It was when summer evenings had started getting chilly, that I received an invite from Meghana Rao- Aniika's founder and the behind-the-scenes tour de force.
In the past year, a slew of websites selling Indian handmade products to a global audience have debuted. Among them, Aniika has been a firm favorite- I like Meghana's eye for the products she curates and that the designer products on the site don't leave you with a lousy feeling of being ripped off, just because they've been priced in dollars.
The venue was the beautiful interiors of Devi, one of Manhattan's premier Indian restaurants.
Here are a few Aniika's beautifully crafted products that were showcased in
Devi's balcony, among floor-to-ceiling paintings of Rajasthan royalty,
Rajasthani marble pillars and jali windows, and intricately carved heavy wooden doors.
A few more pieces of gorgeous jewelery...
My favourite....
Remember the gorgeous interiors that I'd mentioned earlier? My fingers were twitching to capture some of them with Meghana in the foreground. A tired Meghana, who'd waited post 9 pm at night, just so that I'd be able to wrap up work and come to the trunk show, refused to pose and so behind-the-scenes she remains until I cajole her the next time around ;)
If you haven't shopped at Aniika already, go take a look.
