Monali Shah

I am an Architect and Ecologist. My love towards art, handicraft & passion for Nature & sustainable lifestyle leads me to creation of unique concept of designer jewelry using natural seeds. As a nature lover & vivid bird watcher, I used to visit many forests, wildlife sanctuaries, hills to study birds & trees. Also I work regularly for nature conservation & trees plantation drives. I used to collect seeds for plantation purpose whenever I go in forest. During this collection I was fascinated by seeds having variation in size, shape, texture and color. I had large collection of seeds & started experimenting some creativity with these seeds. At the same time I was attracted towards sustainable lifestyle & stopped using things which are not biodegradable & started creating jewelry from the seeds. I gifted some of my creation to my friends & relatives & they really appreciated it & encouraged me for making more & more designs. Then I stared my own organization called "Tribal Vibes" for the Eco-friendly jewelry. the jewelry is made up of Natural seeds and wooden beads. Only Most Unexceptional quality seeds are sorted pierced with hand drill & used for jewelry making. Seeds are used as in natural state, no processing & coloration is done. sustainable processing is done sometimes.