Beautifully Subtle...

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182407831083643554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdw-0VeYPTtwK8aUp_gq5Q1gIcgX1rELw1dfuJFe5QWLlFPX6Gnv_4iba70i_7bCg8DvRsQQpFoDygvoqWwF7b61ZxmwTEL99pJ07kk2dNB3MDjYsx5bjRM9w7Wu91FyfsMnInFGHVXQMY/s400/6QB7F_4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><strong>Sanganer</strong> is a place in Rajasthan that is famous for it's traditional hand block printing. Sanganeri prints usually consists of floral motifs and the colours used are natural dyes derived from Turmeric, Indigo plants, banana leaves and so on.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182412418108715794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uh97IWl_N91tMfuYJ79Ecx0vx4v2CfNAwOotBAZD2nbbLZ_99I27Ib5xZ-XGBgPizEWyzjgp5Snna_V3uuFslo_1lPikGAUi5o3akR7Iq1kdAT9yPgIfvOHHwavo6_b7LdCulrWgFcio/s400/sanganerquilt_3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><br />The colours are usually bright & vibrant which is synonymous with the colourful Rajasthan, hence it was a pleasant surprise when I saw these prints in subdued and in single colour in the <a href="http://www.toast.co.uk/cataloguepages2.aspx"><strong>Toast Catalogue</strong></a> Online.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182412405223813874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-jMkO-7H4n9cUk37IKoUXpSFWjo-FYa-lnWKICZx2aHV_mW6GPBkVBkf7OhA7gUMO84uvkkuFL12HbdgVtyaCAvPHWlWfLeS3tnrbYy90L-862t5P8m27JzflKFVmg8bd2gMEuob6lKH/s400/sanganerquilt_1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182412409518781186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtLDLi4KewzImglpJqJGw9m8IKhU9rFLiyj1_Osuc7FA0VYH-iCSj2pHEpQETR2sgBtrDKg00jMHZT7RlWXh819NBmQLZhg4rWeiPzv8JlAeueSR8V1KbuxpTPIlMUiYipBbJBIu6DHK7g/s400/sanganerquilt_2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182414703031317298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKe62eW4OE8-N-H7W6f6Wdlm5HuzQT2Z3JSWU6tXnFM70aDfVAgRfARxrkh0DMIZWFQMu69y8uTcRQEhSzQ0nzgBXNWBCUAwUHtFQv0db14XH0QqpDbWsVniLhu9JHEgANgPMJLB9Kwtt4/s400/sang12.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182414690146415394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ZIgSKsGLJP2bqnvfKtsCrdmhPjUKUdVdE60vW-Fe4VfRblvN2gdgi35_4MEOmuUVOpc4xY7mAn__Hxg9W10eAc8RJnQnqiO392aY55BSy2v3yuYKpyRBiCnyNepZ4xC9hvK_d0w-utG2/s400/sang11.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Check out their <a href="http://www.toast.co.uk/range2.aspx?categorypath=houseandhome/quiltsblanketsandthrows/sanganerquilt&productid=&categoryref=%2fcategory2.aspx%3fcategorypath%3dhouseandhome%2fquiltsblanketsandthrows">Quilts, Blankets & Throws</a> in subtle colours. They have some lovely <a href="http://www.toast.co.uk/product2.aspx?categorypath=houseandhome/cushionsandpillows&productid=6QB7F&categoryref=%2fcategory2.aspx%3fcategorypath%3dhouseandhome%2fcushionsandpillows">pillow and cushion covers</a> too.<br /><br /><em>( images from Toast Catalogue)</em>

Beautifully Subtle...

Sanganer is a place in Rajasthan that is famous for it's traditional hand block printing. Sanganeri prints usually consists of floral m...

