tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34008257254944216002024-03-19T03:43:15.682-07:00The Orange BicycleThe Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-63382572924589688042013-02-25T13:02:00.000-08:002013-02-25T13:02:36.611-08:00Bring home some fun! <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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boring,then bring home these quirky mirrors, coasters, planters and
table mats for some quirky fun! It's a little mad, a little quirky and
very very funky! Available now at The Orange Bicycle!</span></span><br />
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The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-36245610415298975192013-02-25T12:14:00.001-08:002013-02-25T12:14:34.089-08:00Introducing New Illustrative Products<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-24774691195388805252013-02-19T19:41:00.001-08:002013-02-19T19:41:49.291-08:00The Trendsetter Owl on Stone!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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you are looking for something other than wearing owls for accessory, we
have these kitsch, colorful and totally unique owls waiting to be
yours! Colorful handpainted owls on stones to decorate of use as paper
weights to adorn your desks...get them now at The Orange Bicycle!</span><br />
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The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-6458098769930398862013-02-19T19:37:00.000-08:002013-02-19T19:37:36.214-08:00Live in style<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-32842019156092507752011-05-09T00:24:00.000-07:002011-05-09T00:24:02.779-07:00Meet Mitun of Rajoori Silks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hi Fellow Riders, we have been receiving lots of lovely comments about our store and our products from you all and we want to let you know that we really appreciate that you write back to us with such wonderful and kind words. Each message means a lot to us because we all know what busy lives we lead and to really go back and then bother to leave a word or two is not only an extremely sweet gesture, it keeps us going. So thank you and we look forward to hearing from you as always.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So we are back again with our series of designer interviews and this time with we talked to a very talented woman, creator of Rajboori Fine Silk Items<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Meet Mitun Chakrabarti – the founder and designer of an eco-friendly and sustainable luxury home textiles company based in Vancouver, Canada. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Hi Mitun, we really appreciate you taking time out for our chat. We want to know so much about you and your internationally famous brand. So let’s get started </span><span style="color: red;">J</span><span style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm; tab-stops: 132.75pt;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So let’s start with a little bit about yourself and how you started Rajboori.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mitun:</b> <span style="color: black;">With an adventurous spirit, a passion for design, and a zest for entrepreneurship, I embarked upon an adventure called<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">as the Founder and Designer. Ever since my childhood in Calcutta, when I learnt how to paint and sketch as a hobby, I dreamed of creating my own designs for the home. However, the journey to the world of design had its challenges and a few detours. I moved to the US as a young woman pursuing undergraduate studies in Business and IT and an MBA at the University of Georgia and Georgia State University. Eventually, I worked in corporate America in IT and general management areas for about 8 years. But, something was always missing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Constantly looking for inspiration in my surroundings and my passion for travel and learning about new cultures, the creative soul in me reigned strong. Once my husband and I relocated from the US to beautiful Vancouver, the opportunity to start a new venture of my dreams awaited me. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="il"><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color: black;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: black;">was an obvious evolution. Creating an upscale, contemporary, designer collection of luxe home textiles made from rare artisanal silks was a natural next step. An excellent pairing of my business experience and global inspired contemporary design aesthetic,<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">'s Premiere Collection fills an important void in the global, home textiles market.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Combining contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship forms the core value of my design philosophy. I work closely with the artisans in a village in North Eastern India and in Calcutta and strive to sustain a community one product at a time.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Wow, that’s an inspiring story. So many of us wish to follow our dreams but so few actually do. So when did you get started with the idea? </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mitun:</b> The concept of a luxury home textiles brand was in the making for a couple of years before the launch of<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>in 2009 at the New York International Gift Fair.<span style="color: black;"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>I had begun the research and sourcing process well ahead of time and spent a good amount of time in India in 2008 to conceptualize and create the debut collection for<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span></span>.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hmm. So tell us more about Rajboori – is there a theme? A process? A cause?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Mitun:</b> <span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">is a premier offering in the space of home textiles where we combine contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship while incorporating eco-friendly Peace Silk and contributing to sustainability. Rich and vibrant colors are playfully yet elegantly paired with crisp geometric shapes and patterns to create our pillows, coverlets, and quilts. All the silks are hand-woven by an artisan weaver community and stitched by another group of artisan master craftsmen. We use all natural materials to create our products so that comfort is still of a higher priority even though the products are luxurious. <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So how did you come up with the name for your brand? Does Rajboori mean something?