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Bespoke Henna is a London based ethnic décor interior design business which has been trading since 2012. Bespoke Henna was initially a way for the sole proprietor and artist, Farrah Azam, to channel her passion for applying henna onto household ornaments. After receiving encouragement from her close friends and family as well other artists,〔http://www.bespokehenna.com/〕 Farrah decided to pursue this hobby further in the form of a business where she would apply henna onto various décor including canvases, candles and mirrors and then sell these to customers. She received training from the henna artist Ash Kumar in order to refine her skills. The name "Bespoke Henna" is derived from Farrah’s aim to ensure every piece sold would have its own unique identity by being tailored to the respective customer’s preference to ultimately create the idea of an exclusive product.〔http://www.bespokehenna.com/〕 Bespoke Henna initially gained exposure by frequenting events in the local area including the Highgate fair.〔http://www.fairinthesquare.com/〕 Recently, Bespoke Henna gained the attention of the Islam Channel which invited Azam to appear on the daily lifestyle show ''Living the life''.〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N1UbVQyCkU&feature=youtube_gdata_player/〕 The business also has a wide social media presence including over 12,000 fans on Facebook.〔http://www.facebook.com/bespokehenna/〕 == Style and influence == Bespoke Henna aims to encapsulate the cosmopolitan nature of henna by merging traditional eastern and contemporary western culture.〔http://unfoldedmagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/bespoke-henna.html/〕 Azam has attributed her influence to her cultural upbringing and her travels in a feature in the US-based ''Hayati'' magazine: "My travels play a considerable role in the origins of my inspiration for my work. My Islamic heritage is beautifully rich in culture and wide ranging forms of art so finding inspiration isn't too challenging. I can often be inspired by anything from the distinct architecture on a Mosque minaret, to the hand cut tile in a hotel washroom as crazy as that sounds!"〔http://hayatimagazine.com/featured/farrah-azam/〕 Amongst some of the noted influences on the artist are Persian, Arab, Mughal Indian, Ottoman, and Turkish Iznik art.〔http://www.iasianmagazine.com/fashion/bespoke-mehndi-designs/〕 Azam has recently released an ‘east meets west’ vintage range in order to relate to those who are not familiar with henna by using universally recognisable designs including birds and hearts.〔http://hayatimagazine.com/featured/farrah-azam/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bespoke Henna」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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