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I n t e g r a l D e s i g n S t u d i o
WHAT IS UPASANA?
O u r s i s a J O U R N E Y o f d i s c o v e r y o f T R U E - S E L F . Where d i f f eren t paths converge for a seamless EXPERIENCE.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
S E A M L E S S C R E A T I V I T Y AGELESS FASHION
C U L T U R A L CONNECTION
DESIGN EXPERIMENTATIONB U S I N E S S V I A B I L I T Y
SPIRITUAL PROGRESS
THE RED DOTWE ARE
Origin of THE RED DOT : “Hymn of Creation” known as Nasadiya Sukta in Rig Veda (c. 1500–1200 BC)
The point at which creation
A sacred symbol of the cosmos in its
BEGINS& may become UNITY.
un-MANIFESTED state.
WHO WE ARE, WHAT WE DO & WHY DOES IT MATTER
Born out of Auroville within the multi-cultural society, we explore the INBOUND JOURNEY, in simplicity & sublime explorations. In creating
opportunity to cater both conscious and sub-conscious holistic lifestyle.
We aim to reach it through fashion, textiles, crafts and design.
"Auroville is meant to be a universal town where men & women of all countries are able to live in peace & progressive harmony, above all creeds, all politics & all nationalities. The purpose of Auroville is to realize human unity." The Mother
OUR GUIDING PATHS
.........Utilize Fashion As ‘Design Tool For Change’
.........Invoke Business To ‘Explore Social Responsibility’
.........Elevate Design ‘Beyond Beauty & Vanity’
.........Garner Partners For ‘Holistic Resource Utilization’
FOR US GOOD DESIGN IS
INNOVATIVE, AESTHETIC, UNDERSTANDABLE, UNOBTRUSIVE, HONEST, LONG-LASTING,
THOROUGH, SUSTAINABLE & MAKES PRODUCT USEFUL
“Simplicity is the ultimate form of sophistication” Leonardo Da Vinci
THIS IS A JOURNEY TO DISCOVER THE SUPREME SELF, WHO DWELLS WITHIN. SPREADING OUT TO THE SKY ABOVE & ROOTED TO THE SOIL BENEATH
Image Courtesy : Tree of Life, Infinity Tree Wall Decor By HumdingerDesignsEtsy https://www.etsy.com
IDENTIFY : The next big thing
within our core principles.
CREATE : An organization
adaptable to change, against being the
strongest or the most intelligent.
ADAPT : To the new in our
path. Reaching out to the next big thing,
instead of protecting what's already
created.
INVEST : In ideas & people, who do not have
everything figured out. (Who Adapt!!).
NURTURE : People who find path
& peace in chaos (And, thrive on taking
action instead of always being right)
HOW WE WANT TO REACH THERE
IDENTIFY CREATE ADAPT INVEST NURTURE
OUR INBOUND JOURNEYIs where creation BEGINS & may become UNITY.
we SEEK & PLAN
FIND & CREATE
CONNECT & CONVINCE
CONVERT & DELIGHT
CARE & SHARE
S TRANGER & D I S C O V E R T H E I R TRUE-SELF
U P A S A N A I S W H E R E O N E S H O U L D C O M E A S A C O M P L E T E
THE STRATEGY
CREATE A HOLISTIC DIVERSIFIED ORGANIZATION.
OPERATE ON MULTI-PATHS CHANNELS, ENSURING MINIMAL INTER-COMPETITION ON AESTHETICS, HYGIENE, PRICE-POINTS ETC.
TARGET SPECIFIC CONSUMERS ACROSS DEMOGRAPHY, GEOGRAPHY, MARKETED VIA MULTI-SALES CHANNELS LIKE RETAIL, WHOLESALE, E-COMMERCE ETC.
COVER 360-DEGREE MARKETING CAMPAIGN BOTH TRADITIONAL AND DIGITAL.
MAINTAIN HEALTHY BUSINESS ETHICS, ENSURING STRONG CASH FLOW WHICH WILL BE UTILIZED THROUGH RE-INVESTING IN BUSINESS, PAY-DOWN DEBTS, FUND SOCIAL INIT IATIVES & STRONG SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT.
