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our journal entries
welcome to the behind the scenes, a mix of process, personal bits, and whatever’s on our minds lately.


close to home : ranvek’s debut collection
some places stay with you long after you leave them. for us, that place is lucknow. close to home is our debut collection, inspired by the place where it all began. it is an attempt to piece together the feeling of home through art: through the architecture we remember, the streets we know, the craft we grew up around and the details that remain familiar even as everything else around us changes constantly. a homecoming home is rarely just a place....it is the courtyard at th
ranvek studio
Aug 184 min read


why are our embroidered artworks always framed?
the art of displaying art by bhavya batra _ one of the questions we're often asked is why do our artworks come framed? why not simply sell them as textiles or tapestries, like many others do? the short answer is because, to us, the frame is a part of the artwork. patterns of patience just as much thought goes into choosing the embroidery, the composition, the texture and the fabric, we believe the way a piece is displayed deserves the same attention. framing isn't an aftertho
ranvek studio
Jul 93 min read


how two sisters ended up creating embroidered artworks
if you've found your way here, you've probably wondered: why ranvek? why embroidered artworks? and how did two sisters from the worlds of fashion and architecture end up here? forms of passage & home in memory (L-R), unfinished the truth is, it's a much longer story than either of us realised. for as long as we can remember, we had two plans for adulthood. first, we would live together in our own version of a "bachelor pad." second, we would start a business together. everyth
ranvek studio
Jun 254 min read
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