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There are enough reasons to celebrate in December. And this year, we bring in one more – a December Edition of our makers market. Our December market comes to you when there’s that ‘Madras Magic’ in the air. Continue reading There are enough reasons to celebrate in December.
Today on the blog, we feature Sahaj Ghose, leather craft artist, designer and founder of The Bicyclist – a slow design studio for handcrafted leather goods. The featured artist, showcased his works and has conducted a series of leather craft … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Sahaj Ghose, Leather Craft Artist – The Bicyclist, Delhi
Your favourite makers market in Chennai will pop up again in February 2020! This time the curation will also feature a Cyanotype Workshop. For workshop schedule & bookings – visit: https://cyanotypeby56thday.home.blog/ By Hand from the Heart Makers Market is back … Continue reading Upcoming Event: Makers Market & Cyanotype Workshops at Poes Garden, Chennai
On the blog today, Founder – Designer Saanya Khatwani of Msafiri, Ahmedabad shares her story. Tell us a bit about yourself. Originally from Ahmedabad, I graduated from Institute of Apparel Management, Gurgaon majoring in Apparel Design and Merchandising and … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Saanya Khatwani of Msafiri, Ahmedabad
Today on the blog we feature founder and curator Sarath Selvanathan, of Mookuthi; a home grown jewelry brand from Madras. Find out more about his design label and his showcase at the makers market. Tell us a bit about … Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Maker: Sarath Selvanathan, Mookuthi, Chennai
Meet slow fashion advocate and leather accessory designer, Sruti Ashok of Inai, at By Hand From The Heart Makers Market this February. In this feature Sruti shares with us her story, read on… Tell us a bit about yourself. Hi, … Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Maker: Sruti Ashok, Inai, Chennai
Today on the blog we feature Bharathi & Sudha, the founders of Fruits and Herbs, a Chennai based Skin and Hair Care brand . Let’s find out about their venture, inspirations and their line up of fresh and small batches … Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Makers: Bharathi Ramesh & Sudha Sridhar, Fruits and Herbs, Chennai
Today on the blog we feature, bagingineer Sudha Sekhar and founder of Madras Motifs, Chennai. Let’s find out more about this free spirited, bag designer and her venture. Her story… Tell us a bit about yourself. A run a small … Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Maker: Sudha Sekhar, Madras Motifs, Chennai
Today on the blog we feature, artist Archana Sunil Kumar at Arcsun Art, Chennai. Archana will be participating at the Chennai edition of the makers market this February. Her story in detail… A bit about yourself and your art venture. … Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Maker: Archana Sunil Kumar, Arcsun Art, Chennai
Today on the blog we feature, wire jewelry artist, Anviksha Shukla – Design Principal and Founder at ANVIKSHA, Chennai. Anviksha will be participating at the Chennai edition of the makers market this February. Her story in brief… A bit about … Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Maker: Anvikha Shukla, Anviksha, Ahmedabad
We chat up with Curtis “John” Degler who wrote to us about Kanimar. He shares with us in details about the artisan group in Mammallapuram and their showcase at our makers market. Tell us a bit about Kanimar and the artisans. … Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Makers: Artisans of Kanimar, Mamallapuram
Illustrator and graphic designer, Amrita Nambiar is the owner & creative head of Olie; a home furnishings design studio currently based in Bangalore. Continue reading Chennai Event: Meet The Maker: Amrita Nambiar, Olie, Bangalore
On the blog today we feature Artist Sujith of BHAVM MURALS, Wayanad. The team shares in brief about the traditional mural artisan group. A little bit about the organisation. BHAVM MURALS, a traditional mural artisan group from Wayanad was started by … Continue reading Coimbatore Event: Meet The Artist: Sujith, BHAVM MURALS, Wayanad
A trained chef, Ranjita pursued her passion for pottery and has made a mark for herself as an independent potter. Ranjita hand crafts high temperature stoneware and wood fired functional pottery. We catch up with Rajita about her pottery and her … Continue reading Coimbatore Event: Meet The Maker: Ranjita Bora – Ranjita Bora Ceramics, Puducherry
We chat up with Founder & Designer, Neha Murthy of Pachisi in Chennai; Neha had started Pachisi, 3 years ago, to create fabric based ancient board games and has recently ventured into felt based decor and toy accessories. Let’s get to … Continue reading Coimbatore Event: Meet The Maker: Neha Murthy – Pachisi, Chennai
2017 – 2 events, 61 participants and over 3300 shoppers. 2017 was a blessing for By Hand From The Heart in terms of collaborations and showcasing, new makers. We are ever thankful and grateful to know that our events continue to … Continue reading 2017 – A year like no other
Today on the blog we feature, Shakti Ganapati – Solid wood furniture designers and manufacturers in Chennai. Founded in 1995, Shakti Ganapati was led by Deepak Chengappa, Principal Designer / Visionary, along with his wife, Reshma Chengappa. Ever since, Shakti Ganapati has been … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Reshma Chengappa, Shakti Ganapati, Chennai
Today on the blog we feature Poonam Chordia, Chocolatier, at Enchante, Chennai. Lets’ find out about her venture and her journey so far. She also shares her experience as a tutor at the chocolate school “Cocoashala” which she runs with her … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Poonam Chordia, Chocolatier, Enchante, Chennai
