For the Love of Handicrafts

2017-04-11 07:14:46bySharanyaLyer

瘋狂英語·初中天地 2017年2期

by Sharanya Lyer

by Sharanya Lyer

因為熱愛，因為珍惜，女孩娜塔莎辭掉了本可以給予她安定生活的工作，自己開了一家別致的小店。想知道她的店里有什么？走，一起去看看吧！

Natasha started a store years ago, which was a result of her love for travel and exploration. The store is a unique1)enterpriseto bring out some of the2)orientaland3)indigenouswork of the4)artisansfrom this vast Indian5)subcontinent.

At times when Gucci and Versace are6)reigningover the fashion industry, Natasha finds her very own artisans and weavers who have been left handicapped with the fad for these products. The store aims at7)revivingand patronizing these oriental treasures coming from remote parts of the country.

Natasha noticed her skill for some8)exquisitehandicrafts while she travelled across the country, and when she came back, these handicrafts were largely appreciated by her friends, so she started the store.

This9)remarkablestore has over 1000 precious handcrafted products, which includes bags,10)hand-woven11)sarees, indo-western clothes,12)antiques, masks and ethnic jewelry, and lots more. Interestingly, each of these products has a story behind it, from its origin to the land it belongs to. Through this venture, Natasha wishes to bring out these crafts that are made in the remote areas of our country, which otherwise aren’t noticed.

Natasha works with artisans from various parts of the country. She says, “I think I’m the only13)retailerwho feels sad to have my products sold! Here, each handicraft has its own story and I carefully14)handpickeach of them. Each of them are so unique and one of a kind indeed, hence I grow attached to them.”

Not only does the store aim to provide a unique and secure experience for its customers, it also collaborates with other designers and artisans who wish to list their products with them. “This is my endeavor in preserving and promoting these indigenous handicrafts that we have in our country and making it accessible to people all over the world. I often find some of these precious products in15)flea marketsand at throw away prices in some parts of the country,” she says. But after quitting a corporate job and starting her own venture, this lets Natasha travel, explore and dig deep into these oriental crafts and all that she is passionate about!

多年前，娜塔莎出于對旅行和探索的熱愛開了一家小店。這家小店十分獨特，它所售賣的是來自這個遼闊的印度次大陸的工匠們所制作的具有東方和本土特色的工藝品。

當(dāng)古馳和范思哲開始占領(lǐng)時尚產(chǎn)業(yè)時，娜塔莎找到了那些因這股時尚熱潮而被遺忘的手工業(yè)者和織布工們。她的小店旨在振興和保護那些來自國家偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的東方珍品。

娜塔莎在周游全國的時候，她發(fā)現(xiàn)了自己有著制作精美手工藝品方面的才能。而在旅行結(jié)束后，她制作的手工藝品又獲得了眾多朋友的贊賞，于是她便開了這家店。

這家非同尋常的小店擁有超過1000件珍貴的手工作品，包括包包、手織紗麗服、印度西式服裝、古玩、面具，以及民族飾品等諸如此類的東西。有趣的是，這些作品背后都有一個故事，從它的起源到它的原產(chǎn)地。娜塔莎作出這種大膽的嘗試，是希望能夠挖掘出更多本國偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的工藝品，否則，根本難以會有人注意到它們。

娜塔莎正和來自全國各個不同地區(qū)的手工業(yè)者們一起工作。“我想我是唯一一個賣出了商品還會覺得難過的商家了吧！在這里，每個手工藝品都有自己的故事，它們也是我精挑細(xì)選出來的。它們每一件都是如此獨特，事實上也是獨一無二的，因此我是在依附著它們成長。”她說道。

這家小店不僅旨在為客戶提供一種獨特且安全的體驗，它還與其他希望展示出自己作品的設(shè)計師和手工藝者們合作。“我正在努力地保護和宣傳我們國家這些獨特的本土手工藝品，并引領(lǐng)它們走向世界各地。我在跳蚤市場經(jīng)常能找到些珍貴的手工藝品，但有些地區(qū)的人們會把它們賤賣掉，”她說。但在辭掉了在大企業(yè)的工作并開始自己創(chuàng)業(yè)后，娜塔莎得到了一個機會去旅行、探索和挖掘這些東方工藝品，以及所有她熱愛的東西！