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craft technique of inlay and overlay   of the culturally rich city. Encapsulating   marble. The Jaipur mirror comes with
           work (Parchinkari) was used. Another   the essence of the forms of the splendid   an  option  of  backlit  knobs.  Also,  the
           challenge we faced was the weight of the   city palace and the hues and motifs of   Jaipur sideboard is designed so that it
           Jaipur console due to the heavy brass   the traditional craft of blue pottery, the   can be dismantled and each leg can be
           framework. This too would be a hurdle in   collection  is  a  spectacular  unison  of   assembled and fixed to the top.
           the transportation of the piece. Hence, the   tradition with modernity. Handcrafted   The purity of white marble and the
           Jaipur sideboard was redesigned so that it   impeccably, each piece is made in India   beautiful  blue  of  lapis  lazuli  come
           could be dismantled and each leg could be   and finished to perfection. Jaipur is a   together with India's extraordinary and
           assembled and fixed at the top. The inlay   work of art, a collector's reverie.  timeless crafts - stone inlay and stone
           and overlay work on the curvature of the   All the pieces of the luxury collection   overlay.  Stone  inlay  is  a  traditional craft
           knobs and bowls has been painstakingly   Jaipur, are designed as pieces of art   of India, in which delicate precious stones
           elaborate, and added many more weeks to   used to enhance any entrance, foyer   are inserted into the base stone to create a
           the completion of the pieces.      space or any other luxury space. These   pattern. Stone overlay, on the other hand,
             The Jaipur collection, a design narrative   art pieces are interactive in their own   uses slivers of stone that are pasted on
           by Within is an untold story of the vibrant   ways.  The  Jaipur sideboard  surprises   any surface to create patterns. Both these
           pink city of India. It celebrates the   us with a glimpse of pink when one   crafts require expert hand skill, which is
           spirit and heritage of the city, drawing   peeps inside the shutter, a reminder of   a legacy passed on from generations of
           inspiration from its architecture and blue   the pink sandstone of Jaipur. The Jaipur   master craftsmen.  dw
           pottery - a traditional craft of Jaipur.  chandelier and pendant, when lit, bring
             Each of the seven pieces of the Jaipur   alive the traditional patterns crafted   www.within.net.in
           collection is an out-and-out reflection   with lapis lazuli on the glowing white




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