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">When we were thinking of the name for the brand we were evaluating various options that would capture the regal and luxury element but also add some playfulness to the essence of the brand. I didn’t want us to have a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span><span style="color: black;">stuffy</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span><span style="color: black;">or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span><span style="color: black;">pretentious</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">feel as that’s not me. It needed to have elegance spiced with joviality and playfulness. So,<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"> </span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">means Regal Old Woman as Raj stands for regal and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">“</span><span style="color: black;">Boori</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black;">”</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">in Bengali means Old Woman. Silk is a traditional and old textile and since our products are made from a rare silk, the brand name encapsulates that essence. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Oh that’s a nice twist. Who would have thought Rajboori meant Regal Old Woman. Quite quirky in itself. So tell us what inspires you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> I just love to be involved in a creative process! When I see things around me, in nature, in crafts, in everyday objects and they catch my eye, I try and find a way to make them look artistic and incorporate them into my designs. I love innovative and modern uses of the old. I am also an eternal optimist and I feel that through the results of my creative process, I can spread a little bit of cheer and share my optimism with others who can take that little piece of vibrant and cheerful<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">into their homes. I feel that we all need to have positive elements around us to rejuvenate our spirits.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">When I work closely with the artisans, I feel great! It’s like witnessing magic happening before my eyes. They are so skilled in their trade but I find that most of their work is very ethnic or traditional. My goal is to offer a contemporary spin to this traditional craftsmanship so the designs are more globally appealing and also suitable for the tastes and preferences of modern India. I’m very hands on in terms of my designs and my business in general and that has helped me immensely in developing a holistic view of every element that pertains to my work. I always like to push the envelope in terms of design and through my work, help sustain the communities I work with.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I agree. Nature is truly inspiring and Rajboori does showcase all things vibrant and cheerful. We love the colors and patterns in every piece.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So do you admire any great artists or designers who has inspired you so to speak?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Alexander McQueen, Missoni, Moroso, Tord Boontje, Pucci, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, to name a few. However, I admire anyone who has followed their passion and succeeded in the world of creativity.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So apart from your work which is also your passion, what else do you love doing? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> I love to travel and my husband and I take off every time we get a chance. I love meeting people from different backgrounds and cultures which enriches my soul and broadens my horizon. I love to write, read, paint and listen to music. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Wow…writer, traveller, entrepreneur, painter – you are a woman of many passions truly</span><span style="color: red;">J</span><span style="color: red;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> So tell us are you working on something new?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> I am always looking for new inspiration and my last trip to India ended with a hurricane trip through a segment of Rajasthan. I was blown away by the amount of creative inspiration that was around me and would love to incorporate that in my upcoming collections. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">India is truly full of creativity and inspiration. Now for all our dear readers, who are in various parts of the country, where can they find your stuff?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">At the moment,<span class="apple-converted-space"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222;">RAJBOORI</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><span style="color: black;">is only available in Bangalore at The Orange Bicycle but we hope to have a storefront in another major metropolis in India soon. Our products are available in global locations ( <a href="http://www.rajboori.com/store-locator" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">http://www.<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222; text-decoration: none;">rajboori</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">.com/<wbr></wbr>store-locator</span></a>) and through our website (<a href="mailto:sales@rajboori.com" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">sales@<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;"></span><span class="il"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: #ffffcc; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; color: #222222; text-decoration: none;">rajboori</span></span></span><span style="color: black;">.com</span></a>) <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So what would you say are the five things that you think is necessary to be successful? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> Passion, hard work, resourcefulness, confidence, and a very positive attitude. Obviously, in case of a business venture, money is a big part but you can’t buy everything with money. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">So true! So lastly anything else you want to add/talk about - advice for other creative souls out there, business advice, how to draw inspiration for the non-creative souls, how to go about shaping your creativity and more....