Old Trunk, Bangalore (2026)

16/05/2020

Black for the win, Always!!

Presenting our black Indian set with turquoise dupatta!

13/05/2020

“I started Feathers 21 in 2017. I learned the art of making dream catchers from a friend and ever since I have been hooked. I enjoy making dream catchers a lot, but at times making dream catchers can also be a little frustrating. Sometimes, when you are are at the end of the thread and it all goes loose, you gotta restart all over again. And when one puts so much effort in making something so colorful and beautiful and you get an appreciation for it, there is literally no feeling better than that.

My first pop up sale was one place where I received lots of love. I had made 50 dream catchers for the first pop up. It was a two-day event and I was shocked to experience more than half of them being sold out of the first day itself. That Pop-up sale was one great experience. It was beautiful to see so many artists, to see how creative people can get.

My journey with feather 21 has been pretty robust. Though I work with an MNC, Feathers 21 has always been by my side. My dad always told me, Even if you have a profession, you should always have a passion. And also, I have been lucky to have extremely lucky to have the most supportive lot of friends who have always been there to push me, guide me, and motivate.”

12/05/2020

Time for favourite kinda post.. Yay too Customer Diaries!

Ft. The beautiful in our fade lavender basic dress!!

10/05/2020

“It all started with my graduation project in 2017. That’s when I came across the word ECO-PRINTING. There was not a lot of information about eco-printing on the internet but it was not an easy journey to make a collection.

For 2 straight months, I tried so many different recipes, so many different ingratiates and I failed each time. I almost gave up.

One night, I did another trial and bundled the fabric. When I unbundled the fabric the next day, I couldn’t control my excitement as I saw the prints of the leaves on my fabric.
That is one of the happiest days of my whole journey so far.

I didn't have a plan to take it forward. One day I got a call from my mentor and he motivated me to not stop. He told me to experiment more at home and to not quit. That's when everything actually began.

I did a couple of pop-ups initially. I realized that a lot of people weren’t aware of eco-printing. So, I planned to start workshops. Until people are aware of what eco-printing, is they wouldn’t want to purchase it.

My favorite part of the workshops is to see the students’ expression as they unbundle their fabrics when they realize that something so beautiful can actually be made with nature. And that is the awareness I want to spread.

I remember, there was a student in my workshop who had initially tried recipes of eco printing from YouTube, but her prints didn’t sit very well on the fabric. When she learned the process from me, she came up to me and appreciated me for sharing the recipes through the workshops, as not many people share them. I had come from a similar struggle and those words really touched me.

Every day, what keeps me going is the excitement of unbundling a bunch of fabrics every morning. With that, I realize how vast and beautiful nature is. ‘Thaapo’ is a Marwadi word which means ‘Mark or Impression'. Thaapo is my story of leaving an impression, just like how a leaf leaves a mark on the fabric.”

08/05/2020

Has anyone wished how nice would it be if you could wind a wand and fast forward 2020!? ⏩

I hope everyone around and especially Vizagites are staying safe. These tough time shall pass too!
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06/05/2020

"One thing I enjoy the most is that my illustrations enable me to portray my thoughts and narrate a story. Like every artist, I have my own creative process. I sit down with a concept and just scribble away. The next day, I draw the initial draft after which I add the colors and final touches.
But what’s weird is that my personal favorite works are those where I didn’t follow the process and just let the ideas grow by themselves. “Understanding Spaces,” was one such piece of work.
I got the idea when I was randomly pondering about space. My mind wandered off and kept wondering what space actually meant and how or where could we actually see or feel space. I gathered a few instances like this where I could showcase space, both physical and mental space. I then thought of a background story and I began to frame the details.
The story was about a little boy who reads the phrase “kindness is a virtue” (Showcasing the space between the words) and how he plans to turn it into action. The little boy sneaks into the kitchen by opening the kitchen door slightly (Showing the space between the door) and tiptoes to the kitchen cabinets. Because the jar is far from his reach, he tries to reach the jars (The distance the little boy tries to conquer is also space). He then takes the jar and walks out, leaving the door open (Here showing the space we leave behind for others). The boy is very happy and he keeps jumping around on his way to feed the street dog. (When the boy jumps there is space between the boy and the ground; Space that is a result of the joy). The boy finds a puppy hidden near the bushes (Space which is a result of hope). the boy lies on the grass with 3-4 puppies cuddled, eating the biscuits. The strip closes with this portrayal that space is erased when there is love. This has been my favorite work till date, purely because I had to dive into my imagination completely, in the most creative way.

