I love the combination of the bamboo base, the silk border and the meenakari work clasp!
I think the product line below is my personal fave- I have a weakness for raw silk clutches. I think of it as the 'Portrait Line', I'm sure Anandita has a far more creative term ;)
And its not just clutches, 500 BC also designs lovely bags
500 B.C. bags were featured in the NY Times 36 Hours in Mumbai section! I love the NY Times 36 hours series, and the Mumbai write up makes me want to revisit the city. Do read it.
Photo credit: Ruth Fremson for The New York Times
To catch a glimpse of more of 500 B.C's gorgeous clutches and to look up their retail locations across the globe, please visit their website.
I would like to thank Susan from Sans! who runs the blog 'The Dollhouse Diaries: My Maharaja's Palace' for the tip on 500 B.C. Her blog is one of my top favourite blogs- she blogs on her journey of creating miniature dollhouses and is a mind blowingly creative person. Oh! And Susan is luck enough to own a few of 500 B.C. clutches <sigh>
Also, sorry about the long delay between posts. I couldn't upload any of the photos yesterday, as Blogger seemed to be working on their server maintenance.
Stay tuned for another Artist Profile tomorrow from the blogsphere... A demain!
Images credit to 500 B.C.
11 comments:
I remember seeing Sans' collection of bags from 500BC...LOVE the meenakari clasps! swoon.
I absolutely love the first two with the bamboo and silk! Perfect with a nice traditional silk sari! I have a bit of a raw silk thing too....love it!
Very nice!
I have no clue which ones are my fave!.... i LOVE LOVE LOVE them all !!
Oh, these are so fashionable! Have they been on the runways yet? Love your artists finds SHP!
Sharon
Divya, you are da best! :):)Thank you so much for your kind and way too generous compliments.
I am glad you love these bags too because I just couldn't leave Delhi without them :):). They remain till today, one of my top fav handbags and I was a handbag nut :):).
These pics are great! I don't think I have seen them anywhere else :) I too love the bamboo ones :).
awesome find! me too me too..raw silk rules!
So beautiful...and unique.
@Gagan, Kamini and Susan- I've seen some Raw silk and bamboo combo bags by Chettinad artists when I was in India earlier this year. But they were much simpler than Anandita's version (note- like the meenakari clasps!)
@Prachi- hahha..My sentiments exactly- Raw silk rules!
@Susan- You deserve all the compliments you can get.. I love your work :)
@Sharon- Thanks for the compliment. Not sure- but I agree, they are runway worthy!
@Pree- agreed!
@Priya- Thanks for dropping by!
Divya - you're right! I do love these bags. In fact, I bought the striped one bag in Mumbai a few years ago - the very same!
oh my gosh.. Div.. such a gorgeous post.. Well done again!!
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