</span><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black;">Mitun:</span></b><span style="color: black;"> All I can say is, if you have the hunger and passion for something that you think would be a great venture, you should at least try it once. Don’t be afraid of failure as long as you can pick yourself up and move along, having learnt from the mistakes you made. Success doesn’t come very easily to everyone but if you believe in your work and if it’s a model or idea that should turn out to be a good venture, then you will be successful provided you put in the dues. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Patience is a virtue I had to learn to cultivate. Try to find the Blue Ocean to operate in and be on the lookout for upcoming trends and in which direction the world is moving. This will help in moulding your ideas better and be on top of things. The world we live in is very fast paced so being aware of our surroundings is going to be very critical. Being innovative will also set you apart from your competitors<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Lovely advice Mitun. It’s been a very very inspiring chat. Am sure our readers would love reading about you, about your brand, about your inspiration and practical pieces of advice. I know I loved hearing from you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We wish you all the best for greater success, more stores in India and best of luck for the future. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hello Readers, hope you have been enjoying reading our blog chats with our uniquely talented designers and following our stories on Facebook. Keeping up with our interviews, today I am very happy to introduce you to a very unique brand – unique because they are one of a kind and unique also because they cater to a unique audience – those lovable, adorable cuties we call kids. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So without further riddles, let me introduce you to our lovely entrepreneur Garima Agarwal, of Peek-a-boo Patterns – a brand all about kids and hence cute, colourful, inspiring, lovable and delightful. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hi Garima lovely to be finally chatting away with you. We want to know about you and lots about Peek-a-boo Patterns as do our readers and customers. So tell me a little about yourself before we talk about your lovely products<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Garima:</span></b><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> Born and brought up in Kolkata I always had a flair for design. Always intrigued by creativity and have done various courses to learn different art forms. I have also done a diploma course in Fashion designing. I am extremely fond of art of every form. But my true passion lies in bringing smiles to babies and kids.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Clearly that passion speaks in your brand. So how did you come up with Peek-a-boo patterns? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima:</b> Well I got the idea while doing up my own kids room who are the constant source of all my inspiration. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That’s sweet. And I must say that going by the sheer beauty of the products, they are a great inspiration. Ok so now tell me how all this started.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima:</b> Peek-a-book Patterns is a unique venture of customized home furnishings for kids of all ages. My products are a wide range of theme based and random designs of kid’s furnishings and kids stationary and art - Our forte being customising to suit the liking our clients. We enjoy creating meaningful products for kids. We have worked with causes like Go Green, Gandhis Monkeys, and Grow Trees etc – causes that we believed in and thought could be interesting for kids.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Your range of products has a very unique brand name too. So is there a story behind it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima:</b> I started the company with the idea of doing window treatments – Peek-a-boo is a cute word used by moms to play hide and seek with their babies. Tiny Tots often hide behind curtains and peek out and <i>Peekaboo – I See you</i>. When I was sure of the product, this name instantly came to my mind and frankly I didn’t give it a second thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes of course kids do that all the time right from the time they are tiny babies. That’s such a wonderful way to build the brand that is all about kids. We love the name. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So Garima, you are an immensely talented woman and we know that by now. So tell us what inspires your creativity?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima:</b> As I said earlier, my kids and all the kids and babies around me are my true and everlasting inspiration. My family is my biggest support but my strength lies in my team<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Kudos to the team and the kids for inspiring you so much. So is there like a list of designers work or art you look upto besides your inspiration?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima:</b> Well there is a big list of people whom I admire for their creativity. Designers like Meera Mahadevan who is known for her clutches, Anamika Khanna from Kolkata for her vibrant and symbolic designs. I also look upto artists like the Srilankan Nature Lover –Senaka and many many more.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I know these designers are inspiration for many. So Garima, besides Peek-a-boo, what else interests you? Do you have other passions?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><b>Garima:</b> Of course :)</span><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">. I love doodling, music, long drives and hanging out with my kids <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So are you working on some new stuff?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima:</b> We are constantly working on new stuff – new themes, new products. There is a dearth of these products in the country and we want to give our best shot. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are coming up with meaningful furniture concepts designed keeping in mind today’s “OH SO BUSY” kids, their hobbies and numerous other activities and thus creating products like Art Station, Toy Station, and Sports Station. A child here learns to organise his things, keep it safe and use it smartly.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">That sounds perfect. I know of many parents including myself who would love to get hold of one of those stations for our kids and get them organised. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So for all our readers who want to get their hands on your stuff, as we speak (oh I know they want to) where all can they find your products?