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Work, play and live: In the Delhi studio with Founder of the Ink Bucket Vidhi Khandelwal

FEB 23, 2024 | By Tanvee Abhyankar and Tamanna Doctor
Vidhi Khandelwal in her studio; Photography by Anushree Bhatter
Pop-art and peppy patterns live peacefully on the grounds of solid pastels; Photography by Anushree Bhatter

It’s day 331/366 in Vidhi Khandelwal’s Ink Bucket journal and today is the day she talks about her studio. The studio is her drawing paper with 450 GSM of comfort and happiness, and just like her stationery, all the spaces are smartly assigned to patterns and colours. Considering the brand’s aesthetics, one can assume that creating illustrations is her occupation but for her, it is nothing less than a way of life and for that, her studio had to be envisioned according to how she thinks and unwinds.

The studio resembles a doodle where not a single colour leaves shape, making it the perfect artwork. With frames, plants and panel mouldings lining the walls as you walk in, the studio seems to be at peace with itself and naturally provides Vidhi with her space, refuge and creativity. With a not-too-aloof yet not-too-closed-off, the decor very quietly encourages the products to shine brighter. When asked to pick between studio and home, she’d always choose both—the workspace with mellow sunlight brushing on her half-done doodles, now that is the environment that reflects in her artwork and we love it!

The colours complement both interiors and exteriors in subtle shades of green; Photographs by Anushree Bhatter

 

Pop-art and peppy patterns live peacefully on the grounds of solid pastels; Photographs by Anushree Bhatter

 

Vidhi’s signature style artworks and illustrations have found a wall to co-exist on; Photographs by Anushree Bhatter

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