NURTURE WORLD CLASS TEAMS & PARTNERS ENSURING PASSION, INTEGRITY, INDIVIDUALITY, PARTNERSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
WHAT WE DOW I T H I N F A S H I O N , T E X T I L E S , C R A F T , D E S I G N & L I F E S T Y L E R E T A I L
WOMENSWEAR
MENSWEAR
KIDSWEAR HOME
YOGAWEAR
ACCESSORYMEDICINAL
TEXTILES
SOCIALPROJECTSRETAIL
HOW WE DO ITA C L E A R D I V I S I O N T O O U R D I R E C T I O N S
LUXORE
EXTRAVAGANT IMPECCABLE HEIRLOOMS
CLASSSIC
NATURAL RELAXED TIMELESS
ARTSY
ASYMMETRICAL ADVENTUROUS
EXCITABLE
NOTO SUSTAIN OUR SOCIAL PROJECTS IN THE SCALE WE DO, WE NEED TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT & SURPLUS IN OUR RESOURCES. WHICH MEANS WE HAVE TO RUN A SUCCESSFUL (read, PROFITABLE) COMPANY.
DOES THIS MEAN WE ARE ONLY ABOUT SERVICE?
BEC AUSE , BANKRUPT COMPANIES C ANNOT DO MUCH OF SOCIAL GOOD.
SALES CHANNEL & SALES
THE BUSINESS MODELF R O M C O N C E P T , C R E A T I O N T O C U S T O M E R S
MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT
DESIGN & PATTERN
MERCHANDISING
BRANDING & MARKETING SALES
CUSTOMER CARE
MATERIAL MAKING
PLANNING & PRODUCTION
WAREHOUSE/ INVENTORY CONTROL/
SCM
IT & INFRAACCOUNTS
& FINANCE
CUSTOMER
TIER 1
TIER 2
TIER 3
THE SALES MODELR E A C H I N G T O T H E C U S T O M E R S
ORDER FULFILMENT
FLAGSHIP STORES
MULTI CHANNEL
RETAIL
COMPANY MULTI
CHANNEL RETAIL
EXCLUSIVE PARTNER
SHIP
FAIRS & EXHIBIITION
PARTNER ONLINE
COMPANY ONLINECUSTOMER
SOCIAL INITIATIVEST H E R E A S O N W H Y W E A R E I N B U S I N E S S
YESWE ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT HOW WE CAN BE THE WHEEL OF CHANGE. HOW WE CAN CREATE OPPORTUNITY IN CHAOS. HOW WE CAN BRING A HEALING TOUCH THROUGH FASHION & DESIGN
L E T S T A K E Y O U T H R O U G H A F E W O F O U R S O C I A L I N I T I A T E S
A f t e rma th o f t he 2004 t sunami t ha t c r ea ted ha vo c on t he ea s t c oa s t o f I nd ia ga ve b i r t h t o Tsunamika a s a t r auma counse l i ng & l i ve l i hood p rog r am fo r f i s he r woman commun i t y. S i n ce t he beg inn ing o f t he p r og r am, ove r 5 m i l l i on do l l s ha ve been made by hund reds o f pa r t i c i pan t s .
Tsunamika connec t s peop l e & i s d i s t r i bu t ed a r ound t he wo r l d a s ‘Gif t Economy’ . I t ha s been endo r sed and a cknow ledge by UNESCO .
Ove r a de cade l a t e r, Tsunamika i s g r ow ing s t r onge r i n he r new a va ta r t o r ebu i l d t he deep conne c t i on be tween humans & env i r onmen t . She has a l s o f ound a spa ce i n t he ch i l d r en ’s edu ca t i on a s a pa r t o f t he i r cu r r i cu lum.
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TSUNAMIKA IS ALWAYS GIFTED, NEVER SOLD!
Wai t i ng t o s ee a b i g change , we mos t l y f o r ge t t o r ea l i z e t ha t a s imp le “Sma l l S t ep” cou ld be t he beg inn ing o f t he b i g change we w i sh t o s ee .
Upasana i n i t i a t ed ‘ Sma l l S t ep s ’ on Ea r th Da y on 22nd Ap r i l , 2007 w i t h t he i n t en t i on t o s t op po l l u t i on by no t c r ea t i ng i t . I t s uppo r t ed a dual-purpose mode l i n su s t a inab i l i t y. The se hand - c r a f t ed bags gene r a t ed j ob s and en su re i n a sma l l wa y t he cu rb ing o f d i spo sab l e p l a s t i c c a r r y bags . S i n c e i t s i n c e p t i o n , o v e r 10 m i l l i o n “compac t , aesthetic & eco-fr iendly” bag s ha ve been r e t a i l ed i n t he marke t , c r ea t i ng hund reds o f j ob s .