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima: </b>They can find our stuff at <b>L'Orange</b>(<a href="http://www.peekaboopatterns.com/contact.html#1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #005488; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Pune</span></a>),<b>Kazage</b>(<a href="http://www.peekaboopatterns.com/contact.html#1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #005488; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Kolkata</span></a><wbr></wbr>), <b>AA living</b>, Bibzy(<a href="http://www.peekaboopatterns.com/contact.html#1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #005488; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Mumbai</span></a>), <b>Apple of My I</b><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>- Bangalore( <a href="http://www.peekaboopatterns.com/contact.html#1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #005488; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Indira Nagar</span></a>, <a href="http://www.peekaboopatterns.com/contact.html#1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #005488; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Jaya Nagar</span></a> &<a href="http://www.peekaboopatterns.com/contact.html#1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #005488; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">White Field</span></a>),The <b>Orange Bicycle</b>(Bangalore) , <b>Little Princess</b>(<a href="http://www.peekaboopatterns.com/contact.html#1" target="_blank"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Hyderabad</span></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thanks Garima, it was great speaking to you. But before we end this chat, we really want to know from you – a successful and a passionate entrepreneur like you – your mantras for success.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>Garima:</b> Well they are actually simple things that I believe in – <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Have a passion for what you do, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Be positive in every way,<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Think of the actions and not the results, <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Step into the consumers shoes and understand their need and <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Work as an integrated team</span></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 47.25pt; mso-add-space: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-indent: -18.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So true indeed! Well hopefully me and some of our readers can be inspired from these simple mantras to look deep inside ourselves and draw out our creativity. It was lovely to chat with you so frankly and know so much more about the person behind this lovely brand. We wish you all the best for more inspiration and more creativity.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Now for some recommendation from our side – well we love everything from her collections and it’s a fairly difficult choice but if we have to pick then one of those cute bean chairs, or stools, and the lovely colourful long cushions are a definite pick. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">But parents out there trust me you will want an entire range to do up your kids room – so come right away!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Enjoy some images of the super cute stuff that we talked about. I am sure you will love them if you don’t already. And just to let you know, we take orders for customised furnishings at The Orange Bicycle on behalf of Peek-a-boo Patterns. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-26763439302906225122011-03-07T03:57:00.000-08:002011-03-07T03:57:59.816-08:00Meet Diana Linda of Diana Linda!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hello fellow riders, hope you are enjoying our blog chats with our multi-talented designers – our window into their lives and inspiration. Do give us your feedback, comments how we could make this better. We always appreciate feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">Today we are talking to Diana Linda of Diana Linda brand – the Bombay hippie-kitsch fashion maker</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hi Diana, so nice to finally chat with you. We want to know so much about you and your brand. So let’s get started!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Diana, tell us a little more about yourself? <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b>Diana:</b></span><span class="apple-style-span"> I am an expatriate living in India since the year 2002. I used to work with the international NGO, Medecins Sans Frontiers or Doctors Without Borders for eight years before I decided to follow my passion for designing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span">So in short I am an </span>Italian based in Mumbai. And I love Mumbai and Indian culture.<span style="color: black;">I love classical music, movies, theatre, yoga, dance, and philosophy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Wow, an Italian with an Indian Heart – that’s an unique mix. So how & when did you get started with the idea of Diana Linda? </span><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Diana: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Commercially speaking 3 years ago, but since many years at an experimental and personal level<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">So tell us a little more about your products? (Is there a theme? a process? a cause?)</span><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Diana: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Many of my items have Bollywood themes and posters. Some are collage based. The collage is done by hand and afterwards it is scanned. Other items are also based on recycling; such as a collection of papier mache bangles and necklaces or another of bangle made out from coca cola bottles or bisleri with still the collage technique. Also recycling coffee boxes, magazine with table mats, trunks with spray paints. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The cause is in the way that I work: I work with a group of women coming from an NGO called OJUS medical and the Damini project: they are all women from slum or unprivileged background, or with health problems such as HIV. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All the items are unique and there is no mass production, majority of items are done by hand and then assembled by machine, but each item is different from the other even in the same model<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Wow coca cola bottles and bisleri? That sounds extremely amazing. So Diana what inspires you?</span><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">India, Mumbai, Bollywood, colors, imagery, photography.