Miniature Gardens by The Minikin Store
So anyone who knows me can vouch how crazy I am about
interior decoration. My earliest childhood memories consist of cutting
beautiful pictures of homes from magazines and pasting them on a scrapbook.
Gradually I designed my room and then took over my parents house! But I got the
actual gratification of my passion when I decorated my own home after my
wedding. My Dad had helped me pick almost all the major pieces after hours of
research on my side. Over the years my style has evolved and I keep updating my
home decor from time to time. My travel souvenirs play a big role too!
One thing that has remained consistent in my style is
the role of greens. A plant gives life to a room, upgrades it's visual quotient
and of course looks pretty in itself! From pothos to ferns to bamboos I have
them all in my home. I just love plants...in fact who doesn't?
Recently I came across a very unique concept
store The Minikin store which deals
in themed miniature gardens. I got the 'Picnic' themed garden and you can see
how pretty it looks. It's perfect for indoors like an office or my living room
but is as good for my patio too! I got the opportunity to chat with Nupur the creator
of these miniature gardens.
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| The Picnic...Notice the tiny DSLR, tripod and the basket! It came with a cute 'Care Instructions' booklet too! The plant is Aralia. |
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| This is the cute Instruction Manual I was talking about! |
Tell us a little about yourself Nupur
Presently settled in Delhi NCR, my childhood involved
a lot of traveling as I hail from an army background. Since childhood, I had been fascinated by miniature craft. Using household things to create
miniature objects, I made innovative pieces as a child such as a miniature
library out of my father’s old shaving blade holder. This passion has served
as the driving force behind the creation of The Minikin Store.
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The Beer Garden
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True to its name, The Minikin Store creates delightful
miniature gardens, marrying the goodness of flora with artistically curated
miniature figurines. These unique pots make an excellent choice for a gift
article and would add a green touch to enliven a living or work space.
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Gardening Fun
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What made you come up with the idea of The Minikin
store?
The journey of this unique green venture started when
I took a professional break last year. I started putting time to nurture a
childhood hobby of creating miniature figurines. Multiple experiments and
failures with miniatures and plants finally led to the creation of my very
first miniature garden. This followed a year long journey of intensive learning
and research into the right combination of plant, soil, pots and figurines.
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Garden
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What were you doing before getting into the
design business?
Like majority of the populous of a metro, I too was a
part of the corporate world.While, I was content with my professional life, I
felt the urge to spend more time with my young and growing family and at the
same time, develop a platform to showcase my creativity.
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Fisherman
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How important are greens for indoors according
to you?
Our lifestyle is fast changing. With shrinking living
spaces, people struggle to stay in touch with nature. Completely sealed,
centrally air-conditioned offices take us further away from it. A green touch
to life enlivens surroundings, is soothing for the eye and elevates mood. Some
research too suggests that there is an increase in employee productivity by
adding a few plants to the office space.
Source:
www.theguardian.com/money/2014/aug/31/plants-offices-workers-productive-minimalist-employees
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Wilderness
Your creations are really unique and one of a kind. What is your inspiration behind it? |
Nature. Each of my design is based on a particular
theme, founded on a distinct feeling or emotion. Amongst my first creations was
the pot that sported a tiny 'Tree-house' set on the branch of a Shami plant. A
perfect getaway, surrounded by nature, a tree house therefore, is every nature
lover's dream.
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The Tree House
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Nature and it's wonderfulness continued to inspire me
and led to the creation of ‘The Flamingos’. Set in the wilderness, the scene
depicts two flamingos enjoying in the pristine clear water of a pond. This pond
is set under the shade of an Aralia plant.
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Flamingoes
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What are your dreams about this business?
These miniature wonders offer an opportunity to create
a theme for home or office décor and more importantly in the process add a bit
of nature which is mostly missing in these places. I look forward to
introducing this tiny piece of nature in as many living and work spaces.
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Swiss Chalet
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Last but not the least...any advice would you like to
give to new entrepreneur?
I am myself at very early stage of my business and
haven’t gone through the complete grind of making my business a success, as
yet. Although, I have taken tough decisions to follow my dream, call it a leap
of faith :) and I am taking each day as it comes and taking one step at a time
to inch forward. I think that’s what I can share from my experience thus far.
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Butterflies
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It was wonderful knowing the creative head behind
these cute and innovative mini gardens. These pieces are available online now.
You can shop at www.theminikinstore.com
Follow her on social media:
Facebook: The Minikin Store
Twitter: The Minikin Store
For those who want to see these pretty gardens in person, I have good news for you! The Minikin Store will be showcasing their creations at two exhibitions next month.
8th October 2016: Delhi Style '16 at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
13th October 2016: Diwali Shopping Festival Take 9 at The Ashok, New Delhi
For those who want to see these pretty gardens in person, I have good news for you! The Minikin Store will be showcasing their creations at two exhibitions next month.
8th October 2016: Delhi Style '16 at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi
13th October 2016: Diwali Shopping Festival Take 9 at The Ashok, New Delhi
Here are a few more pictures of my 'Picnic' garden in
my home.
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