The language of a space is oft dete rmined by the quality as well as quantum of light filtering in. While the infiltration of natural light is determined by the vents in the space, as in windows or skylights, artificial lighting features in the form of exotic lamps where the lamps not only usher in light but act as a decorative feature.
The Purple Turtles offers just that, lighting solutions that not only transform spaces through their decorative component but also through their eco-friendly leanings, where sensitivity to environment is kept in strong perspective. The lighting solutions come in fabulous forms as well as materials where the exotically designed lampshades resembling mushrooms, flowers, shells, to name a few, are created from banana fibres, tree bark pulp, waste cork, and quarry dust.
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Says Radeesh Shetty, Director, The Purple Turtles, “Faux cement light fittings are made with quarry dust mixed with the residual fibre from paper-making units and bound with a binding agent. The fitting appears like cement but is extremely light and eco-friendly. The banana fibre used is again extracted from the banana stem bark which is typically thrown, putting to good use the waste. The shades made of cork are similarly derived from the waste of an industrial firm where the cork is used for the machinery and later discarded.”
He further adds, “The objective is to offer decorative elements for a space, be it residence, corporate, hospitality or retail, that are derived using the most eco-friendly methods. Salvaging waste, recycling, upcycling, using plant material are some of the ways this objective is met.
This is so, not just in the lighting solutions but in the range of home décor offered, be it furniture, artefacts, wall décor, or outdoor décor.”
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Thus you have a vintage iron kadai turned into an exotic centre table by inverting the vessel and attaching legs to the same. Likewise, the front of a tractor is converted into a wooden bar unit and in another, peddle from an old bicycle is attached to a bar stool where the peddle becomes the leg rest. “We do similar upcycling in smaller items too. For instance, old brass tumblers are converted into pen holders or bathroom fittings to house toiletries”, adds Shetty.
The outlet, which initially started as a lighting solutions firm, branched off into eco-friendly home décor solutions as “people typically come looking not just for lighting but a range of unique home decorative solutions which can go into their residence”. According to Shetty, residential spaces keep evolving, with desire to add artefacts to a space over a period of time. “Many also look for customisation which is offered by our in-house designers who understand their requirement and modify a piece or create a piece in accordance.”
While the items on offer are strongly contemporary, they pack in a strong ethnic flavour which alters the language of the space. “Most spaces lean towards contemporary décor, but an accent piece that is strongly ethnic can transform the language effectively.
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The unique décor solutions on offer pack in the ethnic flavour coupled with their eco-friendly solutions, making each piece an item to savour”, he adds.
The outlet recently launched its garden solutions, “as gardens are becoming a vital component of any space, be it a residence, corporate house, or hospitality segment. This is so however small the space may be.” Under its brand name Beruru, the garden solutions offer from seeds to furniture, not to mention the exotic outdoor lighting, each keepin g eco-friendly solutions strongly in perspective.
Wall décor is the other segment the outlet has launched under its brand Tilisme.
“The walls are the largest part in a space but invariably this section is neglected as designers, after decorating the space, wonder what to fill the bare expanse of walls with.
In most cases it is filled with art. Under Tilisme, eco-friendly wall solutions that will serve as the accent in any space, are offered”, explains Shetty.
The wall solutions not only serve as a decorative art but also have the potential to double up as lighting elements, that further alter the ambience of the spaces when darkness descends.
