A quick hello ... from all of us here at Rajee Sood Home ... :)

Its sultry and no fun weather here in North India ... as much as my heart yearns for the mountains and I am sure I can survive on a diet of peaches ... plums and apricots ... annnd ... may be some potatoes and beans ... ;)
For some wordly wise reason I am here ... all ... muggy ... hot and bothered. With no sign of loosing even a ounce of calories for all this suffering ... ;)
The only saving grace  is all the excitement brewing  at the store. We do have a lovely event coming up. And I look forward to sharing all about it with you all real soon. Hope you do stay tuned for our next post ...  and love it as much as I am enjoying working on this event ... :)
As for all my readers in Mumbai ... ;) ... ahmmm ... not sure what's worse my hot and bothersome weather or yours ... walking around in soggy socks monsoon ... :)
Have a great day folks ... no matter what weather you are enjoying ... monsoon's ... heatwave or hail storm ... ;)

Project Diaries by Rajee Sood Design Studio

A recent project that we enjoyed doing at the Export Promotion Council's ... EPCH, Spring 2019 Fair.

Our client this time is an export house ... with a standing of more than 30 years in the industry. 

Blend of gorgeous moroccan lights with accent furniture ... throw pillows table accesories.

Then ofcourse, there are the greens, cut from my garden that have to make way into the final look of our projects.

The task to create a focus for every product and design. Makes exhibition space design daunting to challenging and finally after the entire gamut of emotions ... its very thrilling. International Trade Fair is always a treat for designers. Designing at such a platform even more refreshing.
And now it is back to designing at our boutique store. It is summer time and we are at our design boards ... working on new collections ... new ideas ... and daring to dream bigger dreams... :)

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Rajee Sood Design Studio's and the spirit of design ...

 A bit of tribal in me ... the free spirit ... the bohemian heart and love for all things eclectic. At Rajee Sood Design Studio's we love creating  and  designing  for the urban home ... all that comes, with so much story behind it. 

The embroidered patches have been a story in the making ... a while now. 

The looks we create fit right in ... in homes that are curated ... collected ... where memories are special and passion of the owners shines off every piece.

 As our collections at the boutique grow ... so do the possibilities of mix and match. The entire range of these cushions ...'The Gypsy Soul' ... is now available at the boutique. 

  Available as patches on our chevron jacquard's and also fully embroidered cushions with custom inserts. We pay great attention to details ... the finish  ... without impressing upon the work which is created by a craftsman from lands so far.

A collection of pieces that talk about the gypsy tribes that migrated over centuries ... in regions ranging from central asia  to the costs of the gulf of Kutch. Today the political boundaries separate them ... but their cultural practises and lifestyle still has faint and nostalgic strings attached to their past. And who knows it be our past as well ... all of us who come from this region at some geographical point or the other.

 Their are a few similar stitches ... in pieces that may be from Kutch and then a few from Central Asia ... the selection of bright colours ... at times almost neonish is uncannily similar.
The tassels that come from kuch had more felt like pompoms ... those from Central Asia had beads. As a layman working with pieces that are symbols of cultural heritage ... I love the journey to explore.

The use of silver metallic thread was abundant in Central Asian pieces ... the beaded edging is so intricate ... our modern city karigars refuse to do that kind of harrdwork. Ofcourse, we have the craftsmanship ... but in the fast paced city ... the craftsmen are also chasing quick work. Which makes such detailed handwork more special.

 The colour choices  ... talks of happy people ... the bunches of tiny beads ... make me wonder about the women crafting these details as they sit huddled together lost as deep in the craft they practise as they are in the gossip they catch up on.
These pieces most often are made of threads and fabric that are vegetable dyed ... so we take special care working with them ... lest the colour bleed and ruin the work.