I probably enjoy illustrating because It's so much more fun to tell a story of your imagination through the illustrations than just through words. And of everything I ever tried, this creative process is what gives me the most joy, both the easy and difficult part”

04/05/2020

"After I finished my MBA I was unsure of what I want to do next and one day randomly my eyes went to a crochet wall hanging on the wall in my house. I observed its intricate work for a bit and I asked my mom where did she purchase the wall hanging from. I was stunned to hear the reply from my mom. She said she had made that wall hanging. That is when I started learning from my mom and kept experimenting and practicing ever since.

Even after I started practicing Crochet, I never thought I would pursue this as a business. How little did I know the way things are going to turn soon.

The first thing I sold was small baby booties and I cannot explain the joy of creating something from the scratch with yarn and that too for a newborn baby. And that feeling, oh man, It was priceless! and that is how Crochet Now - a business that customizes crochet products came into existence.

However, if I talk about the most fun yet challenging experience in my journey, it has been the crochet installation I did at the Hyderabad Maker Faire. To be frank, when I initially thought about it, I was very skeptical. I had no clue how I would pull it off. But I had constant support of my Crochet Now team (My mom, dad, grandma, and two more friends.. I love calling them ‘My Team’). We spent almost a whole month just to procure the materials that would go in making the yarn. When the materials arrived, the next challenge was to make yarn weighing up to 300 Kgs from scratch. I remember there were nights when I would work on the yarn until 4 AM and then my grandma would get up and she would take over and continue where I stopped. Having my mom and grandma in my team was such a bliss. My dad kept calling from his office during the day to check on how much progress we had made. I could not contain my happiness when the yarns were finally ready.

And needless to say, when I finally finished my installation at the Hyderabad Maker Faire it was like a beautiful dream. I remember I had so many people come and appreciate the work, so many wanted to know more about it. I didn't feel a tinge of tiredness that day even though I had so many sleepless nights. All I had was a big and wide smile through

03/05/2020

Printed summer pants and white tee.. The tried,tested and accepted way to go about Indian summers!

Presenting our printed cigarette pants!
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01/05/2020

“It was in 2017 that I started my journey with my baby brand, The Perfect Imperfect. I was just 19 when my sister pushed me to do something productive during the evenings after my college. She was the one who taught me to make dreamcatchers as well. When I uploaded the first few pictures of the dreamcatcher on my Instagram page, I was stunned to see that they were all instantly sold. And it didn’t stop there. I did a lot of workshops as well and a lot of my college friends learned and got inspired by what I was doing which got them to start up their own pages. That gave me a lot of happiness. It felt surreal to inspire someone.

I had a big break in between though when I started studying for Charted Accountancy. Due to the whole tough routine of preparing for CA, I lost my touch with my art life. I didn’t want to give up on my CA and I pushed myself harder, to study day in and out.
My mom noticed that I wasn’t enjoying it and was just getting myself stressed. That is when she told me that it was okay if I didn’t become a CA and that I should pursue what I really loved. That gave me the courage to quit CA.

Though my parents were really supportive of my decision, I felt guilty deep down, as I didn’t know what I should do with my career.

And that’s exactly when my sister came to me again, like a guiding angel, and motivated me. �She told me that art alone could get me out of my negative thoughts and asked me to just keep doing it. She encouraged me by saying it would all feel right in the end. I realized that I had to focus on the thing I really loved. I planned to explore more art forms and started to learn about Calligraphy and Resin Art. There has been no looking back ever since.”

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