This festive season, look beyond the ordinary and choose gifts that grow, inspire and give back. From living greens and story-filled hampers to thoughtfully crafted corporate essentials, discover ideas that add lend every celebration more meaning
WORDS by PUNGOLU RUHO & ABHAY SOLOMAN
Jewellery techniques that are more than two centuries old have had generations of artisans for years working from behind the shadows. MOSAIC shines the spotlight back on the craft and the hands that create them
WORDS by ALISHA UVAIS
Festive dressing always has room for a showstopper pair of shoes. From hand-embroidered sneakers to cork-soled flats, these home-grown brands invite you to dress up without leaving
a heavy footprint behind
WORDS by ALISHA UVAIS
Adornments, tableware, idols and other artefacts made of the precious white
metal could be an apt gifting option during Indian festivities when the creations boast thoughtful design and attention to Indian artisanship. MOSAIC recommends some beautiful home-grown labels to shop from
WORDS by PUNGOLU RUHO
At these ateliers, couture is translated through the bespoke element of craft so that every creation, shaped with precision and patience, becomes silent luxury where the process itself becomes as meaningful as the garment
WORDS by SHARMI ADHIKARY
Long before spray bottles became ubiquitous essentials in wellness boxes, India
perfumed itself with patience slowly concocting aromas and oils extracted from nature’s bounty. This festive season, MOSAIC unravels the story of four niche labels bringing the time-tested craft back to your dressing boudoir
WORDS by ALISHA UVAIS
In a country where agricultural waste is customarily burned in fields, and synthetic materials
continue to pile up at landfills, Priyansh Kothari and Sahaj Sarupria from Udaipur address the question: What if waste itself could become the material of the future
Interview by Voice of Mosaic
Yashesh Mukhi is building India's leading open footwear brand, Chupps that customers genuinely love for being reliable, fair in its pricing, and relentless in its commitment to the planet
Interview by Tanishka Patricia
Praveen Premkumar, founder of No More, is chasing true circular fashion with waste as the starting point of design
Interview by abhay soloman
Social entrepreneur Anish Malpani shows how smart materials and respect
for people can make sustainability stylish and accessible, one smart sunnies at a time
Words by Tanishka Patricia