When we get these patches they are not all in the pristine condition. And there comes in the hardwork that our city karigar's put in. Making a very detailed piece ... but crudely finished tribal piece ... into a piece with the finess that a urban home will enjoy.
Each piece that will make its way into your home ... has had craftsmen labour over it ... working and wondering what they may be fashioning. It started out as a piece of cultural expression in a far off remote region ... collected by traders looking for piece of exotica ... stumbled before the eyes of us designers ... tickling out creative souls and here we are bringing to you cushions ... that you can look ... love and admire ... discover your own tales every time your precious pieces are a conversation starter.

 These modern day heirloom pieces are a limited collection. So incase you are looking to have a peek at all our pieces ... drop by our boutique today. Or directly message us at rajeessodhome(at)gmail(dot)com. Ref. 'The Gypsy Soul Collection"

We are located at -

RAJEE SOOD HOME
C-42, Nirvana Courtyard,
Gurgaon - 122018
India

 Ph - 0124 4005007

( Enjoy the experience of shopping at the boutique homestore ... curated by an Interior Design Studio. Call our store to book an appointment today for a personal consulting session. For more details ... e-mail us at rajeesoodhome(at)gmail(dot)com )

Wish You a Very Merry Christmas ... 2018 ... :)

To lovely new beginnings ... :))

Sharing one of the bestest news in a long long time ... :)))) ... YESSSS!!! ... we are arriving on the scene in a very exciting new avatar ... a real ... brick - n - mortar store ...:)

Ladies n Gentlemen ... Rajee Sood Home ... has its very first store, ready to open very soon ... in Gurgaon. It was a very nostalgic moment for me to be reminded by some of my regular readers, that this was a dream in the making for the last 7-8 years. Yes, it was ...a wee bit of an unnerving thought ... mentioned it in the passing once in an interview ... but felt very silly to say it aloud  ... :)

Today it is very close to reality ... we are busy at work ... putting together collections ... designing ... redesigning ... sourcing and ordering and finally ... waiting for the deliveries ... :))))))))))) Pretty sure we will take our sweet time to smoothen any kinks  along the way ... but what a lovely journey it has been so far.
Hope to reveal our opening date super soon ... till then ... do keep a look out ... right over here. We are just as excited to share it with all of you ... :)

Thanks Casaviva ... :))

Since this image appeared on fb ... with me tagged by Ragini Singh Joshi (Creative Director Casaviva and Better Homes and Garden )... there has been an explosion of activity in my life(read fb life) ... ;)) ... I am going bonkers trying to make sure non of my dear readers or friends gets missed being thanked ... so in case I did slip ... THANKYOU ALL ... ;))))))))))))))

 

So having hung Ragini and Anuradha Varma (Editor Casaviva ) ... in the limbo for over a year ... I had to finally stop being jumpy and jittery about shooting my home and say 'Yes' ... gosh! I don't think I was so jumpy about a Yes ... even when I got married ...;)) ... ooops come to think of it ... he never proposed ... Wooh ! ... that is half a life time too late realising that ... Excuse me ... could you hold the line while I go confront Mr. Significant other ... ahhh ! on second thoughts I'll let this one pass. He'd probably show me his grey hair and tell me hasn't he's suffered enough ...;)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

Oh! ... men ... I tell you ... they never stop complaining ... ;)

 

 ... well ! where was I  ... oh! yeah ... the home being shot ... so we pulled up our shocks ... shined up the shoes ... and tried putting our best foot forward ... ;) ...

 Ofcourse, you see my home in bits and pieces everytime ... a bit more, off and on in media features ... but this time its a LOT more than usual ... :))

Since, a lot of my readers overseas asked for an e-copy of the story ... ladies and gentlemen ... this is best of what I could come up with ... :)
I really did have a great time with the team while they where doing all the hardwork. Ragini ... Anuradha and  photographer Yashas Chandra ... guys ... thankyou ... you are wonderful professionals to work with ... would look forward to any collaboration in the future with loads of enthu ... :)

Time for a break ... :)

The last couple of weeks have been rather busy ... inspite of the fact that I keep repeating to myself ... I need a break ... I need a break ... I need a break ... ???? ... I need a break ... Boom ! that didn't work ... so some crazy deadlines ... issues in the form of right lighting ... clouds rolling in on the day of the shoot  ... some JPEG related issues ...  and tons of file sharing issues ... ofcourse this was all that Mommy fits in ... in the middle cake baking ... tons of sandwich making for school sharing... school homework ... getting creative with collecting scraps for lil' brats artsy projects at school ... sick canine babies ... maids planning their leave ... PHEW !!!

