About Project Bly

It's like this, folks. When you come across a new store on the block like Project Bly, you don't just pass by. You stop. You get intrigued. You dive in. You see there is pretty stuff there. Sinfully pretty infact. And you see that there is a lot of talk about travel. About traveling to Bombay and to La Paz, Bolivia. And to places like Kumasi, Bukhara and Malacca. That's it. You are hooked. You want to travel with these people who run this new store on the block. You want to read their stories and you want to get all this pretty stuff for yourself. It's like this, folks. Now you know. 

Dive right into Project Bly

Read their very interesting story

Look at their beautiful collection 

And I'll let these images do the rest.

[All images: Project Bly, On facebook. Creative layout: An Indian Summer]

Monsoon GiveAway

It's the weekend! Finally.

And to kickstart the joie de vivre

Here's a giveaway from one of your favorite stores

Tadpole Store! 

Tadpole store has grown by leaps and bounds since the time I posted about it last year. They not only have an interesting array of beautiful products but now also ship internationally. Home decor, art, personal accessories, jewelry - you name it, and they have it!

~ The Give Away! ~

Tadople Store would like to offer a voucher on INR 2500 [$50] to one An Indian Summer reader, to make purchases from the store. Tadpole Store will ship the product right to your doorstep, anywhere in the world.

All you need to do to enter the giveaway:

1. Just browse through Tadpole Store, and leave a link to your absolute favorite must have product on facebook (click right here)

2. Leave a comment on this post as well to double your chances!

3. That's it! The winner will be announced on Aug 1st (Thursday) on facebook. Make sure you are connected to An Indian Summer to get the update!

Happy Weekend Folks! 

[Images: Tadpole Store. Creative layout: An Indian Summer]

Shiva's home

Bookmarks, if bookmarked, ought to be looked at, from time to time, lest you forget, why the bookmarks were bookmarked

Now that I have my profound learning for the day out there, let me tell you why. It is during such inspired looking at my hundreds of bookmarks today, that I happily re-discovered the The Glamourai blog, bookmarked some months back for it's fabulous inspiration. And not only that, I also saw the lovely home of Shiva Rose, featured on the blog, and I knew that I had to share this serendipitous find with you.

I love the warm, bohemian yet simple and uncluttered vibe of this home. Beautiful collection of rugs and textiles, stand out against the pale walls and non fussy furniture. It's a home that makes you want to walk bare foot with a dog and a cat pottering along. :)

Take a look at Shiva's home at The Glamourai and more pics on Apartment Therapy.  

[Images: The Glamourai and Apartment Therapy]

Monsoon Fair!

It's the time of the year again, when monsoon blues hit the city! And these blues are not the kind that will get you down, but the kind that will fill your life, erm...if not life, definitely your home and your wardrobe with all possible hues and shades of : b l u e! 

An Indian Summer is very happy to partner with : b l u e, the Red Earth Design Mela, part of the annual Monsoon festival, run by the brilliant Himanshu Verma of Red Earth India. 

Take a look at the details below:

Designers:

Be part of this exclusive curated event! There is still time to send in your proposals. Write to himanshu@redearthindia.com with your portfolio. The bluer, the better :)

You and Me:

It's happening again! Yaay! Hope you didn't miss out the one last year? Mark your calendars now for next month!

Date:

Aug 23rd - 24th

Venue:

Alliance Francaise de Delhi

72, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi

On Facebook

[Images: Red Earth, Amru, Not Like You. Event Promotion Partner: An Indian Summer]

 

Martyn Thompson

Sharing some beautiful images from the studio of the prolific New York based photographer Martyn Thompson. Take a look at the rest of his portfolio right here.

 

 

 

[All images: Martyn Thompson Studio]

Stories You Bring Home

A fabulous new store on the world wide web

With discounts specially for You, 

My dear An Indian Summer readers!

Keep reading and,

Bring Home Stories!

With a name as evocative as Bring Home Stories, this brainchild of Sapna Bhatia and Paul Liptrot, attempts and succeeds in doing just that - brings home stories to you from the bylanes and daily life of the cities we live in and travel to. Sapna, an international journalist and Paul, an artist based in England, capture stories on culture, art and people on video, and these short films become inspiration for design evocative of the uniqueness of the city. 

 

The very first collection at Bring Home Stories, is inspired by Delhi's flower markets (the now sadly pushed to the city outskirts - phool mandis). The exclusive product range consists of artwork, prints, cushions, apparel and accessories. You can view the range right here, and watch the story of Sapna and Paul's travels through Delhi unfold via the many well shot videos.

If you love the unique products at Bring Home Stories as much as I do, make sure you use the special discount offer valid only for readers of An Indian Summer! You can avail a discount of 15% on the entire range of Bring Home Stories products. Register on their site, and use the code IndSumJ13 to avail the discount. This single use code is valid till Sept 10, 2013. 

Shop away!

 

[All images: Bring Home Stories. Creative story boarding: An Indian Summer]

In that kind of mood

It's raining outside

There's lightning and thunder

I can hear the wind in the trees

And I can smell the fragrance of rain on parched earth

All I would like to do

Is listen to music

Something like this

Or maybe this

Have a glass of wine and a stack of unread books next to me

And

Lounge

Do nothing, but lounge

 

Yes, 

This post is about lounging

In beautiful rooms, looking at beautiful views

When it rains

For that's exactly the kind of mood I am in, today evening :)

 Oh, and the men can lounge too

For we are an equal opportunity blog!

[Images from here and fourth image from here]