collective craft.

<span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">When I received a mail from Shweta Mohapatra of </span><a href="http://collectivecraft.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">collective craft</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">, I must admit I was completely blown away by the delicate designs on stone. I believe the products really are <i><b>'poetry in stone'</b></i>.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><a href="http://collectivecraft.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">collective craft</span></a></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> is the brainchild of </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Sibanand Bhol</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> an architect from the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">SPA ~School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, and </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Shweta Mohapatra</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> an animation film designer from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">NID, Ahmedabad. </span></span></i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827289913/" title="tea-lightholders02 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="tea-lightholders02" height="463" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5109/5827289913_2a8d161afe.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Soapstone Tealight Holder...</span></div><div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://collectivecraft.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">collective craft</span></a></span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> works towards creating environmentally responsible design solutions and engaging traditional handicrafts in contemporary product in Odisha (Orissa). </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827286025/" title="pink1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="pink1" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/5827286025_213648579c.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small; ">Shweta and Sibanand work with artisans who have been involved in the age-old traditional stone art form of Odisha where soft soap stone is used for carving figurative forms.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827837780/" title="t-lite(big) by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="t-lite(big)" height="333" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5271/5827837780_4e6a28aa75.jpg" width="500" /></a><br /></span></span></span></i></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The collaborative currently works towards securing rural livelihoods by generating work opportunities for artisans through interventions and innovation in design and technical processes. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827833460/" title="leaf1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="leaf1" height="295" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5262/5827833460_338d9b83cb.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Leaf Series Platters...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827833238/" title="graniterange1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="graniterange1" height="328" src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5160/5827833238_f3ceed1f83.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Granite Range Bowls...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827835644/" title="leafcoaster by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="leafcoaster" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2501/5827835644_1eb877895d.jpg" width="350" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Leaf Series Coasters...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827833024/" title="coaster1 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="coaster1" height="500" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/5827833024_90bdc85c5a.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827833134/" title="coaster2 by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="coaster2" height="500" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2022/5827833134_6ea28086ee.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Pink Series Coasters...</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5827843430/" title="stonejewellery by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="stonejewellery" height="333" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2198/5827843430_5ae9037062.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Stone Jewellery...</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Their beautiful creations are retailed at~</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">KAMALA</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Gallery 1, Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi 110 001.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Ph.: +91 - 11 - 65969600 / 23743321</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Shweta blogs at </span><b><a href="http://collectivecraft.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">collective crafts</span></a></b></div></span></span></div></div>

collective craft.

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Varnam presents 'Stories of Channapatna'

<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/VARNAMS?ref=ts">Varnam</a>~</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> Colours for your home, which is </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Karthik Vaidyanathan's</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> venture brings to you beautiful lamps from their series called </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">'Stories of Channapatna'.</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Each piece has been designed by <b>Varnam</b> and handcrafted by the artisans of Channapatna.<br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5789905540/" title="red channapatna base with khanaa by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="red channapatna base with khanaa" height="453" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2580/5789905540_93618503ff_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Channapatna </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">is a rural town on the outskirts of Bangalore which is popular for it's wooden toys best known as Channapatna toys. The work involves lacquering the wood of </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">'Wrightia tinctoria</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> tree also known as</span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"> 'Aale mara'</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">. The origin of these toys can be traced to the reign of Tipu Sultan who invited artisans from Persia to train the local artisans in making wooden toys.</span></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5789216222/" title="Green vilallku base by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="Green vilallku base" height="453" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3147/5789216222_7619a815cc_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Green 'Villaku' base, inspired by the traditional oil lamps...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5789979174/" title="230075_196130200431251_119935644717374_572499_6845262_n by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="230075_196130200431251_119935644717374_572499_6845262_n" height="640" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/5789979174_d13fbf9f0f_z.jpg" width="492" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Green base with White and Gold lamp shade...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5789905546/" title="three lamp bases by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="three lamp bases" height="453" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/5789905546_584321abd3_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">Lamp bases in various colours...</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archanasr_2000/5788661681/" title="green deepam with purple buta shade by archanasr, on Flickr"><img alt="green deepam with purple buta shade" height="453" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/5788661681_d4dff87d5a_z.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;">Green lamp base with Purple Buta Shade...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#222222;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><b>Karthik</b> says,<i>'</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); white-space: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><i>I have always found the 'glossy' vibrant colours of Channapatna very intriguing and wanted to explore them in a different avtaar, away from their 'toys' imagery. Since I keep a keen interest in home decor, wanted to combine the two.'</i></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">If you want to pick up any of these do drop by at </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b>The Ants Store</b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">#2023/B, 1st Cross, 14th A main, HAL 2nd stage, </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Indiranagar, Bangalore - 560038. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Tel :- 080-4175639 </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">from June 3rd to 5th, Fri to Sun, 11AM to 8 PM. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>(images by Varnam)</i></span></div><div><br /></div></div>

Varnam presents 'Stories of Channapatna'

Varnam ~ Colours for your home, which is Karthik Vaidyanathan's venture brings to you beautiful lamps from their series called 'S...

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