And I can't even get a book deal for that ... cause it is just a mundane life of every mom I know ... :) ... RIGHT !!!

Oh! then I finally gave the green flag to some wonderful people I had been hanging in the loop for  ... like eeeeever ... told them to come shoot the home. My exact words ..."Aaah! yeah  ... I think I am ready" ... what ??? ... what was I thinking ... so I spent the better part of last week and all of early this week ...fixing the house ... was pretty sure there was a shootable home under all that what a family does to any livable space ...;))) And guess what ... we cleaned up quite decent .... ;)))

So while the creative director and her photographer went clickty - click yesterday ... my aching bones were thrilled ... for I pulled off a cleaning spree that was much needed. ( o.k if I were you ... I'd stay away from my store room door ... ;)) ... )
LOL ! o.k jokes apart ... it was great fun and amazing working with the pros, I'd say ... I sure want to share a lot more about them, soon. Well ! as soon as I am officially allowed to. So you can look forward to what we did at the photo shoot ... :)) ... well this morning I couldn't help take a few shots myself ... my OCD kicked in ... ;)
And this is how the workroom cum studio looked like. Would love to share the other load of pic.'s that I personally shot ... but I am taking the day off ... or atleast what ever is left of it ... aah! who am I fooling ... ;))
So ... but ... you get to see them in a day or two. I'll be right back ... so  ... be back, yourself too ... :))
 

Gentle Reminder ... :))

Incase you've been caught with the whole Diwali festive fever ... aaaaand ... you missed reading about our  Vajri's on sale . Phew ! well ... fret not ... fume not ... it's all fine ... pop by our website ( www.rajeesood.com )... you might not want to miss picking up these  tinsy-winsy beauties for your bathroom vanity ... or your tabletop collection. Either ways ... let not your love be held back ... we pack up on the 12th.of Nov.
Oh! and please don't mind this photograph ... I just got carried away with my editing software ... and sure I'd fail as a graphic designer ... but we are all entitled to some cheeky fun sometimes ... :))

When things go down the unplanned path ... :) ... no its not always a sad story ....;))

...these are snap shots of my lil' garden ... my lil' bittty of a paradise ... my getaway space ... where I once dreamt of green lawn and blooming Dahlias (well! those do actually come back in season ...;) ... ) but I have had to resign to the fact that grass shall never grow here.

I have finally laid gravel over the patch which gets choked due to no drainage ... in the rains and gets piddled over by my canine babes all year round ...;) It has gotten a whole new character ... things unplanned cropped up ... I even had to tile it half way to check seepage ... but when things ball roll into a whole diff. direction ... sometimes its fun what new options crop up .... :)

So while I am loving my garden space ... I do have to apologise to a lot of my customers who were looking forward to seeing some of our product lines on a certain online platform. Well ! on certain matters of principles ... I withdrew my products.
We are a very small operation when it comes to talking about our design label. And a very young one at that ... but starting from those who form the very basic foundation of our team ... to our vendors ... suppliers ... tailors ... craftsmen ...  and even the women who do our occasional needle work ... we all work with  basic ... instinctive feelings of trust ... faith... respect and love ...towards each other. Nothing unique, in other words you'd call them basic principles or human values ... and everyone loves having that sort of healthy environment around. As do we ... and as I lead my Label on to so many interesting projects and undertakings ... we love that general Happy Feel.
People come and people go ... those who share our values will always be part of us.

  For the rest ... I'd say, a  hug ... a kiss and a lovely bye-bye ... is best... :)

Getting back to the point about our products  ... well! ... last couple of weeks have been rather stretched and long hours ...