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">I am inspired mainly by India and its vibrant colours; my design spells Mumbai-Bombay- Bollywood with its pop culture, kitsch and drama. My products feature techniques like collage, patchwork, decoupage, spray painting and embellishment of all sorts. You can find an assortment of traditional Indian handcrafted embroidery, lush fabrics, old Bollywood posters and even saree borders. In one word – the style sense is funky!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: red;">I am amazed at how much India has inspired you given that you are not even from this country. So do you admire any of our designers work? And International too?</span></span><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Diana: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Oh there are many Sabyasachi, Alexander Mc Queen, Manish Arora, Vivienne Westwood...and many others<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">So what are your passions/hobbies?</span><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Diana: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Photography, collage, travelling, theatre, studying and learning everyday something new! And yoga is more than a hobby; it’s a way of life and philosophy<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That is so wonderful that you do pursue such a variety of passions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So tell us are you working on something totally new?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Diana:</b> Yeah <span style="color: black;">some clothes<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: red;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hmm so that is something we definitely look forward to. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Now for all our dear readers, who are in various parts of the country, where can they find your stuff? </span><span style="color: black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Diana: </span></b><span style="color: black;">The shops are amethyst Chennai; you, bliss, vit k, sakpal, azadbazar in mumbai, studio Rudraksh in Pune, Xela, Esperanto in Goa...and The Orange Bicycle in Bangalore... hope I didn’t forget any :)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Ok and lastly, any advice for our readers? </span><span style="color: black;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: black;">Diana: </span></b><span style="color: black;">Never keep it just in the mind, just go for it from an idea or from a detail, take a pencil, or a cloth or whatever item and start...the creativity will come by itself. And creativity comes from mistakes more than from perfection! :-). <b>Fashion is a matter of disproportion</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">That’s such a cool piece of advice. I totally agree. Thank you Diana for your time and patience. It was wonderful knowing you a little more than we already do through your lovely products. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Now for some recommendation from our side – we pick the brocade half and full sandal boots – they totally take the cake in terms of innovation, creativity, color, hip and kitsch all rolled into one. You will love it the moment you see it. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWtyWGaheEkrBrJ8j72u1quaHwnjKHtWvpQW0wf49yoPSjeCJfjkPJQSvUUa2M6MiqVwPZsGkMxIVpEx5eIgfQGN7OeqGIv7XZMPL1WdyEGPkB4KTYRRh66RAOIMCcPK3JyBJWFX8jWLD/s1600/shb4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWtyWGaheEkrBrJ8j72u1quaHwnjKHtWvpQW0wf49yoPSjeCJfjkPJQSvUUa2M6MiqVwPZsGkMxIVpEx5eIgfQGN7OeqGIv7XZMPL1WdyEGPkB4KTYRRh66RAOIMCcPK3JyBJWFX8jWLD/s320/shb4.png" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">Also do check out her Bollywood totes/bags – extremely unique, colourful and truly Bollywood. So if you love Bollywood, you will fall in love with her brand.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY45Ua6551IkzouS_nLg14hZCLGIvn6kfDEnEr2oUEW1qoXoiKTIaqQYozO0EYpw4XeeUAzFLnwGkLiBiNnS9D5kdnOTNCd0nOUIDhDnLnYXYT2DJGEPHXFbB7_3BmqBpHbQ8BVhayz6WY/s1600/bagn8b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY45Ua6551IkzouS_nLg14hZCLGIvn6kfDEnEr2oUEW1qoXoiKTIaqQYozO0EYpw4XeeUAzFLnwGkLiBiNnS9D5kdnOTNCd0nOUIDhDnLnYXYT2DJGEPHXFbB7_3BmqBpHbQ8BVhayz6WY/s320/bagn8b.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Come see her unique stuff only at The Orange Bicycle in Bangalore!</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-left: 29.25pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></div></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-50930387308014263082011-02-09T03:03:00.000-08:002011-02-09T03:03:42.188-08:00Meet Karishma Shahani of Princesse K<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Hi fellow riders, today we are talking to Karishma from Princesse K, <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black;">an independent handbag label based out of Mumbai, India. C</span><span style="color: black;">reated and fashioned by Karishma Shahani, the ideology of the design house is to produce an interesting mix of constructed designs for the discerning woman who has a keen interest in fashion.</span></span><span style="color: black;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">Karishma also writes on fashion and lifestyle and her work has been published by various fashion magazines in India over the last few years</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;"><span class="apple-style-span"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So Karishma, welcome to The Orange Bicycle blog where we tell your story the way it is. So tell us a little more about yourself – anything you want to share with us and our readers that will help us know you better </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma:</b> Well I started my career as a journalist where I worked for a leading daily followed by a fashion magazine writing about entertainment, lifestyle and fashion. I also started a boutique called Whym, where I was promoting young designers straight out of design school. Post this I got a Master’s of Science in Luxury Goods & Services from the International University of Monaco and came back to start Princesse K. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Wow you are definitely a woman of various talents - from journalism to fashion. So how and when did you get on with the idea of Princesse K?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma: </b>The idea for Princesse K came to me in April 2009. While studying for my masters I paid extra special attention to the handbag industry as it has always been my favorite accessory and the best part - one size fits all!!