Worn, Weathered, and Wonderful

From forgotten antiques to curated treasures, RARA by Arshiya Singhvi brings history back to life

- By GEETIKA SACHDEV

It started with a single chair, then a lamp, and eventually a chest of drawers whose grain seemed to hum with stories of the past. For Arshiya Singhvi, these were not mere objects; they were vessels of memory, of craft, and of lives once lived. "I've always been drawn to objects that hold stories," says the founder of RARA.

The name RARA itself reflects this ethos. It finds its roots in Italian culture, drawing from the word 'rara' that translates to rare. "Each piece we curate is one-of-a-kind or unique, with no second object exactly like it," Singhvi says.