pince-nez

Pince-nez is a French word which literally means (it) pinches (the) nose. I just had some fun with a picture... sharing it all here.

Would love to make these things in real some day. Enjoy all the distractions this week!

once upon a time...

As a student at National institute of Design (NID) in the city of Ahemedabad, I have spent innumerable sleepless nights! Over my work mostly...
Thought I'll share somethings with you all.

Feline - in resin

'Feline' is a perfume bottle designed as the final submission for a module called 'Nature & Form'. It was mandatory to go through a form course every semester. They were my favourite! I chose cats as my subjects. I went crazy reading and soaking up all about cats!! I zeroed in on the 'grooming and scenting' attributes of cats and designed a perfume bottle based on it. Spent many a silent (music only in background) nights working alone in the studio shaping and re-shaping this one!
It was first made in styrofoam, then cast in POP, then vacuum formed, then filled with resin and then shaped for very very long...

Below is the result of another form course - Form Integration. Here we were required to merge two geometrical forms triangle and semi circle.Triangle is visible and the base is semi circle.

Form - in POP

I also made a few bags!

An opulent bag with ruffles

We had a chance to work on a live project called 'Afri Khadi'. During this module African handicrafts artists had come to our institute (from Africa of course!) and joined hands with Indian handicrafts artists. Final products were showcased in a fashion show. I designed bags made of felt, in basic geometric forms, and embellished them with MOP. That years' Miss India Nikita Anand happened to walk the ramp with one of my bags.

Miss India Nikita Anand with circular felt bag

An African model with rectangular felt bag

An Indian model with semi circular felt bag

Made a lot of stuff in silver during my internship. Shall add that soon. Untill then...
Hasta Pronto!

mirror mirror on the wall...

....lets see which is the prettiest of them all!

lotus leaf mirrors

These designs are made of mirror acrylic. Light... in weight and on pockets. The good part is  you don't need to drill holes for these. One can also stick them in places where drilling isn't an option.... bathroom tiles, bathroom doors, cupboards, etc, besides the usual places.

lotus mirrors

mughal motif (1) mirrors

The mughal motif ones, come in a set of six. So there is a choice of making your own patterns on the wall. The blue background for the designs is my cupboard.

mughal motif (2) mirrors

The above design is one of my favourite. Not only the formations happen great...the negative also makes a pattern!

The leaves below come in a set of 5 or 7.

pot mirror leaf

heart mirror leaf

mirror leaf

Again, my partner for the pieces in this post is Vrushali. Also, we thought of something new..... we call them the 'couple coasters'. As the name says, they are coasters for two people to enjoy their drinks together! There are the usual colors we have used and there are these exciting transparent florescents.... all are below.

couple coaster2

fluorescent couple coaster 1

fluorescent couple coaster2

couple coaster 1

The florescent couple coasters were difficult to click. One, their shadow blurs the edges and two, they look good in dark (in the picture i.e). These were made for the last exhibition. And now are in stores. Cant find a proper packaging for these though! Any ideas.....?

A lot more, in mirrors, besides the above has happened since then. Will post more pictures soon. Waise I got back sooper quick this time, haan?!

Happy Pongal! Happy Lohri! Happy Uttraan!

a very short fling with fame... 2

Hello again!

A few more write ups... some more appreciation... some more recognition... thankful for it all!

A superb mention on VOGUE India website along with some Q&A: (around Christmas 2010)

http://www.vogue.in/content/christmas-wish

A half-page article in Mid Day: (November 2010)

http://www.mid-day.com/whatson/2010/nov/271110-Mumbai-Jewellery-accessories-Coyote.htm

or

http://www.mid-day.com/whatson/2010/nov/231110-bangalore-guide-metal-head-baubles-Jewellery-coyote.htm

A Mumbai blog known as 'Mumbai Boss' awarded Coyote as the 'Best Accessories Label' for 2010: (December 2010) ..........yeahhhh!!

http://mumbaiboss.com/2010/12/06/best-of-mumbai-2010-shopping/

Shukriya.......... to all three girls!

Will be back with more...

New beginings....

A very happy and love filled new year to all!

Had a crazy time at the new years party. The party began on 30th night and the madness went on till lunch hours of 1st. The bone chilling cold... terrace party... bonfire... barbecue... dancing... and my insane friends... all made it a very very memorable time!

CP4 - sterling silver brooch

I love this brooch! Not only because of the fabulous color of chalcedony, also because of the french metal technique it is made with - repousse. (embossing and chasing the same piece of metal). It is locally done in India in the city of Jaipur. Oh! By the way I visited Jaipur for a few days just before the year end. It was as amazing as I remembered. In Jaipur this technique is called 'chitaai-kaam' or 'chitrai-kaam'. Love the 3D feel it adds to the design. Below is a picture of an actual (not controlled) instinctively worked on repousse piece.

repousse sample in silver

 

Start working on all the things you have ever wanted to...right now!!