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">We agree…I mean women and handbags…can they ever have enough? So tell us a little more about the handbags you make.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma: </b>The main theme running through our products is that they are all animal friendly. We don't use any leather or leather products while making bags. Instead we use a combination of fabric, faux leather and embellishments like gota flowers or embroideries to create trendy yet animal friendly bags.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqGs_LTI72wGNzNkXGspK38zOfT9dFc5m93BJw9ijp0Iy12MM7lQFh1FQBx5gGg0QDT-Hpu-Y37qDNsujTykV831FqX7_AT2wt9xQ_GAlidJc6NDPlpVjDfJU9503zL5Y4DtfFUUggJCq/s1600/_MG_8942.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqGs_LTI72wGNzNkXGspK38zOfT9dFc5m93BJw9ijp0Iy12MM7lQFh1FQBx5gGg0QDT-Hpu-Y37qDNsujTykV831FqX7_AT2wt9xQ_GAlidJc6NDPlpVjDfJU9503zL5Y4DtfFUUggJCq/s320/_MG_8942.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So why Princesse K? Quite a glamorous name for a brand. Is there a story there?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma:</b> The name is inspired by Princess Grace Kelly who was the princess of Monaco and is a timeless style icon. While studying in Monaco, which is a principality, I got to learn a lot more about Princess Grace Kelly and started appreciating her style which inspired me to name the label after her. Of course the first initial of my name also starts with K.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Ya we always thought the K came from Karishma. So what inspires your work/creativity? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma: </b>Ethnic Indian elements inspire me. I like to combine the contemporary with the traditional and create a unique but fun product. Through my creations I strive to create the most utilitarian product and at the end of the day it is versatile, user friendly yet stylish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANj8lN6fcLqOnUZVfSLy5GdYkWBRnSx-XaNsY9nYuTjqKg9-BTrbNIUJGxkyA3BWGC2O2p2axyKTfxko9_X6XtORO3RtZVM05VZcN-yicojyBkOF29ejUQqccJxDk5uLOtWWX_3-Xk6KO/s1600/_MG_8979.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANj8lN6fcLqOnUZVfSLy5GdYkWBRnSx-XaNsY9nYuTjqKg9-BTrbNIUJGxkyA3BWGC2O2p2axyKTfxko9_X6XtORO3RtZVM05VZcN-yicojyBkOF29ejUQqccJxDk5uLOtWWX_3-Xk6KO/s320/_MG_8979.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So any great artists/designers work you admire/look upto? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma:</b> My favourite art movements are Impressionism and Expressionism. Vincent Van Gogh, James Ensor, Monet, Matisse and Renoir are a few of my favorite artists. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">In terms of designers there are many just to name a few would be - Alexander McQueen, Lulu Guiness, Valentino, Manish Arora, Rajesh Pratap Singh, Anand Bhushan, Kallol Dutta, Anamika Khanna and the list goes on and on.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So besides what you do, how do you relax…what are your passions/hobbies? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma:</b> Reading, writing, watching movies, discovering new cities.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So are you working on anything new? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma:</b> I am currently on working on the next collection which will see a lot of use of traditional Indian fabrics with a contemporary twist. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">For all our dear readers, who are in various parts of the country, where can they find your stuff? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma:</b>Princesse K is available in various stores across the country. Here is a link to where all you can find us - <span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://princessek.com/locations/" target="_blank">http://princessek.com/locations/</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><span style="color: windowtext;"><a href="http://princessek.com/locations/" target="_blank"></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">So tell us, some advice for all - five things that you think are necessary to be successful at what you do? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><b>Karishma:</b>Be passionate, informed, do your research well, figure out your finances and don’t sweat the small stuff, always look at the long term benefits.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">That sounds like a cool formula for success. Thank you Karishma for your candid chat and thank you for being part of The Orange Bicycle. We wish you more success. All the best.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And now for our pick – we definitely recommend the ikkat print clutch – Indian is the way to go. Come check her Indian themed bags and clutches at The Orange Bicycle – it’s different, its new and its stylish.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy0IpvluCtSeMvg0vGTLk0Z1wXCHOyr-eTnS1smtwZnuyKIUhKw-E7kh3s1z-iLD4DbCE7gf9j1frRtL8S7i6DaSiRaFDtQAVvbwi120l41HfprmWBa3SgFYsQkZtrmWhQAzfGftmZ2Ai/s1600/_MG_9018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRy0IpvluCtSeMvg0vGTLk0Z1wXCHOyr-eTnS1smtwZnuyKIUhKw-E7kh3s1z-iLD4DbCE7gf9j1frRtL8S7i6DaSiRaFDtQAVvbwi120l41HfprmWBa3SgFYsQkZtrmWhQAzfGftmZ2Ai/s320/_MG_9018.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-80806929491032986782011-02-02T23:32:00.000-08:002011-02-02T23:45:43.045-08:00Ccube coming up! Meet Piyali And Anuja<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">As promised, here we are with our first interview with our first designer. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Firstly I want to start by saying a big thank you to each and every designer we have on board at The Orange Bicycle. We started with a mere concept note and an idea. They all believed in us even when we had nothing else to show for ourselves – not even a name for the store. They came on board and helped us create the story of The Orange Bicycle. We may not have said it before or enough but thank you guys for believing in us, in our idea and in our business. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So come 2011, we thought, we had to know these guys. As of now they were our suppliers but really they are much more than that. They are all a bunch of creative souls who churns out ideas faster than we can spell creativity. And frankly it was time to know them better. And so we thought, in today’s day and age of Facebook and blogging, there was nothing better than a blog interview with our designers for us to know them, their passions, and their ideas and hopefully give them a platform to share their story with our customers. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">There is no particular order we have here, each week, we will do a story on one of our many many designers and hopefully we will know them just a little bit more, a little bit better. