Handcrafted books by Riddhi

A few days back I received an email with loads of image attachments with a message saying- "Let me know what you think of them". I still haven't replied to her mail but I was eager to share Riddhi's work on my blog.



Riddhi apart from being a good friend and my typo guru, she is a practicing graphic designer. I would often receive some handmade earrings wrapped in small i-pod size stitched covers made from saree borders. Her chappals would have some ceramic button stitched on them which would leave you wondering where did she pick those! So in a nutshell, she has this ability to put things together which look fabulous and add a personal touch.

Similarly, the books that you see here are designed to reflect a person's personality or taste.
One could see her work at http://riddhi.theblueskys.com You could also pick up one of these books at a group exhibit cum sale that both of us are participating on 7th June at Juhu, Mumbai. I'll blog about this exhibit a little later and also share the venue & time.

Enjoy!!!

Champaner

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Champaner

Under the Gujarat architecture series, Champaner would be my 2nd destination to write about.
I visited it in 2005, a year after it was declared as World heritage site by UNESCO.

I was accompanying a friend who was taking a German student to visit Champaner. She was in India for her mid semester break and I was still studying at NID then. It is a 3hour drive and just 47kms from Vadodra.

This fort town was ruled by the Rajputs till Mohmud Begda captured it by the end of 15th Century. It was again attacked and captured by Humanyun in early 16th century. What remains of it are these ruins bearing the footprints of different rulers, their religion, culture and life once lived. The most prominent of all is the Jama Masjid.

I will soon put up more pics on my Shutterfly account and share the link.