Modus & Mood
The Journal
Notes on craft, materials and living with handmade objects. Written from the workshop rather than the marketing department.
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Easy Dressing: The Women's Edit
Dresses, kurtas and separates that need no decisions in the morning. What makes a garment genuinely easy, and how to ...
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Men's Elevated Basics: A Relaxed Wardrobe That Works Hard
A small men's wardrobe of relaxed cotton pieces that covers work, weekends and heat, and the rules that make a limite...
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The Cotton Edit: Dressing for Indian Heat, Beautifully
Why cotton still beats every technical fabric in Indian heat, what to look for when buying it, and how to keep it loo...
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Handmade Felt Objects: Styling and Gifting Ideas by Season
Felt decorations that work through the year, and why they make unusually good gifts for people who already own everyt...
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Wool Felt at Home: The Coziest Material You're Not Using
What wool felt is, why it behaves differently from every other decorative material, and where it works best in an Ind...
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Layering Texture at Home: Cotton, Wool Felt, Clay and Glass
Texture is what stops a tidy room feeling flat. How to layer soft, matt and reflective surfaces so a space has depth ...
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Small-Space Decor Ideas for Indian Apartments
Decorating a small flat without shrinking it further. Vertical space, small-footprint objects and the mistakes that m...
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Why No Two Nerikomi Pieces Are Alike: Inside the Process
The specific points in the nerikomi process where variation enters, and why a maker cannot repeat a pattern even when...
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Table Settings with Handmade Ceramics: Everyday to Festive
How to lay a table with handmade ceramics, from a weekday meal to a festive spread, when nothing matches perfectly.
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How to Care for Handmade Ceramics, Daily Use to Deep Clean
Washing, storing, stain removal and thermal shock. What handmade ceramics need, and which so-called flaws are not fla...
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Ceramic Serveware Buying Guide: Stoneware, Porcelain and Terracotta
Stoneware, porcelain, earthenware and terracotta explained, what each is good and bad at, and how to choose serveware...
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