.

 

Hitting all the right notes, Roopal embarked on a project with the target of bracing the traditional art of blue pottery and by all means supporting the local artisans. Roopal articulates about the launch of “Aurea”: “Aurea Blue Pottery was eatablished in late 2013, with a couple of artisans and a vision to revive the craft of Jaipur's blue pottery. Jaipur's blue pottery which was once in popular demand both abroad and in domestic markets, has been losing its popularity. From my interaction with the artisans and buyers and reports on the Web, we realised that although much work had been initiated towards improving the quality of materials used and processes involved, there were a few areas which still needed improvement. First, being the need for design intervention, so that the village artisans could keep their products in tune with the trends of modern households. Second, was the need for well planned marketing efforts, so that these products could reach their intended buyers. And most important was, the need to restore the quality of craftsmanship which had been dwindling due to the artisans trying to compete with low cost mass produced ceramics.”

The Turko-Persian originated blue and white pieces boost sophistication, glamour and pizazz. The classis, timeless and stylish wild scheme of blue and white will  never fail to take the center stage or spark a conversation in your home décor. The amalgam of designer style and traditional art will merit any colour scheme.

 

Aurea swots the trend of the globe for a best product and collects the information from a diverse sources for a better appreciation of the products. Roopal squarely accentuates on their theory of upscale product motto and a signature design strategies of Aurea:  “A beautiful blue pottery item stands out because it speaks for itself in terms of the neat hand work and free-hand yet precise designs. But the artisans were producing hastily done low quality products so that they could sell them for less, not realising that it was leading their craft to a long term wreck. Our objective was simple - to spread awareness about the marvels of this craft and work on designs which automatically appeal to the contemporary connoisseurs. And our goal was to make each specially designed product with the care and skill that this craft deserves, so that the superior quality fetches the right value.” 

With the festive season approaching, sparkle your home with this trendy yet affordable antiquated designs created with peerless expertise. Aurea assures to provide the tasteful yet trendy souvenirs, a thoughtful gift for your office, or a great arty, stylish addition of the traditional accessories for your home.

Aurea caters from the facebook page. Or better, next time, when you step your foot in Rajasthan (India), do visit Aurea’s retail outlet in Hotel Rangoli, M.I. road, Jaipur.  To get connected online or order, head to their website here. I would like to thank Roopal for reaching out to Pinkz Passion  and showcasing our readers an extraordinary features of Jaipur blue pottery. We wish you all the best for all future accomplishments, until we meet again, toodles!

(Images: Aurea Blue Pottery)