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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