Anna Sova Blog

Ikats from the legendary Bubanishwar India

Ikats from the legendary Bubanishwar, India Bubanishwar, India is extremely remote.Many years ago I took a plane to Calcutta, another plane, then drive ten hours and you arrive at an amazing community of weavers who have practiced their trade possibly for hundreds of years.It was also 116 degrees in the shade when I visited.The above […]

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Whitney & The Welders

Whitney & the Welders, 1994  Is it fun to manufacture in the USA! Is it easy? No. It is hard work, humbling, often humorous and defiantly worth it. In 1992 I founded The Antique Drapery Rod Company with a passion to bring the quality of museum collections and authentic antique hardware into our homes. (And […]

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My top 11 suggestions to save the planet!

            My top 11 suggestions to save the planet! 1. Boycott coal power which is 54 0/0 of US air pollution, buy wind or solar energy for your home and business.2. Drive an electric car (or no car!) and recharge it with wind or solar energy sources.3. Boycott petro plastic bottled water, bottled beverages – use […]

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