Celebrity Life
Beer, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
In my defense, it was FREEZING! During my second wedding ceremony – on a freezing night in January – my brother-in-law had been entrusted with a flask of Jack Daniels.…
My First Custom Hand-Painted Footwear Commission
Not that I’ve ever found it too difficult to write about my work – this blog is testament to that ability – but this whole art thing is new to…
Lichen, Ranikhet #VacationObjects #NAINAxRANIKHET
Above : it looks like a planet. Like you’re about to land on a alien planet. The terrain is rugged, but it looks hospitable. Soft even. It’s actually lichen on…
Desert Garden, Desktop Wallpaper, Happy New Year 2020
2019 has been a weird year. Like all years. Nothing new. Having skipped doing wallpapers for years, I recently posted a video story on my Instagram with a screen-grab of…
A Blind Date at The Purple Turtles, Bangalore, With a 7-Course Vegetarian Dinner
My Favourites Allow me to start by saying that the Chocolate Miso soup was unlike anything I’ve ever tasted. It was tasty, warm, inviting – like a warm embrace. 100%…
Rouges Hermès Exhibition Series #HermesHeritage, New Delhi 2019
Hermès Heritage is a cycle of touring exhibitions curated by Bruno Gaudichon for Hermès. The exhibits are designed by Laurence Fontaine. The “Rouge H” color exhibit was displayed in front…
Raja Ravi Varma & Indian Art Market Insights
Not being educated formally in art, I’m always reluctant to go to anything art-related. Even though I too have an art practice on the side and sold a piece recently,…
Self-worth and Productivity
“Why did you start blogging? That too in 2003/4, when no one even knew what a blog was?” “I can no longer be absolutely certain why I started blogging but…
6th Edition #WorkshopsByNaina : The New Rules of Online Brand Building, Gurgaon
( One of the participants had a flight to catch this time as well but before they left, we quickly got in the above group photograph! Live & learn. Had…
Desert Garden at The Huntington Library & Botanical Gardens, Los Angeles
Botanical gardens are my favourite. This is Los Angeles too! I find it hard to imagine there’s anything beyond DownTown Los Angeles but there is. LA is HUGE. With mountains,…
Travel, Solitude & Loneliness
Not a a huge fan of traveling solo. Not a huge fan of traveling with someone either. I want to be on my own but I also want attention. And…
Before, During & After Adobe Max : Adobe’s Creativity Conference & My Personal Learnings
BEFORE MAX At first, when the Adobe blog post about the invited “Adobe Insiders” was published, I was excited to check out everyone’s profiles and look at their Instagram pages.…