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1. Guitar case made from old flex banners, R2,500 Be Again

2. Seat made from leftover textile scraps R17,500 Sahil & Sarthak

3. Necklace made from old gold- plated pen nibs, R7,856 The Other Side by Purvi Sanghvi

4. Pin-up board made from an old kurta, R950 Enthu Cutlets

5. Beeswax candle in a wine bottle, R299 Hitplay

6. Handbags made from old shirts, R1,400-1,700 Pink Brown Copper

7. Pencil pouches made from cloth scraps and plastic packets, R95 each Mother Earth

8. Bottle cap chappals, R1,000 Chidiya

9. Storage boxes made from banana fibre R160-190 each Enthu Cutlets 

10. Notebook made from elephant poo paper, R399 each The Root

11. Sling bag made from old cassette tapes and jute, R120 The White Light

12. Clocks made from old CDs, R700 each Gypsy Ink

13. Coasters made from cotton rag paper, R100 Haathi Chaap

14. Memory game made from old veneer, R452 Tribal Route

15. Photo frames made from scrap wood, R790 each Sanctum

16. Storage boxes made from old tins, R650 Forty Red Bangles

17. Earrings made from leftover sari material, R395 Sanchali


WHERE TO BUY

Afday Visit www.afday.com.

Attic 5/5, Grants Building, First Floor, opposite Cafe Basilico,Arthur Bunder Road, Colaba (+91 22 6565 0444, www.attic.in).Also at Bir Sagar, 396/20, 17th Road, Santa Cruz (W) (+91 22 3216 9292). Daily 11am-8pm. 

Auroville Visit www.auroville.com.

Be Again Call (033) 2440 7897 or email ask@beagain.com.Visit www.beagain.com.Also available at Loose Ends and Dcube.

Bliss 180, Aram Nagar 1, Seven Bungalows, Fisheries University Road, Andheri (W) (+91 22 2633 2111). Daily 11am-8pm.

Bombay Electric 1, Reay House, BEST Marg, Colaba (+91 22 2287 6276, www.bombayelectric.in). Daily 11am-9pm.

Chidiya Email chidiya@mail.com. Also available online at Shopo.

Dcube Visit www.dcube.in.

Eco Corner Palladium,Third Floor, High Street Phoenix, Senapati Bapat Marg, Lower Parel (+91 22 3004 2350). Daily 11am-9pm.

Enthu Cutlets Email writetoenthucutlets@gmail. com.Also available online at ItsHandMade, Shopo and Styleme.

Forty Red Bangles Visit www.fortyredbangles.com.Also available at Bliss, Bombay Electric, Shopo and InOnIt.

Gallery BMB Queens Mansion, Ground Floor, next to Cathedral Middle School, GT Marg, Fort (+91 22 6171 5757, www.gallerybmb.com). Mon- Sat 11am-7pm.

Gypsy Ink Email gypsyink.info@gmail.com.Also available at Bliss and Afday.

Haathi Chaap Visit www.elephantpoopaper.com. Also available at Bliss, Loose Ends, Maati Crafts, Our Lil Bit, Shopo and Tappu ki Dukaan.

Hitplay Visit www.hitplay.in.

Indiologie Visit www.indiologie.com.

InOnIt Visit www.shop.inonit.in.

ItsHandMade Visit www.itshandmade.in.

Loose Ends AN House, 31st Road, opposite Shoppers’ Stop, Bandra (W) (+91 22 2645 4725, www.looseendsindia.com). Daily 11am-8.30pm.

Maati Crafts Powai Plaza, Shop No 109, First Floor, AS Marg, Hiranandani Gardens, Powai (+91 22 2571 7209). Daily 10.30am-8.30pm.

Mother Earth R City Mall, Second Floor, LBS Marg,Amrut Nagar, Ghatkopar (W). Daily 11am-9pm. Visit www.motherearth.co.in for a complete list of stores.

OMO 204, Sagar Fortune, opposite Subway,Waterfield Road, Bandra (W) (+91 22 6698 1804). Mon-Sat 11am-8pm.

The Other Side by Purvi Sanghvi Visit www.bytheotherside.com. Email theotherside@purvisanghvi.com.Also available online at Shop of Indian Origin.

Our Lil Bit Beach Queen, 8A, JP Road,Versova (+91 22 2637 0011, www.ourlilbit.org).Tue-Sun 11am-8.30pm.

Pink Brown Copper Email pink.brown.copper@gmail.com.Also available online at www.etsy.com/ shop/pinkbrowncopper.

The Root Visit www.theroot.co.in. Also available at Attic, Gallery BMB and Our Lil Bit.

Sahil & Sarthak Available at Attic and Shopo.Visit www.sahilsarthak.com for a complete list of retailers.

Sanchali Visit www.sanchali.org. Email sanchali.in@gmail.com.Also available at Loose Ends, OMO and Yulemshop.

Sanctum Vasant House, 19th Road, off Khar Danda, Khar (W) (+91 2649 5775, www.sanctumstore.com). Daily 11am-8.30pm.

Shopo Visit www.shopo.in.

Shop of Indian Origin Visit www. ofindianorigin.co.uk/shop. Styleme Visit www.shop.styleme.co.in.

Tappu ki Dukaan 27A, Kermani Building, entrance through Saxonia Specs, Sir PM Road, Fort (+91 2204 3716). Daily 11am-8pm.Visit www.tappukidukaan.com/shop.

Tribal Route Cottage No 18, Aram Nagar 2, JP Road,Versova, Andheri (W) (+91 99670-58847, www.tribalroute.com). Daily 11.30am-8.30pm.

The White Light Email thewhitelight.in@gmail.com.Also available online at Shopo and Indiologie.

Yulemshop Visit www.yulemshop.com.

By Prerna Makhija on February 17 2012 5.11pm

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