THE BANGLE VASE

THE BANGLE HAS ALWAYS JUST BEEN THERE: ON A MOTHER'S WRIST, AT THE BOTTOM OF A JEWELRY BOX, PASSED DOWN WITHOUT MUCH THOUGHT. WE CHOSE IT BECAUSE NOTHING ELSE HOLDS EVERYDAY LIFE QUITE LIKE A BANGLE. BANGLES ARE A QUINTESSENTIAL ACCESSORY IN THE SOUTH ASIAN CONTEXT. THEY SIGNIFY THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF A WOMAN’S LIFE AND REPRESENT THE INHERENT VERSATILITY OF HER ROLES. WHILE THEY ARE BOTH NOSTALGIC AND UBIQUITOUS, OUR INTENTION IS TO EVOKE THOSE DEEP-SEATED EMOTIONS BY PRESENTING THEM IN A BRAND NEW MANNER. THIS VASE, DESIGNED TO LOOK LIKE A STACK OF BANGLES, OFFERS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON A CLASSIC CULTURAL ELEMENT. THE USE OF STAINLESS STEEL IS ENTIRELY INTENTIONAL. IT AIMS TO BRING VISIBILITY TO MATERIALS INNATE TO OUR CULTURE THAT WERE OFTEN DISCOUNTED DUE TO A PERSISTING COLONIAL HANGOVER AND A COLLECTIVE AND MODERN NOSTALGIA.