Festive Elegance

In an exclusive tête-à-tête with Better Interiors, Nikhil Lamba, Chief Operating Officer, Lladró India, throws some light on the brands newest creations.

Nikhil Lamba

Better Interiors: What are the special features of the new introductions? Are they limited edition pieces? Nikhil Lamba:  Lord Shiva is from the High Porcelain collection is a concept that sums up the maximum expression of Lladró’s  work. It is a category consisting exclusively of pieces exemplifying, with the maximum level of excellence, the values of expressiveness, beauty and technical perfection the Lladró  family has always instilled into its creations. The High Porcelain Lord Shiva is a Limited edition of 720 pieces across the globe. These High Porcelain pieces are high in demand and get completely sold out in a few years, if not months. Goddess Sri Lakshmi is not a limited edition piece, the availability of the same will be for many years to come. The price however, could increase on an annual basis.

Better Interiors: Could you throw some light on the artist who has worked on these figurines? Nikhil Lamba: The High porcelain Lord Shiva is been made by Master Sculptor Virginia Gonzalez, who is the only female sculptor in the team of 15 master sculptors in the Lladró factory, Valencia. Some of her other recognized figurines are Padmasana Ganesha and Jaipur Festival; and limited edition pieces such as Romantic Gesture, Libre, The Horse and Flowers of Peace.

Better Interiors: What are the other new collections launched by Lladró this year? Nikhil Lamba: Deep Impact (Limited Edition Horse), Riding With You, All That Jazz, Angelic Voices, In My Thoughts, Mother Teresa, Samurai Warrior, Spanish Bull, Sibling are the other sculptors introduced this year. In Lighting we have: Firefly lamps and Mademoiselle Table Lamps.

Better Interiors: Of all the figurines which were specially crafted for the Indian market, which one is the most popular amongst the buyers? Nikhil Lamba: All the products in Spirit of India range gets an overwhelming response from Lladró collectors. It will be very difficult to say about any specific figurine to be different than other in terms of popularity.

More about the new exclusive offerings… Goddess Sri Lakshmi The figurine makes a perfect choice for classic and beautiful home decor in festive season and comes from Lladró’s well-known gloss porcelain collection. Inspired by Indian festive traditions like Diwali and Dussehra, Lladró has depicted the goddess bedecked in jewellery and dressed with fine gold-embroidered red clothes. Lladró has created Goddess Sri Lakshmi with profuse ornamental wealth. Made in gloss porcelain, bright colours and varied glazes are being used to decorate her while the golden luster has been used in the bowl of coins.

Lord Shiva Lord Shiva’s attributes are finely worked and defined with a host of details including the trident which is the symbol of his power, the drum which marks the beat of the cosmos, the snake that Parvati tied around his neck to stop him from swallowing poison, the bands of Rudraksha, a sacred seed with medicinal powers, the bun in his hair from, which the river Ganges flows and the god intercepts as if falls so that it does not flood the earth. This decorative abundance embraces everything from the bracelets to the ribbons around his hair as well as the flowers that decorate the headdress and the garland, all handmade petal by petal. The figurine is rounded off by a base with a special shape that provides room for the optional piece Lingam, a sacred symbol used to worship Shiva and to overcome any situation that impedes personal growth. It is worth noticing the bright greyish blue coloring of the skin, covered by ashes to convey the fact that death is the ultimate reality of life. In addition, it boasts many complex decorative techniques, like golden luster, underlining majestic character of Lord Shiva.

By: Betterinteriors