For the Love of Handicrafts

by Sharanya Lyer

For the Love of Handicrafts

by Sharanya Lyer

因?yàn)闊釔?ài)，因?yàn)檎湎В⒛人o掉了本可以給予她安定生活的工作，自己開(kāi)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(duì)旅行和探索的熱愛(ài)開(kāi)了一家小店。這家小店十分獨(dú)特，它所售賣的是來(lái)自這個(gè)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(kāi)始占領(lǐng)時(shí)尚產(chǎn)業(yè)時(shí)，娜塔莎找到了那些因這股時(shí)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(hù)那些來(lái)自國(guó)家偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的東方珍品。

娜塔莎在周游全國(guó)的時(shí)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(kāi)了這家店。

這家非同尋常的小店擁有超過(guò)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(gè)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(guó)偏遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的工藝品，否則，根本難以會(huì)有人注意到它們。

娜塔莎正和來(lái)自全國(guó)各個(gè)不同地區(qū)的手工業(yè)者們一起工作?！拔蚁胛沂俏ㄒ灰粋€(gè)賣出了商品還會(huì)覺(jué)得難過(guò)的商家了吧！在這里，每個(gè)手工藝品都有自己的故事，它們也是我精挑細(xì)選出來(lái)的。它們每一件都是如此獨(dú)特，事實(shí)上也是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的，因此我是在依附著它們成長(zhǎng)?！彼f(shuō)道。

這家小店不僅旨在為客戶提供一種獨(dú)特且安全的體驗(yàn)，它還與其他希望展示出自己作品的設(shè)計(jì)師和手工藝者們合作?！拔艺谂Φ乇Ｗo(hù)和宣傳我們國(guó)家這些獨(dú)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(chǎng)經(jīng)常能找到些珍貴的手工藝品，但有些地區(qū)的人們會(huì)把它們賤賣掉，”她說(shuō)。但在辭掉了在大企業(yè)的工作并開(kāi)始自己創(chuàng)業(yè)后，娜塔莎得到了一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)去旅行、探索和挖掘這些東方工藝品，以及所有她熱愛(ài)的東西！

1) enterprise ['ent?pra?z] n. 商號(hào)，商店

2) oriental [,??r?'entl] adj. 東方的

3) indigenous [?n'd?d??n?s] adj. 本土的

4) artisan ['α?t?z?n] n. 工匠，技工

5) subcontinent [,s?b'k?nt?n?nt] n. 次大陸

6) reign [re?n] v. 盛行，支配

7) revive [r?'va?v] v. 使……再流行

8) exquisite ['ekskw?z?t] adj. 精致的，精美的

9) remarkable [r?'mα?k?bl] adj. 不同尋常的，非凡的

10) hand-woven 手工編的，手織的

11) saree ['sα?r?] n. 紗麗服

12) antique [?n'ti?k] n. 古董，古玩

13) retailer ['ri?te?l?] n. 零售商

14) handpick ['h?nd'p?k] v. 仔細(xì)挑選，精選

15) flea market 跳蚤市場(chǎng)

一切皆因熱愛(ài)

翻譯：常青