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Other-Wise
Garima Roy
INTRODUCTION
Other-Wise is an initiative towards a holistic childhood through simple and well-detailed products for children. The experiments of a furniture designer upon becoming a parent led to the genesis of Other-Wise. This means that products created by Other-Wise are professionally designed and grounded in reality. Some underlying principles followed across operations include:
•Being mindful of the environment
•Being fair to people involved in the process of developing products
•Working with locally available options, as far as possible
•Honest marketing
Other-Wise aims at making fun and functional products without visual clutter. It is our belief that experiences are more important than products, and we let the ‘experiences’ take centre stage by developing products that do not fight for the child’s attention.
We are always excited to work with natural materials. It is our effort to introduce children to the joys of exploring the outdoors and of making things with their own hands. We also hope to appeal to parents and caregivers who look for alternative options while raising their young ones.
ABOUT SHOP OWNER
Garima is a furniture designer and a parent of a one year old. She has the designer’s curse! (I must design and make things myself). Her son is the guinea pig and seems to enjoy being brought up in the midst of creation by both his parents. Garima trained to be a furniture designer at the National Institute of Design. She practices design in Goa. She is drawn to simple design and objects that function well. ‘Natural’ is the commonality that her design and parenting share. Products by ‘Other-Wise’ use natural materials and local skills; and her parenting choices so far have included natural birth, cloth-diapering, co-sleeping and baby-wearing. This forms the background and foundation of Other-Wise. As a parent, she found it difficult to find products that agreed with her philosophy, which is to offer her child a natural and neutral environment to grow in. Therefore, she decided to develop meaningful and simple products for kids and parents.
Other than design and parenting, she willingly makes time for gardening, short cycling trips, beach, and music; and not so willingly for laundry!
SHIPPING POLICY
We ship from Monday to Friday. The estimated shipping time is 5 business days.
REFUND POLICY
In a rare case of production flaw, please contact us with images to support within 24 hrs of receipt.
We will be happy to send a fresh piece at our cost at the receipt of the faulty piece.
We do not return or exchange. All purchases made during sale are final and non-refundable.
ADDITIONAL POLICY
All our products are handmade, and like all things handmade one must not expect uniformity. One piece may slightly vary from another.
Natural materials need a little more maintenance than synthetic. However, with the right and regular care, they add value to our lives.
REVIEWS
“Wonderfully designed product. My little one enjoys it a lot. ”
Sindhu SethushankarAugust 21, 2019
SHOP PRODUCTS
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