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 And may I have the privilege of sharing Manju Tomar's gorgeous ceramic artistry.

 Now this piece is such a masterpiece. And is the recipient of a few national level awards. 

 A closer look. Had to post this. so one can see better the embossed pillow, the water blue bowl and the curious congregation of the birdies.

Danielle Winter

 The very gorgeous Swathy was there with her splash of irresistible Bhang (sarees)

 My favourites Sumiran Kabir Sharma of Anaam & Jayeta Rohilla of Mae were there as well. We became friends during last Serendipity & stayed in touch. 

 Mae

 Dithi  in front of her powerful Baul Kali print

Harshita of Nomad (Pic courtesy: Serendipity & Shrikant Narayan Arora)

 

I wish I had more pictures of so many other fabulous brands that had really good work there, and I just might update this post if I manage to get more pictures.

At Serendipity, it is never about just selling, it is truly a celebration of the arts and what celebration is complete without music. The Roohani Sisters and Raagleela infused the evening air with the evocative magic of their voices.

So that was the gorgeous Serendipity, Colour me Autumn. What a fulfilling happy time an experience. That we got to spend quality time with Dithi and Arnab, and  Aarti and Rahul just made the show feel more like home. Thank you Kuldeep & Shallay :) for putting together such a cool bunch of people, for making it so easy for us, for taking care of everything, For giving us SUCH a good time. It takes a LOT to organise and market and put up an event. To share your space unstintingly, to give of your spirit and your love. We hardly saw Kuldeep or Shallay sit - which is why it was so tough to get a single picture of either of them. 

 And here is Anais's Tia Pakhi and her famed line of butterflies, birds flowers and Love. All hand embroidered.

I love this picture of Chandan Dubey as much as I love her work. I got to see her gorgeous new line of work upclose & here are 2 of my favourite pieces among her collection. There is a full feature on her work coming up, but both of us need to take the time out for that and just make it happen.

 Nikheel Aphale's calligraphic work I have been seeing for years and it was my pleasure and privilege to see Leehkin up close and also see it translated into beautiful products. Nikheel is currently in Taipei as I make this post, representing Indian calligraphy at the One Asia Project which aims is to "present Asia’s cultural richness and profound spirituality to the world in order to create a new cultural milieu"

Sumiran Kabir Sharma of the Anaam 

QREOH was another collective that had a seriously talented line up of fashion brands that it was representing. From Anaam to The Pot Plant to Joy to Mae, they were each a treat to the discerning buyer. Unusual, simple, cutting edge and blessedly very wearable collections. Do check out the Qreoh Website to see what I'm talking about.

 Jayeta Rohilla and her brand Mae

Himanshu Verma of RedEarth was there with his supremely stunning collection of Sarees.
 Nigarish ~ Tree of Life showed their gorgeous skirts and Indian prints.

Kinche was there and their exquisite collection of Jackets. These pictures are not a patch on the real thing. You just HAVE to click on this link to see them in all their glory. 

 There are exhibitions and then there are exhibitions, and this one somehow refuses to be called one, simply owing to the ambience, the people, the music and the grace of the people who put this together and made this come alive. I came back very grateful to have made acquaintance of the talents I met and the conversations we exchanged.
Image Courtesy: Serendipity, An Indian Summer, Vaishnavi Varadarajan, Sumiran Kabir Sharma & Vineeta Nair