Santhosh and Vishnu Of Ultimate Cococs are farmers first. Their father Madhu Ramakrishnan of Santhosh Farms is a veteran in organic and natural farming. From farming to coir products, the brothers have developed a wide array of gardening solutions with coconut coir. Continue reading Meet The Farmtrepreneurs: Santhosh – Vishnuram, Founders, Ultimate Cococs, Pollachi
Today on the blog we feature Ananya Vyas of Girl Thinks. Ananya has been making paper jewelry for over 3 year from her studio in Gurgaon. A Fine Arts graduate, with a post-graduation specialisation in Advertising, Ananya designs vibrant earrings … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Ananya Vyas, Founder and Designer, Girl Thinks, Gurgaon
Today on our Meet The Maker Series we feature Rashmi Singh, Founder, Studio Moya, based in Bangalore. Let’s find out more about Rashmi’s journey into craft and product development; and what it like to work with multiple rural artisans and … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Rashmi Singh, Founder, Studio Moya, Bangalore
Today we feature, designer principal Chanchal Badsiwal of Chanchal , Bangalore in our ongoing Meet The Maker Series featuring the participants at our July 2017 Makers Market. Chanchal talks about her venture and her passion for design and Indian textiles … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Chanchal Badsiwal, Founder & Designer, Chanchal, Bangalore
Let’s find out more about Karthikeyan Palanisamy and Harish Manoj Kumar, of Soklet and Regal Chocolates from Pollachi. In this blog feature, the team shares their tree to bar artisan chocolate story, their cocoa farm, tree to bar process, packaging and … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Karthikeyan Palanisamy and Harish Manoj Kumar, Tree to Bar Artisan Chocolate Makers, Soklet / Regal Chocolates, Pollachi
We talk to Kalaivani about her passion for cyanotype printing and her creative venture – 56th Day, based in Goa. Let’s find out more about how it all began, her journey so far, her inspirations and her maiden showcase at By … Continue reading Meet The Maker: M.Kalaivani, Artist / Fabric Designer, 56th Day, Goa
20th Edition – 7 – 8 July 2017 . Chennai – CLOSED 21st Edition – 8 – 9 September 2017 . Chennai – OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS. Vendor Information: makers can apply for September event, now! Follow this link: https://goo.gl/forms/WdJRrYlTkVhe3rRi2 Visitors Information: Location – Crowne Plaza Chennai (Old Adyar Gate Hotel) Business Hours 10 – 8 | Free Entry | Open To All | Free Car Parking | Cards Accepted Continue reading 2017 Event Calendar for Chennai
Our opening act for 2017 will be held in JULY and this will be our 20th EDITION!! We are all excited and buzzing to present to you a gorgeous makers market in Chennai. Save the date people! Mark your calendars … Continue reading Save The Date: Makers Market Chennai Event July 2017
2017 – By Hand From The Heart – Call for Submissions We invite makers to showcase their original works at our makers market. We are open to review applications from new & established makers. As a juried event, makers will … Continue reading 2017 Call for Submissions – By Hand From The Heart
Meet Priyanjoli Basu, the principal designer and founder of PRIYANJOLI a textile design studio based in Chennai. We chat up with Priyanjoli about her textile design venture, revival of handloom and the textiles and weavers she works with. Here’s her story. A bit … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Priyanjoli Basu, PRIYANJOLI, Chennai
Geetanjali of MOHA, Mumbai will be showcasing her works for the second time with BHFTH. We catch up with the designer who loves Chennai for its food and the’s city culture. She shares with us her design inspirations, ongoing projects … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Geetanjali Gondhale, Moha, Mumbai
We chat up with Director and Creative Head of BRASS TACKS, Anaka Narayanan about her showcase at the By Hand From The Heart Makers Market this October. She shares with us her views about her city, Chennai, her new store … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Anaka Narayanan, Brass Tacks, Chennai
Dhaval Chandarana will represent Aurosoya at the makers market this October. Dhaval works with Aurosoya as their distribution and marketing support; he quotes ” I have always enjoyed a wonderful connection with Auroville and Aurosoya. I have been a Vegan … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Frederic Cordonnier, Aurosoya, Auroville
A bit about yourself and what you do. I am an engineer by graduation but later took on to writing as I discovered my passion in writing. I have been writing creative content for websites for quite a few years … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Aruna Venkateswaran, AURA, Chennai
Architect Shweyta Mudgal is the design director and founder of Eight Thousand Miles – a lifestyle design for sustainable alternatives for children clothing and furnishings brand based in New York & Mumbai. She’s back at the makers market this October and we … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Shweyta Mudgal, Eight Thousand Miles, New York – Mumbai
We chat up with Sarika Rajeev Kapoor, owner and design head at Aarika – a home studio for temple jewellery inspired accessories. Let’s find out more about her popular lines and her latest introduction – temple jewellery inspired footwear. A bit about … Continue reading Meet The Maker: Sarika Rajeev Kapoor, Aarika, Chennai
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