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Petersham Nurseries

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177926033094949666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-4XYZsJ3FY3eDtEVtla7wFWUoJgRMGOYomiXL9qUVmp89nMM0rZ4LtYVpCTsgjcCkm_wYuTuj7HnezfS9Kr08IiKj_BdtAQKddH_sbfubvcEQg5TpE0jq1XqbafbZ1w034a-M8-e_XwI/s400/peter3.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />When I saw this photograph in <strong><a href="http://housemartin.typepad.com/housemartin/2008/03/grow.html">housemartin</a></strong> a couple of day back, apart from the beautiful nursery the thing that got my attention was the huge <em>'Urli' </em>a traditional Indian vessel. This got me curious and I read a bit about it online, but then today I pick up one of the old issues of <strong>'Design Today'</strong> <em>magazine </em>from my table, and what do I see <a href="http://www.petershamnurseries.com/home.asp"><strong>'Petersham Nurseries'</strong></a> again. So taking a cue, here I am posting about this breathtakingly beautiful nursery which is an antique store and also a<em> </em>cafe. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919865521912562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4HRJacrmc2jATF5q-5HPegeCVybLHn0mGk8YEZ5tCnJrAKG6-P7N-SfOrz3MMlQrzfC0GOvT0OSm8qOkDvawXbKoiEcIU2MXwJTZiNta2IRX20unv-Qnf6OnALA8_aftuGaMN7ZyS-XCr/s400/peter13.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <strong>Francesco and Gael Boglione</strong> the owners of <strong><a href="http://www.petershamnurseries.com/home.asp">Petersham Nurseries</a></strong> in West London have travelled extensively around the world and to India. Which can be seen in these beautiful antiques and memorabilia that they have hand-picked and displayed so well in the nursery.<br /><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919869816879874" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3m2D5oGAoMVXq1d5eBY4-qmCgRuCirXQ4o4f8w7RUG91SPF4Grhz7mAdamVDZgLR0ptKGBHUIEM-smOYJe2kimExgnxSXiwbc58DvUfzxCFVhxJ3yijxn51nXRExV1DrUpinMzauv1Gko/s400/peter1.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Raja Ravi Varma prints & Tanjore Paintings are displayed against blinds made of natural fibres.<br /></em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177926041684884306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EYxoKd7TI8H-akH_Z1pI_lvFzkh_mVI84ogIQ64j7n_JfJDxN6CkQkpqLMUGExREE5XHl5CSpfjQblvPdjaPMyDtjiRQduEyljB3rgP-SjuxArBd68MLgQuTDD-4mtaexP5qJ3ZheVh9/s400/peter7.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUc66CwRzhJ1PbmruVj0glZH2IFoEG7SKHqqtldVyocgEKIYOJ8RqdR8sqTqfGiiMYe54wOiMdkog-8iPMBMVGx60XyHtw4Yfs09nTiZOwSkAcPuAGr8F6kVoxaDs5vxFix06pZzzIzEk/s1600-h/peter5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919856931977922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUc66CwRzhJ1PbmruVj0glZH2IFoEG7SKHqqtldVyocgEKIYOJ8RqdR8sqTqfGiiMYe54wOiMdkog-8iPMBMVGx60XyHtw4Yfs09nTiZOwSkAcPuAGr8F6kVoxaDs5vxFix06pZzzIzEk/s400/peter5.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919148262374018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiioEORic7Fsar0hw1IrbnNyl6pYg2p0q5QHD2xaDZs286kRqePmpSu-sRCr6jgLCE915uvFDH8XHZZnmA4cEaOXlliNlmYixrWyvGWqXF8V5sSez2GVDTcMUIEW8FVyQOXNcjDczzO0a5o/s400/peter2.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>The cart that is used by Indian Street vendors has been used very charmingly to prop pots.</em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNovklgOfSAfslUZzfNI3vIB9mz51yUri6repVcyeNfXAKv0FbC8Lvorrrbqzq7dvuT9LurSp1X1voPIDvCy17fb4BjESyAPREkg45dp3s71Bw69ThEQoRNF_ER6BV_oSQ6DtDD0iC9EUH/s1600-h/peter9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919865521912546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNovklgOfSAfslUZzfNI3vIB9mz51yUri6repVcyeNfXAKv0FbC8Lvorrrbqzq7dvuT9LurSp1X1voPIDvCy17fb4BjESyAPREkg45dp3s71Bw69ThEQoRNF_ER6BV_oSQ6DtDD0iC9EUH/s400/peter9.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a><em> A traditional bell compliments an exotic orchid plant.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177919156852308642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9fVywvAV2WKM1VoeqGZfRSnmRYPj5R60ZcherY71_jpYWPJGekRSSiCnxznhBC8h6Ce8RxfmMtl-yVJs2KGabijTWToFejhE-GdCM0Bpe8n1Iq2F6yoUCK0L26TDvNbxz9K5BoeogMIC/s400/peter4.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <div><em>They have some Indian fabric quilts also for sale.</em> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177930392486755170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigED-ELWCZzPFVAvWGMlLeIPS5xpwAnnnGRieClUbceVagjCLoNwGoaP9Na1XRmP0FNMIwwrq563s42ec90KfVdOs7_ZiAhK-CZf33vskZ7BRKtew5ClFvAYannS7eQJpXd8NOFjPHldwl/s400/peter10.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Handcrafted stone Buddha.</em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177930401076689778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNdrZmDeHiek45pwwZ27nAs1ZOevj_vMeKaSNTB4j9cic-B-cPwZvY1cnsszIXoG6W_X5UpLuMdxOKrH3rei5z5vc-YYpRiXWKlbMk6UZb5mxOdzmCt8tvzTsgNvfQ22I-WwoJHq-sXA1/s400/peter12.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /><em>Carved Indian Doors.<br /></em><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177930405371657090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIemwOc_psbWwBBV1_swsWmaEC_hZd73RiYQCCRVxktUXCNhn2m9_PZE1OHhtr0z1cOIXTw4rl8GVfbWAD3zHLcxiiTuhJv7M1oT5RTKTS6qlpkogOymiTIgNqi5Ad-e0mmuCA_vm2xvk3/s400/peter11.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Here is a famous brand of <em>Indian cycle</em>- Hero Cycles for cycling around the nursery?:-)<br /></div><div></div><div><em>( images from Petersham Nurseries Site)</em></div>

Petersham Nurseries

When I saw this photograph in housemartin a couple of day back, apart from the beautiful nursery the thing that got my attention was the hu...

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