Customised mementos - A beautiful gift!

Some time back we were contacted by a really sweet aunty who wanted to create a range of customised products from her father-in-law's everyday items to gift them to her children. She had collected old letters and a few items of clothing and was wondering how to use them creatively while still preserving the memories attached to it.
We did a range of trays, boxes, pooja stands, book stands for her. Here are some of those items :)

This was a really beautiful project which we undertook. It was a very touching gesture on her part to keep the memory her children's grandfather alive in their hearts.

Feature on MishMash blog

Anupama, a textile/surface designer shares her love and passion for art, decor and everything creative on her blog - MishMash. She gives us the pleasure of featuring us on her blog as WorkshopQ- Scrap over!

Read the feature here.
P.S. you can get a sneak peak of some of our products in this feature!

The alchemists of Up-cycling

I came across this article on a green design blog and it seemed almost pertinent to what we do.

Brozek, Celestyna. The alchemists of up-cycling. www.greenbydesign.com, 25th May 2010. http://greenbydesign.com/2010/05/25/the-alchemists-of-up-cycling/

The key to a really fascinating and powerful and successful up-cycle is a certain amount of magic. Something kind of along the lines of “the whole is greater than the parts.” A transformation that not only makes you forget, but makes you dis-believe, the material’s beyond humble origins.

Platinum Dirt started by a duo of an engineer and fashion designer, they transform scrappy dirty car seats into leather jackets and accessories as icons of the apparel world, something more than status symbols; symbols of the singularity of a culture and of a movement towards global responsibility.

Gulnur Ozdaglar of Ankara, Turkey shows some amazing alchemy from her line called ‘tertium non data’. She explains this term as , “tertium non data translated from latin means: the third is not given. it is an alchemic term which refers to the process of combining two disparate elements to create a new, third element. the process of transformation is a mystery – an unknown…” With the simple tools of an open flame, scissors, a knife and a soldering iron, she transforms soda bottles into jewelry, bowls, and even plastic “petal” chandeliers, which look like the most expensive Venetian glass.

She makes the point that, “Recycling is not one of the bigger issues in Turkey, as we are dealing with unemployment, human rights and more, but I think it is everyone’s responsibility to live without harming the earth….I, all of my friends, and all of my neighbors, did not put one single bottle to waste last year. I make something out of all of them.”


The concept of creative up-cycling has started gaining momentum all across the world. With a growing number of eco-conscious citizens, we hope to see more and more unconventional forms of recycling come to light.

Entering Pune

2011 is here already with us taking our first step in Pune!

Pune - a mini eclectic Mumbai, brimming with excited college going students, devotees clad in maroon Osho robes, a 'chilled' out lifestyle and a store called Either Or celebrating creativity from small towns, villages and metros. Having created a niche for themselves in the market, Either Or describes itself as a comfortable yet stylish, reasonable yet innovative, functional yet beautiful, freaky yet meaningful, on the edge yet centered; Pune's favourite alternative lifestyle store. Doesn't their tagline sound similar to that of WorkshopQ?? They chose mostly our range of waste aluminium and old cardboard products.
Think our products will do great here as the quirky entrance certainly looks welcome to all :)

Either Or store facade