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A date with Thai curry

It was a curious mix of the sturdy practical and hand-made exotic, like a dark brown sheesham table sitting in front of a coconut shell inlay-work sofa. Or the reclining Buddha on a sheesham table and the giant ceramic pots standing beside fibre furniture outdoors. Even a driftwood-frame mirror behind a high sheesham table.

Nectar, a store for home furniture, home accessories and lighting sourced from ASEAN countries, has now partnered with Agua, which specialises in branded outdoor furniture from Europe and contemporary sheesham furniture. The result is a quaint-meets-modern collection that could make for very holistic interiors.

“Agua fit our design philosophy well and the pieces complement each other,” says Jehangir Bajaj, who started Nectar now housed at Nectar Farms at Mandi Road, Mehrauli. The candles that you spot on some tables occasionally are a reminder of Bajaj's early business enterprise, which he started much before candle-making became a luxury business it is today.

photos: sushil kumar verma

GO EAST Thailand is the theme for Nectar's new collection

New theme

Nectar follows an exhibition model methodology for the collections it stocks at the store. Every couple of months, there's a new theme for a new region from where the pieces are sourced. This time it's Thailand, which sees pieces like Thai seafood containers, urns, elephant-shaped stools carved out of tree stumps, Buddha statues and lamps. Alongside, there are also Made-in-Thailand reproductions of Chinese antiques, like a painted wooden trunk or a chest of drawers. The range follows two themes – Essence of Sand and Modern Orient. While Essence of Sand includes all the Buddha statues in metal and graphite, Modern Orient comprises the inlay-work furniture and accessories like table pieces and lamps.

There is a choice of glass-top tables, either on neat sheesham or misshapen driftwood. There is also Burmese teak for aficionados.

What after Thai? “China's next,” says Bajaj.

SHALINI SHAH

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