 Oh! yeah ...completely forgot to take pictures when the entire work room was flooded with fabric ... brass pendants ... threads ... lil' pom-pom's ... and all those thingies ... :) And then all the finished pieces ... :)) So now I guess since they have reached their destination ... will wait for the pictures to come in from that end ... ;) And I shall be able to share more with you all.
Beside all these ... we will try to get our online store functional again ... but please do be patient and bear with us ... :) And thanks to all of you all for understanding.

A big kinda thanks ... over due for my Graphics Designer ... :)

In the middle of shooting some of our newer pieces ... a bummer realisation ... like ... oh! S*** ..., so every time our pieces head out ... I love the look of our Tag dangling along. Aaaand have I acknowledged the creative lady behind the look ... ABSOLUTELY NOT ENOUGH ... (eeks) ...;))

So, this ... here is my official BIG ... THANKYOU ... to Smita Raghani Veer ... the one and only who braved my fusspot attitude to give me for my logo ... something I really did love.

If you read through all the lovely things her other clients have to say about her on her website here ... I completely agree, she totally gets into understanding your business so smoothly. Its almost like someone reading your mind( at least for me it was) ... :)
Smita, thanks a ton ... its great to have discovered someone with your kind of creative mind Will be super excited to think of a newer project to work together ... ;))

A peek into a select few pieces from our product line 2013 ... ;)

 our bolster cushions in silk with Kantha work ...

 

 always the hot fav. our lil' Vajri footscrubbers ... in brass

 

 ... this particular one ... ;) one of my fav., and you can read all about these tiny treasures and our falling in love with these gorgeous  pieces ... here

 ... our oriental tray ... an ever green ... loved and adored piece at our online store ... :))

 our totes made with recycled cotton Kantha ... love them myself ... two of these fit my complete monthly groceries and wowwvy no more plastic bags ... :)

 .... from our range of cushions ...

 ... our new collection this year ... the Tasha Collection ... read about the fun story behind its naming ... here

 ... for those who love a bit of pizzaz when entertaining ... our boneinlay tray ... the blue and white one ... :)) ... one of my favy's ...

... boneinlay boxes ... wow ... these are absolute gorgeous pieces with the most intricate workmanship out there ...
... these and a few more pictures of our product line this year  ... you can view them on our website ... here

Did you love any particular piece ... want to know more about it ... more about our products ... or just more about who we are ... :)) we'd love to hear from you ... drop us a line at ... rajeesoodhome(at)gmail(dot)com .
                                              
 

Jaypore Showcases Label - Rajee Sood ... are you ready to shop ... :)

For all of you who have been waiting for our cushions to come online ... this is the news you'd love to hear. Now shop our latest pieces ... from anywhere in the world. We are very excited to be showcased on Jaypore starting tomorrow.

Suzani ... love ... love ... love, suzani love is a wonderful thing ... :))

 ... this is a complete ... cribbing ... complaining ... post ... some where underneath this is my worktable ... :)))))) ... o.k hold on I am really trying my best to crib and complain here ... look at all the workload ...

 ... just arrived ... are  ... our new Ipad covers ... waiting to get those vintage embelishments... to be completely ready ... :) ahhh! work I tell you ... look at that pile ... ;)

 ... and then look at this ... WOOOOOOOOOOW ! ... Suzani ... weeeee... heeee ... I spread it out ... hugged it ... rolled over it ... screamed with joy ... ok. major failure at complaining ... :) ... gosh! so if you find me missing in action over here everynow and then ... don't worry ... I 'm fine ... you just saw all the things I got to do ... my thinking cap on ... we and me in complete take off mode ... ah! for the joy of new thingies to design ... :)
Incase you think I am nuts over Suzani ... well ! pop over to the pinterest page on Suzani ... here . Honey, I am just getting started ... while there is a whole world out there lonny over these Uzbek beauties ... absolute gorgeousness ... simply droolworthy ... I am soooo sloshed ... ;)) Feel free to share your love ... I completely know what that feels like. Be back soon ... with more updates ... :)