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This week we talked to Piyali and Anuja from Ccube and frankly hearing from them was very much like our own story. Ccube was born after a conversation between these two friends. So let’s hear from them what happened from that conversation.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So tell us a little about you two…and where did that conversation end?<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Anuja had a childhood passion for handmade stuff and Piyali (something to do with being a Bong) a passion for all things beautiful in a home. So we had a conversation and at the end of that long conversation, came the realisation that it could be a great combination of a visualizer and a creator who could work in perfect sync with each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So what was the idea?<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The idea was to create cushion covers (soft home furnishings) that are fun, contemporary and at times quirky. Designs that are unconventional and that bring about a refreshing look to your interiors.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Wow…so that conversation went well. Why are you called Ccube? Quite unusual<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Once the idea was in place, the search for the name began and after pondering over endless suggestions (oh yeah, tell us all about it…we went through months for that decision), the final choice was made. Ccube it was – C for creative and C for contemporary or C even for Customised. The choice is yours!<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So what inspires your design?<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The inspiration for our designs comes from our everyday life: some things that we stand up & notice (The Wonders of the World Series) and some quite artistic elements that we tend to overlook in our daily mundane life (the Pop Art Series) and the natural beauty around us (The Flowers n Leaves Series)<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">So where all can we find your designs?<o:p></o:p></span></u></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">You can find our products @ BLISS, MUMBAI and THE ORANGE BICYCLE, BANGALORE. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And finally for some personal recommendation from their line that we stock at our store – “The Wonders of the World Series” is an awesome collection with colourful, bright city scapes – London, Paris, Italy, and Mumbai and so on. If you haven’t seen them already, you must and trust me, no matter where you live, one of these pieces will surely bring about some colourful change to your living room. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Thank you Anuja and Piyali for your short and sweet story. It was great knowing you girls and here’s wishing you great success. Looking forward to more inspiration and colourful quirky designs.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><br />
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</div></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-31438125522084486872011-02-01T23:59:00.000-08:002011-02-01T23:59:30.008-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><i></i></span></span></span><br />
<div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">With a new year comes time for change, time for color, brighter days</span></b></i></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">and to find something that matches the optimism that the new year brings!</span></b></i></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 10pt;">Our story becomes more and more juicy, zesty and mmmmmmhhhh!</span></b><b><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></b></i></span></div><div align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">With January comes time for change, time for color, brighter days</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">and to find something that matches the optimism that the new year brings!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Our story becomes more and more juicy, zesty and mmmmmmhhhh! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The story of The Orange bicycle has many delicious, sweet, tangy chapters</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">of designers and their creations. Each chapter is again a story in itself,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">an expression of emotions, thoughts and imagination .</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We will take you further on this ride with us by</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> bringing you these stories at regular intervals...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">watch out our blog...or follow us on Facebook!</span></div></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-11125129474767656772011-01-11T09:09:00.000-08:002011-01-11T09:23:54.010-08:00Great way to end 2010 and welcome 2011!!<div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">articles on The Hindu and My Bangalore..:)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Courier New';"><br />
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<div><a href="http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0111/the-orange-bicycle-treasure-trove-of-all-things-fun-and-kitschy.html">http://www.mybangalore.com/article/0111/the-orange-bicycle-treasure-trove-of-all-things-fun-and-kitschy.html</a></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-22516718293186948782010-12-09T22:18:00.000-08:002010-12-09T22:18:38.901-08:00Another article! Mid-Day Bangalore<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Why the name The Orange Bicycle?</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It is a Long and winding story.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Essentially we wanted a name that didn’t reveal the nature of the store at one go but at the same could reflect the personality of the store that is – colorful, creative and quirky! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">It makes you wonder what the store is all about. It catches your attention. Once of course you take a look at the logo, you know it’s a store for the free spirited woman who wants to have the shopping ride of her life.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">What is the Long story?</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While we were busy finding a name and going through endless lists of probable names that fit in, we settled on this name because of the above reasons. Somewhere the name also found a place in our heart for the simple things it reflects.