Varnam~ Colours for your home, which is Karthik Vaidyanathan's venture brings to you beautiful lamps from their series called 'Stories of Channapatna'.
Each piece has been designed by Varnam and handcrafted by the artisans of Channapatna.
Channapatna is a rural town on the outskirts of Bangalore which is popular for it's wooden toys best known as Channapatna toys. The work involves lacquering the wood of 'Wrightia tinctoria tree also known as 'Aale mara'. The origin of these toys can be traced to the reign of Tipu Sultan who invited artisans from Persia to train the local artisans in making wooden toys.
Green 'Villaku' base, inspired by the traditional oil lamps...
Green base with White and Gold lamp shade...
Lamp bases in various colours...
Green lamp base with Purple Buta Shade...
Karthik says,'I have always found the 'glossy' vibrant colours of Channapatna very intriguing and wanted to explore them in a different avtaar, away from their 'toys' imagery. Since I keep a keen interest in home decor, wanted to combine the two.'
If you want to pick up any of these do drop by at
The Ants Store
#2023/B, 1st Cross, 14th A main, HAL 2nd stage,
Indiranagar, Bangalore - 560038.
Tel :- 080-4175639
from June 3rd to 5th, Fri to Sun, 11AM to 8 PM.
(images by Varnam)