Monday, August 01, 2011

Second to None - Garage Sale

I went to the Second to None Flea Market/Garage Sale yesterday, held at Jaaga, Bangalore. Second to None is based on a very eco-friendly idea and is innovative! It encourages the principles of reuse and recycle in our daily lives. So don't just throw out stuff that you don't need. Think, reuse or recycle. Your waste might be someone else's treasure!
Kudos to the organizers - Anu Gummaraju, Reena Chengappa and Shilpa Kamath Prabhu.

Some visuals from the market -

Products from the Belaku Trust




Paper-mache products 






Anu Gummaraju - one of the organisers and founding members of Second to None.







Books! There were loads of  'em! I picked up one for a good deal.
 


Button necklaces by Anokhi Planet.

Hair bands made with left over scraps of satin, felt etc by Anokhi Planet.



Yay for Second to None(2nd20)! Waiting for the next garage sale!! You rock guys :)
To read and know more about 2nd20, click here to go their FB page.



Linking this in to Patty's Weekend Wrap Up. Happy Monday!!

27 comments:

  1. Nimran GrewalAugust 1, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    amazin................wish wen i m there, thn its on lol!!! luv ya sim

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  2. SimranAugust 1, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    I heard they are planning to do it every 2 or 3 months. Maybe when u r here next come.... :)

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  3. AnonymousAugust 1, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    ths s a good exhibition...

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  4. SimranAugust 1, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Yes Nisha! Lovely concept and very well executed also :)

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  5. Neha@ All things beautifulAugust 1, 2011 at 8:03 PM

    Everything looks lovely...I esp. liked the elephant pillow and the paper lampshade. Thanks for sharing, Simran!

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  6. SimranAugust 1, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Neha - The base of the paper lamp is also made of newspaper.... amazing isn't it? It looks like made of stone or granite.

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  7. A Sunny Yellow WindowAugust 1, 2011 at 11:22 PM

    Hey nice pics! I'd been there too, Sat afternoon. Got the papier mache old-monk bottles :) Remember seeing them? I hope they do this more often, it was fun right! Kudos to Reena Chengappa, Shilpa Kamath and Anu Gummaraju.

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  8. ChoxboxAugust 1, 2011 at 11:38 PM

    And the lady who runs Anokhi Planet is the mother of my kid’s very good friend! Small world!

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  9. Sharkara@sensitivecreationsAugust 2, 2011 at 1:06 AM

    Yep! Simaran,

    This must be great show indeed , I actually loved the elephant pillow so much , that Can I with your permission use that picture of yours on my blog...Lovely post and many thanks for sharing :)

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  10. NidhiAugust 2, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    very cool ! I love the name and the concept of course :-)

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  11. SimranAugust 2, 2011 at 9:25 AM

    Cool Ambika!! I think I did see those bottles. I agree good fun. I am thinking of particpating as a seller next time :)

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  12. AnonymousAugust 2, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    What a lovely concept!! Doesnt look one bit like a garage sale... Fabulous!! Wish there'd be something like this here in Dubai as well... May be I should initiate.. :-) What say??

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  13. SimranAugust 2, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Chox - small world indeed! I did see Poornima with her daughter and her sister at the stall on Sunday.
    Sharkara - Sure, go ahead and use it. Would appreciate a link back though :)

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  14. SimranAugust 2, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Patty - It was a mix of Garage Sale with people selling their old but gently used stuff and organizations or small businesses which reuse and recycle stuff to make products. Hence a nice and healthy combo of both kinds.
    Yeah! You should do that. That would be fun :)

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  15. AparnaAugust 2, 2011 at 10:35 AM

    Lovely captures Simz.. hoping for another one of these soon, cos last weekend just didn't work out for me.

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  16. SimranAugust 2, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Thanks Aparna! The organizers are planning to do it again soon.

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  17. notyet100August 2, 2011 at 9:01 PM

    wow ,..luved everything

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  18. Anokhi PlanetAugust 2, 2011 at 9:38 PM

    You have really captured the energy and colour at the Second to None market! Beautiful photographs!

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  19. SimranAugust 3, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    Thanks Anokhi Planet! Loved all your stuff. Very innovative :)

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  20. NayanaAugust 3, 2011 at 8:47 AM

    wow...love the elephant pillow and button necklace is cool idea...

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  21. AnonymousAugust 3, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Simran, was SO nice meeting you! Thank you for all the support. And yes, look forward to having you as a seller next time!
    Patty, yes, time to start one in Dubai!
    We do plan to have one every 3 months at least. Owing to other work, more frequent than that may not be possible :). Look forward to the same support and to spread the word on reuse. THANK YOU!
    Anu

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  22. SimranAugust 3, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    Notyet100 - All the stuff was in fact very beautiful and eco-friendly too!
    Nayana - I love the elephant pillow too. To see more of Anokhi Planet's stuff you can visit their FB page - i added the link to this post.
    Anu - It was super meeting you too after all the online communication :) I am gearing up to be a seller next time, have stuff that cud be useful for other people!

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  23. ankitaAugust 5, 2011 at 7:01 AM

    wish I ahd been here!!

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  24. SimranAugust 5, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    Ankita - there are going to be lots more of these markets!! :) So don't worry and keep watching their FB page.

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  25. SangithaAugust 5, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    Hey, Simran!

    The elephant is from Belaku Trust, an NGO with phenomenal scarves and stoles and paper products. I used to help out with them once upon a time and think they do phenomenal work - this is a livelihood project for women in Kanakapura district. Great to see their products here and the nice comments! :-D

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  26. SimranAugust 6, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    Now that you told me I remember seeing them at other fairs and exhibitions also Sangi. I love their work too.Infact, I had got a t shirt with an auto hand painted on it, from them for my son. Will update the post with this detail :) Thanks!

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  27. Sound Horn PleaseAugust 22, 2011 at 2:07 AM

    What a lovely idea! Way to go Anu!!

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