Benarasi brand Ekaya’s founder Palak Shah’s Delhi home is ideal for summer as the fabrics and accents are restful and perfect for the season.
THINK EKAYA AND IMAGES OF Benaras come to mind. It is a brand that has brought hand-woven textiles to the fore by reinterpreting them for modern Indian through its swathes of gorgeous textiles under the Ekaya Thaan banner and sarees that have been woven by master craftsmen. Palak Shah, 27, is the young CEO of the brand and is full of ideas and creative energy. She was instrumental in giving Ekaya its modern identity when she and her father launched the first store in Delhi in 2012 and it is easy to see why the brand is so youthful despite relying on some traditional motifs that draw on Benaras. When Shah moved to Delhi in 2011 to set up the store in Defence Colony, she moved to a house which is a stone’s throw from this store and has all the makings of a summer retreat. The house, located on the third floor
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