Hi! I decided it was about time for me to take this questionnaire myself… My name’s Rohini Wahi, I’m a freelance stylist and writer and live in East London. As well as writing this blog, ‘The Beat That My Heart Skipped’, I write and style house features, analyse trends for trend prediction companies and style imagery for homewares brands and magazines.
I love living in London and seeing traces of history everywhere I look, its magical spirit is the inspiration for my work, and influences everything I do.
I collect… quirky illustrations, ceramics and books.
I cant live without… coffee.
My guilty pleasure is… eccentric period dramas and magic stories.
Our house is filled with… laptops…the sounds of the internet and general industriousness. My boyfriend and I both work from home from our respective offices, because we both run our own businesses [he runs an awesome game development company Big Pixel Studios] – we are often on our laptops from the time we wake up, to the time we go to bed. It works for us!
I treasure… memories of lazy family holidays at my grandparents comfort filled home in Calcutta.
Right now I can’t stop thinking about… some really exciting shoots I am working on and my holiday to India in March.
Currently I am reading… I read about three books at time depending on what mood I’m in [it's pretty exhausting carrying them around] at the moment it’s The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney, From Dead to Worse [the Sookie Stackhouse Series] by Charlain Harris, and Illumination Night by Alice Hoffman
My favourite item of clothing is… my comfy black leggings, they go with everything and look good with anything!
At the top of my furniture wish list is… soooo many things, a Trace Dining Table in wood or marble by British designers Naughtone, an iconic grey B&B Italia sofa, Tom Dixon ‘Beat’ lights…
The last thing that really inspired me was… Micheal Jackson’s ‘This is It’. I’ve always thought as an entertainer Michael was amazing but his concepts for his would-be tour were insane in the best way! He had futuristic suits made from never before developed light technology, 11 dancers on stage that slowly multiplied into an army of 11, 000 on the screen, a jacket that burst into flames when he threw it on the floor and so many more progressive ideas that blew me away.
On my desk are… a wooden holder with all my press invitations and paperwork inside and a space under for a stapler and my camera, a violet Pantone mug with pens, a ruler and a scalpel, a box with all my receipts, an Atherton Lin calender, and a round mirror propped up at the back of the desk against the wall, with Les Invasions Ephemeres feather stickers falling around the mirror so that when I look up into it, it looks like feathers are falling around my head : )
This weekend I will… work on the blog, eat some good food and go to see Decode at the V&A.
Tonight I must… cook dinner and work on the blog whilst watching something utterly trashy!
I love what I do because… every day and every hour is different, sometimes I laugh out loud with glee because I can’t believe I get to do what I do!
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