Thursday, January 7, 2010

THE "GOLDEN GRACE" COLLECTIONS




 

 


 





THE "ROCHELLE" COLLECTIONS



***ROCHELLE COLLECTIONS***

Obviously, the name derived from the word "ROSE"...
I  can't think of any other names for it...besides, it's the first thing that came to my mind....soooo..., first thing's first....

This collection has been such a great hit eversince it was introduced to different buyers.... It has kept the production department quite busy for some months doing the whole collection in great bulks....

Raju and his friend doing all the embellishments for all our designs...

Some orders in other design concepts need to be postponed because the whole department was quite occupied, as urgent shipment was required....
This full collection was first ordered by the owner of a hotel here in India..., this is seen in his splendid  palace-like banquet hall , and is used mostly in some Indian wedding functions....
It has also been successfully marketed to  some prestigious shop owners in the Middle East..., that's our main market for our products.., and the response was really tremendous !

 

The designs of the  cushion covers above and below are re-arranged by our production manager to cut the cost... 
The price of  my original design was a bit high for the cost target required by the buyers...

That time i was in my country for a vacation..., when I came here, they showed me 
the finished products....

Im not ok with the leaves..., frankly,  the pointed edges of the leaves look too strong for me.... My original sample was more delicate-looking...



 In my original design, the brown part was in the center, and  I used that swarovzki tape to hide the joints of the fabrics...

 
I looove this table runner.... this pattern was traced from my duvet cover design, of the same collection...


 

Anywaysss..., after taking another one good look at my entire collection, I think I'm ok with it....what's more important is that, it's still able to captivate the eyes of the beholder...






 
 THE ROCHELLE COLLECTIONS


These are my collections as seen in my design sheets....

I made a curtain, lampshade, diary, wall hanging.....
not included here are the pics of the duvet cover, tissue box, picture frame and jewelry box ... 


A photo of my self, proudly holding my "BABY"
 The background was in a little mess..., filled with carton boxes.... there's an on-going production going on....(but that's another story...lol ! )

this was taken in our SHOWROOM...



 ISN'T SHE GAWJEZZZZ???? 


THANKS FOR VIEWING...HOPE YOU LIKED THEM TOO....
BLESSED BE !!!(",)/

 



HARD GOODS AND DECORATIVE ITEMS

TABLE LINEN COLLECTIONS

CUSHION COVERS

OH...How I LOVE designing cushion covers...

 BEHOLD MY "BABIES"... from different collections...

I luv this...i took an inspiration from the flowers that float in the water...the ones I often see in Spa houses.... I personally sew this for sampling... the tailors from our production department had a hard time making the right swatches for this...
 
This one was the result of playing with my boring reluctant hours... I saw this lovely tissue organza which , at that time was newly bought... I fell in love with the fabric.., i touched it and play my hands on it..I accidentally  pinched a portion and twisted it...and this was the result ..I  quickly called the Master Tailor and explained this design to him... after a few minutes, they showed me this =) 
 
This design was for our Valentine Collection which were presented to the Middle East, US and European buyers... The inspiration was from the "roses and pearls" concept which I normally see in the weddings... 

One of my pioneer works when I was starting my career as a Designer in India... 

A brave designer must not be afraid to experiment new looks and get rid of the stereotypes...In the Middle East, the use of Dupion silks are popular ..., and honestly, I got tired of using them... That time I was badly missing my country ...so probably that inspired me to do an Asian theme for my design....I used jute and that light cotton fabric ( I forgot what it is called) similar to organza...and made a "Back to Nature" concept.... the highlight of this collection was the lovely sweet-scented potpourries.., thus calling it the Potpourri Collection... This was liked, surprisingly by  two of our main buyers in the Middle East... This design was also sent to Singapore... 


This design is also part of the Potpourri Collection...

 
 




BEDDING COLLECTIONS

WEDDING COLLECTIONS