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The p l i gh t o f t r ad i t i ona l c r a f t s i s a g l a r i ng r ea l i t y i n t he f a ce o f mode rn i za t i on . I n 2006 Upasana & BSF c o l l abo r a t ed t o i n t e r vene .
A s a f i r s t i n i t i a t i ve , 13000 s i l k s ca r ve s we re c r ea ted a s c o rpo r a t e g i f t . Varanasi Weavers a s a s o c i a l bu s ine s s , t ook many s t ep s t o bu i l d c apac i t y o f t he p r o j e c t - i n c l ud ing de s i gn , marke t i ng & so c i a l ou t r ea ch s e r v i c e s t ha t ha ve had t ang ib l e qua l i t a t i ve bene f i t s . S t r eng then ing a r egu la r s t r eam o f o r de r s t ha t g i ve s wea ve r s a s t eady f l ow o f i n come .
Upasana c r ea t i ve l y u se s t he Va r anas i t ex t i l e t ha t embody t he g l oba l woman . F r om l o s t c r a f t t o r e t a i l ch i c , r evamp ing l o s t t r ad i t i on s f o r r e t a i l .
E x q u i s i t e B e n a r a s t e x t i l e s h a v e b e e n p r e s e n t e d i n Eth i ca l Fashion Show (2008) , Pa r i s , F r an ce & Varanasi - A t imeless journey . E xh ib i t i on i n Pond i che r r y Feb rua r y, 2011
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Paruthi i s a bu s ine s s c o l l abo r a t i ve s t r i v i ng t o p r o t e c t & p romo te t he f r ag i l e c o t t on commun i t i e s o f Tami l Nadu . Thus c r ea t i ng a su s t a inab l e t ex t i l e f u tu r e .
Upasana & Bestseller Fund c ame t oge the r t o l aunch t he o r gan i c c o t t on p ro j e c t . Th i s p r o j e c t was a imed a t add re s s i ng t he vu lne r ab i l i t y o f f a rmer s i n t oda y s c ommer c i a l -m inded wo r l d t ha t l ook s a t p r o f i t s beyond we l l - be ing . The ques t i on t ha t i t i n t ended t o an swe r a r e :
• What can be done? • How can a co s t - e f f e c t i ve & e co - f r i end l y p r a c t i c e be r e - i n t r oduced? • How to sa f egua r d t he f a rmer s f r om money - l ende r s , i n t e r e s t ba cked
bank s & pe s t i c i de compan ie s? • How to make ag r i cu l t u r a l p r a c t i c e c on t r i bu t e t o na t i ona l and g l oba l
hea l t h? • How do f a rmer s c on t r i bu t e t o l a r ge r su s t a inab l e p r a c t i c e s? • How to suppo r t ou r f r ag i l e e co - s y s t em?
F r om seed t o sa l e , Paruthi i s s o c i a l l y & env i r onmen ta l l y a su s t a inab l e p r o j e c t u s i ng on l y t he mos t e th i ca l p r a c t i c e s f o r t he ea r th & t he co t t on commun i t i e s o f r u r a l I nd ia .
J o in u s , f o r a new wa y o f l i v i ng , c a r i ng and da r ing .
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JAN AK I i s a r e t a i l p r o j e c t o f Upasana t o p r omo te o r gan i c and su s t a inab l e l i f e s t y l e , whe re o r gan i c i s t he wa y o f l i f e . A un ique comb ina t i on o f t r ad i t i on and mode rn i t y. L i f e s t y l e p r oduc t s t ha t s peak o f s imp l i c i t y. whe re t he na tu r a l i s beau t i f u l .
S t ep i n a t Janaki, Shop no. 30, Romain Rolland Street, Pondicherry 605 001.
The se a r e t he o r gan i ca l l y c on tou red & c r a f t ed fu rn i t u r e l i ne f r om Upasana . I t u se s t he na tu r a l f ea tu r e s on t he wood e r oded t h r ough na tu r a l f o r c e s and r e in f o r c e s t hem a s ae s the t i c s t o t he f i n i shed p roduc t .
Prakrit a s ynonym o f na tu r a l , was bo rn ou t o f a na tu r a l d i sa s t e r, t he Thane Cyc l one (29 th De cember 2011) . I t was an e f f o r t t owar d s t r an s f o rm ing a c r i s i s i n t o an oppo r tun i t y by c r ea t i ng su s t a inab l e f u rn i t u r e s .
To expe r i en ce t he exc l u s i ve l i ne s o f f u rn i t u r e , s t ep i n a t Janaki, Shop no. 30, Romain Rolland Street, Pondicherry 605 001.
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