Suchi Reddy Offers an Appreciation of Her Childhood Drawing Tools

Suchi Reddy Offers an Appreciation of Her Childhood Drawing Tools

The founder of architecture and design firm Reddymade reflects on the importance of a box of pastels she’s had since childhood.
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Growing up in India, we had occasional power outages. During one, I sat in front of an Impressionist-style oil painting in the house, copying it with my Alphacolor pastels. That was the first thing I ever made that I was proud of, and it’s why I brought the pastels with me when I immigrated here in 1984. It’s a treasured box full of dust and years.

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