Celebrations of Art and Music @Serendipity,Delhi

A riot of color, a burst of festivity and the sparkling brilliance of creative designers.

A Celebration of design, art & culture, curated and hosted by An Indian Summer & Serendipity Collective! A well curated space - that was what Serendipity, Delhi was on last weekend. Serendipity is a blue haveli located on the outskirts of the Delhi peppered with lots of antiques and chandeliers. Brimming with people, laughter and conversations and to top it all the brilliant designers.

Meeting all my favorite people whom I have not met for years:)-

Each pot had a handful of  marigolds in them. how lovely, how festive

Beauty in all the nooks

The stage is set 

Colours just got attention

Amazing music

I met the ever very humble, the ever smiling, the soft spoken, the gorgeous lady behind an inspirational blog Artnlight! 

Nikheel Aphale and his calligraphy works were a personal favourite from the time I started blogging and the photographic works are from Thiru.S

Ritu Pandit of Kiche Boutique

Tejinder Singh and his master works

Tia Pakhi and the wonderful cushions

Met Chandan Dubey :)- for the first time, Been a long time since i wanted to meet her:)- She is "as warm" and as true to herself as I had always imagined her to be, as family, as a person whom we closely know :)- I liked the traditionality infused in her product line which will go with the contemporary too and very inspirational with her colours. I just got pleasantly confused with all that she had got in her space. She had her new range of cushions,boxes small and big and the gyspy style trunk, platters and stools.

Chandeliers are beautiful

Magic of serendipity

The soul stirring sufi verses and music

As Serendipity waits for more Art and Music..

Images and Ideas:Lakshmi Arvind

Contact me at dr.lakshmi@live.in

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Coconut Lagoon,Kumarakom,Kerala

History in Liquid Reflections says it in one word about Coconut Lagoon..an island type of resort in the district of Kuttanad.

Seemed  like we entered a feudal village of Malabar.The vast frolic of the vembanad lake and the intermittent canals within the property.The house boats,that move at its languid pace provide the flavour for the season..the monsoon that was with us there intermittently..

Together it celebrated the life and nature and its beauty in every sense and took us to a world in its simplicity..utter simplicity

History of Reflections..

amazing serenity 

the languid pace of life

there is always tea for the tea lovers

pieces of history

monsoon at its peak

floating reflections/flowers

all in the details

loving the interiors

lamps and canals

details are beautiful

180 degree view

windows and mornings

 umbrellas in pots ..nice idea

house come at its own pace..we stayed near the river

upside down view

details mind blowing

reflections

red umbrellas and monsoon

lamps and bokeh

floating sunshine

coconuts and kerala

in line...the chairs

Images and Ideas: Lakshmi Arvind
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Brigitte Singh..an Inspiration

I never thought I would live so close to Jaipur:)- Each travel brings us closer to Jaipur  as of now umpteen travels being made.Exploring the nooks and crannies of Jaipur still remains a lot more ..Any time you go to Jaipur there's always a touristy feel :)-Anybody who knows me knows about my love towards Blockprinting..There isn't any place to store any linens/quilts of blockprinting at home currently.


All craftisans  who does Blockprinting Nationally and Internationally..i salute them and they are all inspiration for me in one way or the other..But there comes some names which we have first heard of and the love towards them remains the "first love" And such a  name is "Brigitte Singh"..You think of Blockprinting and then you think of "Brigitte Singh".Her textiles known internationally,everyone is in awe of her designs and she herself has discovered and revived tradtitions in textiles.


Brigette Singh came to India 25 years ago and stayed on to revive textile traditions.There' s nothing intriguing about a foreigner setting up base in India under the "world-has-shrunk-to-a-global-village" reality. But 25 years ago, Brigette Singh, a French national was one of a kind, as she trudged through the streets of Sanganer, the hand-block printing hub of Jaipur, seeking to discover and revive traditions in textiles.


She first came to Jaipur at the end of 70's to study the art of miniature painting with an Indian Master,fell in love with and married his son, and made her home in Amber. She then became fascinated by India's rich textile heritage and the art of woodblock printing which had declined since its zenith in the C18th. Her workshop in Amber now produces an exquisite range of clothes, furnishings and accessories which are renowned worldwide and all produced under her personal supervision.







 Brigitte Singh handblocked textiles 







Interiors of the haveli of Brigitte Singh






Interiors of the Haveli of Brigitte Singh






'Italian Country Living" by Caroline Clifton Mogg open to a bedroom with Brigitte Singh fabrics.






World of Interiors, October 2011. Photography by Christopher Simon Sykes. Bedroom with Brigitte Singh "Poppy" curtains in Christopher Gibbs house.









Singh Poppy sighting. World of Interiors, August 2008. Photo by Anders Gramer.






Brigitte Singh Poppy quilt, Elliott Puckette house. Image is from Elle Decor, October 2000. Photography by Anita Calero. Story written and produced by Miguel Flores-Vianna.






Brigitte Singh bedroom photographed by Henry Wilson, House & Garden UK, May 2009.






the insides of the  workshop of Brigitte Singh..










Brigitte Singh's Red Chrysanthemum blockprinted cotton. 






Jaipuri Quilts..a book written by Krystyna Hell strom..one of Brigittes Jaipur Quilt on  the cover page







Some more traditional designs









All images from Pinterest,Style court ,live mint,"vivid photography blog"
Information from:style court,Culture wrap..an article from Live mint,Vivid photography blog
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Deep violets and a Day bed!

Casual, relaxed, capturing elegant simplicity and the down to earth charm that is what we always wanted to achieve at home. A world of color, textures, unique décor and warm hospitality too. If you are looking for something like that, you've come to the right place. The furniture at home are  quite simple and old! We love the old fragrance and the old wood and the good old  dents in these furniture.

Our style at home has evolved over the years. As the place is rented..much focus goes for the furniture at our home. I love mixing textures and neutrals but adding just a touch of color and mostly  pastel shades. A pop of colour definitely will be there from the flowers.

The  taste for textures change with seasons'too..And the "day bed" at home has helped me to keep my love for cushions and seasons  at home alive. The day bed also has changed with our priorities..It was the first piece of furniture that we got made .. it didn't have legs and was flat earlier .. and then one Diwali we decided to give it legs to give it some height and elegance.. and on goes the story of the day bed!

Bedspreads, cushion covers or an old quilt thrown on the day bed,  gives a cozy effect to the room. Can you all imagine the deep sense of tranquility and contentment that the day bed brings us?

Always having loved the  unique texture of old natural wood and  the simple details, many months ago we saw a wooden patterned screen in one of the dilapidated corners of the furniture market and the decision was impulsive to get it back home and give it a new life. As the decision was impulsive, the thought next was where to place it? And now there it stands behind the day bed!

To sum up, a small space with its furniture and accessories that has a feeling of simplicity and warmth..An eclectic comfortable space surrounded by warm colours..Absolutely simple in design. 

(Not that we had so much space in our small home..but we didn't want that amazing piece to lose its life in the corner of a market:)

All images and ideas..Lakshmi Arvind..Please do not copy nor steal images from the site.