VERVEMAGAZINE.IN 111‘Passion’ is a word that comes up frequently in our
conversation, as does beauty. And the countless inspirations.
As do Kavi’s tattoos. Her first tattoo, at 18, was of Shiva (as she
says, “There’s nothing cooler than the god of destruction, the
ultimate point of differentiation in our life cycles”), then followed
a Shivling, Nandi and Shiva’s cobra. Her grandfather was a
devotee of Shiva, and this is partly a homage to him too. There is
a beautiful snake on the back of her hand that winds its way up
from wrist to fingers (a study in simplicity that was inspired by a
drawing on a paper at her niece’s mundan ceremony). Another,
of a tuberose, is in memory of her late uncle who would always
put some by the side of her bed during her childhood visits
to India. A top hat that says ‘Fancy’ under it, is from David’s
drawings for their wedding invite.
Everything feeds back into the world that is DSD, and there
are now plans to expand worldwide. DSD is already stocked in
major stores all over the world, including Barneys New York, 10
Corso Como in Seoul and Milan, and Harrods in London. Tokyo,
Australia and the Middle East are major buyers of the brand,
which will soon be at Khan Market in Delhi.
The Indian connection is strong, and their first Diwali
candle, cheekily named Rama Won’t You Please Come Home,
is launching soon while plans for a purely Indian-influenced line
of fragrances are in the pipeline. And so it goes. Details come
together to form new stories, in both fragrances and art. This
feels like the new way to live.