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The orange as a fruit reminds us of our childhood winter afternoons. The various slices of the fruit itself seem like the various roles of our lives. As women, we all play varied roles of a daughter, a friend, a lover, a wife, a mother and more. Even though the sum of all these slices makes us what we are, we somewhere forget the whole – the self-amidst the stressful lives we all lead. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So the bicycle ride is the journey we four women have undertaken to re-discover ourselves. It also depicts the freedom that we associate with riding a bicycle, and the balancing act of juggling so many roles that makes us who we are.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Who is the Orange Bicycle?</span></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The orange bicycle was invented by four riders who come from varied backgrounds from across the country. Two of us come from the world of communication and marketing, one of us is a qualified fashion professional from NIFT and one of us is a Chartered Accountant. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Essentially we all came together because we had the same passion of telling a meaningful story - a story that is built on the platform of ideas, creativity and of talent.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">Come and take a ride with us!</span></span></span></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-50610984070479084152010-12-04T14:35:00.000-08:002010-12-04T14:35:21.292-08:00“From small beginnings come great things.”<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We opened shop and made our 1st sale on 13th November! Everyone is super excited and have been biting nails for the sometime now!! :)<br />
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The idea of TOB is to bring together under one roof many stories – stories of creativity, passion, talent, ideas, color, tradition, art and more. We have essentially built a platform where we can showcase all these stories of various passionate and talented designers and offer them to the people of Bangalore.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">We did dabble quite a bit into creating our own product range and frankly that’s still part of our plan. But it takes a huge effort to set up a business from scratch without any prior experience within a short span of 6 months. So we currently put the product development in the back burner so that we could set up the store. Once we have settled in, we will hopefully be able to focus on our exciting and creative product range.</span><br />
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The strength lies in our products and in our vision. We have with us in our store over 70 different brands from different parts of the country - Seventy different designers who put their blind faith and believed in us without batting an eyelid. We approached them with a strong concept idea and convinced them that we had a story to tell. However all this was just in paper and in our minds. Today we are extremely thankful to all of them who decided to trust us with their products, their ideas and we hope we have been able to do justice to their imagination. <a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo_search.php?oid=144423098936342&view=all">Their products</a> make our vision come true and that’s what makes the orange bicycle unique. We hope that each of these relationships can continue much beyond just the economies of the business. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">So now we are on the ride of our lives!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia;">We had our 1st media coverage also a few days back...feels great to see our thoughts take shape, become a reality and be appreciated somewhere!</span><br />
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House No. 3353, 12 A Main, 5th Cross<br />
Indiranagar<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">just a sneak peak into how the store is coming up... ..the fervour is rising...excitement increasing.....hearts racing......a lot has been done....a lot still to be done....building bridges...fighting fires...we will be there soon!!!</span>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-32402438907384313422010-10-26T12:06:00.000-07:002010-10-26T12:06:04.953-07:00Launching in November....! Countdown has begun!!The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-91768102086326090742010-10-25T13:42:00.000-07:002010-10-29T10:01:26.724-07:00It’s more than a store…it’s a ride!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></b><br />
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</span></div><div class="BodyCopy" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">This is a store for the woman who is comfortable in her own skin. Someone who is always looking for a fresh idea and embraces the same in her life!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">The Orange Bicycle is a space owned by four friends – The key operating partner Gunjan Khaitan is the one who sowed the seed of this idea. She comes from a business family and armed with a communication degree from MICA (Mudra Institute of Communications Ahmedabad) and a 9 year stint in advertising, media, and marketing, is loaded with a passion to succeed and is always brimming with ideas. She is accompanied by Leena Raizada, who is an alumnus of NIFT (National Institute of Fashion Technology), and comes with immense knowledge and experience in design, product development and merchandising. She is the one with the industry expertise and the required skillset.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;">The other two partners wish to remain anonymous at this stage.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 11pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: text1;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The Orange Bicycle opens at House No. 3353, 12<sup>th</sup> A Main, 5<sup>th</sup> Cross, Indiranagar, Bangalore in Nov, 2010. If you want to be part of the launch, please send an email to </span><a href="mailto:riders@theorangebicycle.in"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">riders@theorangebicycle.in</span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">.</span></span></div></div>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3400825725494421600.post-1182208100580333512010-10-08T12:40:00.000-07:002010-10-29T10:11:03.782-07:00Coming soon to Bangalore!!!<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">weave a story....play with ideas....dwell on thoughts....realise a dream....</span>The Orange Bicyclehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01013286258835857149noreply@blogger.com0