It was with many dreams that I began The Little Goldfish. As the studio grew and one project led to another, I often felt there was something more we could do through our work. While entrepreneurship has been a journey filled with challenges, it has also been a space for exploration, learning, and discovering new possibilities.
This desire to explore led us to start a jewellery line. Ceramics have their own language of design, but we wanted our products to tell stories beyond the clay itself. We wanted to create pieces that brought together different materials, people, and traditions.
During this search, we met Manju Vasudevan from Forest Post and were immediately drawn to the beautiful work they were doing. The name itself captures the spirit of the brand — everything from the forest. Their products felt thoughtful, rooted, and deeply connected to place, making collaboration feel like a natural next step.
Through this partnership, we began working with women from the Kadar community, an indigenous community living in and around the forests. Together, we explored incorporating macramé techniques into our ceramic jewellery. What followed was a joyful process of learning and making. The women proved to be incredibly quick learners, bringing their own creativity, skill, and enthusiasm into the work.
What began as an experiment soon became something much more meaningful. The jewellery evolved into a meeting point between ceramic craft and handwoven traditions, carrying stories of collaboration, shared learning, and collective creativity.