Hand lettered note

Having fun with some hand lettering. Made this Paulo Coelho quote as a gift to someone who was moving away to a new place.

Used watercolors, micron pens and golden acrylic paint :)

On an ancient trail

With its beautiful yet haunting remnants of ancient temples built during the 11th century, Kiradu lies about 35 km from the city of Barmer in Rajasthan. 

Under the regime of Solanki Dynasty of Gujarat these temples were built with intricate stone carvings. The temple stones depict various figurines of gods, goddesses, and other creatures on its walls and pillars.

And finally to the beautiful Mahabar Sand dunes. Though these are not as vast as Sam, they are still worth a visit to sit and enjoy the beautiful sunset or to lie down on the cool sand on a moonlit night. 

Delhi - Artwise

 

A little design inspiration

It was a design treat at Alliance Française. An exhibition of Delhi based designers showcasing works in various fields such as architecture, products, graphics, textiles etc. 

Here are a few snapshots from the exhibition. 

The exhibition included displays by HUEMN, Zariin, Vitasta. 

Designer Divya Chadha's decoded the design brief like a detective. (top right). While NH1 Design created a nook showcasing their design projects and a 'waiting room' (bottom right)

This exhibit is a great opportunity to see the work of designers from India are doing in various fields. Its on till the 28th of February.

In full color

Straight from my Pinterest page- a few colorful things I pinned sometime back

1. Bright baskets for the home. Image Via Decoratrix

2. Glass Pitcher with Cup from The D Pages Shop. Each piece is hand blown by renowned glass artists Andi Kovel and Justin Parker of Esque Studio. 

3. This ecological furniture family from Meb Rure (via Design Milk)consist of chair, ottoman and stool which are made of American white oak and recycled silk yarns from Nepal.

4. Vintage Eames chairs for the dining area as seen in the Surry Hills apartment of  Virginia Mesiti, a production designer for film and TV, and Scott Otto Anderson, a film director and founding partner at Photoplay Films. More lovely images from their home @ The Design Files

The eat week

With a resolution to do more blogging this year, here's how my past week went by - enjoying a lot more food than expected! 

Beginning from the top: Dessert @ Wenger's Deli, Connaught Place - An almost empty Wenger's Bakery at 7 p.m. led us to its Deli for some wonderful mousse. Lunch @ German Bakery (Ajay Guest House),Paharganj - Ceaser Salad, Lemon Chicken and their Moccotrat and cheese cake. Yum! 

Another day spent roaming in the streets of Shahpur-jat and Hauz Khaz Village led us to Elma's Bakery, Cakes and Tearoom for a piece of their salted caramel cake and New York cheese cake and before that to Potbelly for some delicious Bihari cuisine.