???My alliance with Make-A-Wish foundation is my endeavour to try and bring a smile on the faces of children who at a young age have been dealt a dreadful blow of facing a life-threatening disease. My creation of this teddy bear is symbolic of an innocence that brings a smile to every child???s face. The idea behind this creation is to have a positive effect on the emotions of these innocent souls while having a warm feeling flood their heart. My teddy represents the happy phase of play school years and hence I have dressed my teddy in a white shirt teamed with a turquoise cardigan and a red tie ready to go to school. The suspenders are symbolic of holding up the spirit of life. The white in the shirt is an inherently positive colour that is associated with purity, faith and innocence and represents fresh beginnings. The turquoise cardigan represents energy, serenity, emotional balance, good luck, friendship, joy and tranquillity. I feel the colour turquoise also has healing properties that calms the mind and the body. Red is associated with meanings of love, sensitivity, strength, courage, vigour, will power and determination and the red in the tie reflects just that.???
Maheka Mirpuri For designer Maheka Mirpuri what started as a passion soon grew to become her profession with the launch of her couture-de-salon, Mumbais only "By Appointment" fashion atelier. Maheka Mirpuri fashioned her alcove in the scintillating world of haute couture by creating spectacular, classy and chic women's wear ensembles. Fashion is something Maheka is passionate about - the most exhilarating way to propagating her experiences, enthusiasm and reverie with others.
A designer of repute Maheka Mirpuri excels in beautifying a woman naturally, highlighting her personality on an individual level. Catering to the astute fashion enthusiasts including corporate, socialites and celebrities, Maheka Mirpuri's ensembles are donned by the cr??me-de-la-cr??me of the world.
About WISH - A – TEDDY
We’re delighted to present “WISH-A-TEDDY”: a collection of hand-painted teddy bears by renowned Indian artists and designers in collaboration with Make-A-Wish Foundation®.
These beautifully hand-painted teddies have been created by Paresh Maity, Baiju Parthan, GR Iranna, Jayasri Burman, Nilofer Suleman, Vibha Galhotra, George Martin, Manil & Rohit Gupta, Seema Kohli, Valay Shende and many others, and designers like Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla, Sabyasachi, Anamika Khanna and Maheka Mirpuri, these teddies surely make for collectors’ items.
Make-A-Wish Foundation® of India is a non-profit organization dedicated to granting the most cherished wish of children aged 3 -18, living with life-threatening illnesses, irrespective of their socio-economic status, caste, race or religion. It has branches in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Coimbatore, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune, and is headquartered in Mumbai. The Foundation conducted its first ever fundraiser in India, "WISH - A - TEDDY", earlier this April at the Palladium Hotel, Mumbai. This event was planned to celebrate World Wish Day – a global day of wish granting which falls on 29th April, 2014.
The works in the present collection are the works which were part of this exhibition.
The teddy bear is a symbol of childhood and joy, and it also makes for an endearing sculpture that brings on a smile, across all age groups.