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A dizzying range of handmade paper objects greets you at The Bombay Store
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PICK ‘N’ CHOOSE It’s a veritable wonderland
Paper has now become uber chic. In the good old days, in the days of radio licences and when black and white telly represented cutting-edge technology, those were the days of hot breads, fresh from the oven wrapped in brown paper. And if you are an o
bsessive reader of Asterix, you would know from the little Gaul’s adventures with the soothsayer, the first instance of reading the news from a fish.
Now of course you have the radical chic worrying about plastic and its awful effect on the environment. All the high-end snooty nosed places give you a choice of carrying your consumerist dreams in paper bags and feeling suitably sanctimonious as you watch the plebs with their bulging plastic bags.
Enough of dallying on referential bylanes and let’s cut to the chase, which leads us to The Bombay Store. Earlier known as Bombay Swadeshi Stores Co. Ltd, The Bombay Store is chock-a-block with the many things to make your home look haute and cool and everything in between.
But we were in the store to have a look at the exquisite handmade paper items created by Handpaper World. An alcove dedicated to these products is a veritable wonderland for the closet Alice in us to step into.
Starting with wrapping paper in fascinating designs with metal embroidery and pressed leaves to bottle bags, carry bags and gift tags, the gifting template is all done and ready for you. There are also the most darling paper flowers starting at Rs. 35. And keeping the eco-friendly theme in mind there are the stout neem pencils costing Rs. 35 for a pair, which will look super trendy on your table. Then there are the notebooks, handy file folders and albums with antique prints and zardozi on them for that ethnic look.
The baby book is delightful and while the cost at around Rs 5,000 might well be steep, it is a good gift to buy for a special friend. The scrap book comes at Rs. 2,500. There are calendars and photo frames decorated with seashells. The paper lanterns added that touch of whimsy while the rangoli floor placements make your life that much more simple. And if you are the kind that believes in formulating in a phrase, there is a range of boxes for jewellery and pencils and sundry knickknacks.
The Bombay Store is at 99, M. G. Road, Next to LIC building, Anil Kumble Circle, Bangalore 560001, call 25320014/15 and is open from 10.30 a.m. to 8.30 p.m.
MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER
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