Deepika Padukone unveils her first-ever home furnishings collection with Indian touch; here’s how much it costs
Deepika Padukone turned designer for an American home furnishing label. In an interview with Architectural Digest India, the actor opened up about her debut collection with Pottery Barn.
The actor has collaborated with the popular brand to come up with a range of embroidered pillows, hand-knotted rugs, elegant wooden furniture and dinnerware made for Indian cuisines – all complete with her ‘global Indian aesthetic’. Prices range from ₹3000 for a set of candles to ₹395,000 for a Persian-style rug.
‘It’s taken a couple of years to put this together’
Deepika said, “This is not one of those collaborations where the brand sends you ten things and says, ‘Okay, you just approve it, we’ll put your name on it, and we’ll sell it.’ This has truly been a collaboration, and I’ve worked on every piece… I think we have a similar aesthetic and sensibility.
It wasn’t easy, because they’re headquartered in California, and I’m based in India; there’s been a lot of back and forth, and it’s taken us a couple of years to put this together, but I think they have an amazing team… it was me sending them a whole bunch of references; things that I like and things that we should also stay away from…”