Recentness

I have been thinking this for quite some time now... I feel my way of blogging is too sterile. I mean its too clean kinds! I want it to be too perfect... And I am so not that! So from now on I am going to induce a new flavour... ME!

This blog is not just going to be all about my work.... (my label Coyote) but also what all I am up to besides my work.

The idea of personalizing my space and things around me, comes very naturally to me. It just feels right! From designing stickers for my water bottles to doodling on my sunscreen tube, I've done lots! Keep removing labels of these things though. Find them very space invading. 

I love trying crazy things on my self. Love to check and expand my boundaries, growth (not physically though) and keep expressing myself. New hair dos to new hair colors (last one was turquoise), have a piercing too and my latest proud expression is my tattoo!! 

marked with loved ones

The above script is Hindi. I scribbled it on a tissue paper and got it traced on me! It's a list of all the important people in my life (their initials). This picture was taken about after 3 days of getting inked.

The point is... there will be a lot of humane touch from hereon. I will still be sharing beautiful things around me, only not necessarily made by me.

Cheers to newness!

tureens..... one of my favourite words

Tureens or little dishes is what I call them. These little ones are also known as 'diyas' or 'Indian lamps'. All in silver...

ganesha diyas

CV 1. sitting ganesh

CV 2. lying ganesha

The above two designs are of the same size and not more than 1.5 inches each. They look very cute in a set of two. I prefer using them for 'chawal & kumkum/kesar'.

CV 3. ganesha diya with a baati holder

This one is over 2 inches in size. The most troubling part of making diyas/tureens is cleaning the concave part of it. It employs two, sometimes three different processes. In the above cases its the Ganeha's tummy :)

CV 5. ganesha profile

CV 7. tri-turee 

One can keep 'chawal' and 'kumkum' and 'kesar/chandan' all together.

CV 4. baby spoon

This one is a baby spoon. And once the baby grows up, it can be used as a diya. This one has dark green cut onyxes.

CV 8

I like this one. It has a textured wire circling the concave part and an oval cab, bright blue American turquoise of a very fine quality, minus the natural inclusions.


Have many more sterling silver accessories to add here. Shall do it bit by bit.
Rushing to get ready. Have a movie to catch! Did I tell you one of my other favorite things is watching movies. On an average, I watch at least 3-5 movies in a week.

Happy watching to me and to you!

hand fashioned stainless steel

Namaste!

Reappearing with stainless steel product pictures....

This cheeky chick Vrushali, was my partner on the following four designs as well.

fruit pick with heart

fruit pick

Also, all of these are "hand cut" in stainless steel! Truly difficult to cut and shape and buff and polish s.s.

japanese maple book mark

sperm stirrer

Shall recur!

Love..........

some experiments.... that turned out well

I am back again. And this time I was fast. Like I had mentioned, had an exhibition last weekend. Have not yet had the time to click all the stuff that was specially designed for this one. For now have some product pictures felt and stainless steel......

Also my partner in crime for this show was this lass called Vrushali Kabre. She designed and helped in production of the pieces below. So all the designs in this post belong to her and me, both.

Felt goes first..........  

lotus cutout place mats

lotus leaf place mats

lotus cut n out place mats

fishy coasters

These two below still need some work.... have to make something (secret for now) out of it... :)

Let me know if you have any ideas for these. Shall post stainless steel after a break!

Have a loverrly evening!

due thanks.... and love

Have been in a tizzy since a last few days due to the exhibition... Did not get a chance to thank two people Pavitra and Divya. If you are wondering who these girls are, check out their respective blogs: Masala Chai and Sound Horn Please. They feature fresh talents from India and other countries. Masala Chai just launched its first ever store in Chennai on 20th November. All the luck to MC!




I want to thank them for writing about Coyote. Here are the links......




http://masalachaionline.blogspot.com/2010/11/dipika-vijay-coyote.html#comment-form




http://soundhornplease.blogspot.com/2010/11/coyote-silver-dipika-vijay.html


 
And by the way.... the response to the new accessories at the exhibit was fantastic! Shall post more product pictures (that got sold) jaldi.


Love and thanks.

exhibiting this week end.....

just wanted to share my new accessories with you guys....

Buddha Stirrers

Item Stirrers

Now this one I thoroughly enjoyed making... did a small poll amongst friends too! Got them to vote for most memorable, current day, hindi movie 'Item' numbers. They have turned out cool and sturdier than I expected.

Weed Stirrers

This one is a dedication..... to 'Weeds'. Could not get enough of  'little boxes.....' Have at least 5 different version. Insanely love the crazy track!

Lotus place mat

This one is medium sized and gorgeous!

Tulip trivet

ROTI and DAL trivets

 

GARAM and SABJI trivets

Last three are made from thick clear acrylic. They look quite stunning in hand and on table. Were extremely difficult to click! They take on heat with no hassles. Can say this confidently after testing one in my own kitchen for a month. For those who need translation.....
ROTI - Indian bread; DAL - pulses; GARAM - hot; SABJI - vegetable.

Shall post lots more after the show is over.

Wish me luck....