The Secret Garden....there are so many things that I want to share thru this outlet...stories to tell, ideas to discuss and thoughts to be mulled over. To start with a little bit about the beginning, how it came to be and where it is at. After finishing my undergrad in Philosophy I moved around jobs, non-profit, for profit, business development, HR...tried some things...nothing really stuck and my heart wasn't in it. I have always had a love for indian textiles...my mother always wore the most beautiful handlooms and as I remember it they were always a part of my life...I didn't think too much about the process, I just knew that it was indian, it was beautiful. At a talk, I heard about the problems that Ikkat weavers faced. I went out to Pochampally to see this for myself...and I would say that trip was one of the defining moments in my life. I saw the entire process of how a sarree is woven, the skill, the hard work, the endless hours spent on it. I knew that here was a story that needed to be told. I just knew that this was something that had to be a part of my life...and so began the idea for the secret garden...a store that would retail products that had a story behind them...products that have contemporary design but use the traditional indian textiles and crafts...
" The Secret Garden is born from the idea that stories must be shared - the stories of India's craftsmen and weavers in particular. Narrating stories has always been an integral part of the Indian way of life. But lately, the narrators have been lost in translation. There is so much joy in watching threads slip through the loom and emerge as intricate, beautiful weaves; to see wood, delicately carved and organically colored, morph into delightful jewellery or stone, when gently chiseled, turn into charming house ware. The Secret Garden hopes to tell the story - of the time, the craft and the sheer diligence - that goes into the making these products. It hones traditional methods and materials with contemporary design to display a range of crafts that are ancient and yet fit into our urban lives seamlessly."
On this blog I would like to share the interesting stories...either things that I have seen or things that other people have written about pertaining to the Indian craftsmen and weavers...what a community they are! So here's to those people who spend their lives making with their hands beautiful, beautiful things...
" The Secret Garden is born from the idea that stories must be shared - the stories of India's craftsmen and weavers in particular. Narrating stories has always been an integral part of the Indian way of life. But lately, the narrators have been lost in translation. There is so much joy in watching threads slip through the loom and emerge as intricate, beautiful weaves; to see wood, delicately carved and organically colored, morph into delightful jewellery or stone, when gently chiseled, turn into charming house ware. The Secret Garden hopes to tell the story - of the time, the craft and the sheer diligence - that goes into the making these products. It hones traditional methods and materials with contemporary design to display a range of crafts that are ancient and yet fit into our urban lives seamlessly."
On this blog I would like to share the interesting stories...either things that I have seen or things that other people have written about pertaining to the Indian craftsmen and weavers...what a community they are! So here's to those people who spend their lives making with their hands beautiful, beautiful things...
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