Feel-good furniture from MO

You’re a bundle of contradictions. You want traditional motifs, combined with modern minimalism. You seek elegant sophistication in an earthy ambience. You want furnishings that appeal to your inner aesthete, while satisfying your social consciousness. You could find yourself at Maya Organic.

Or lose yourself. For, in its spacious new retail outlet, the social sector NGO showcases its best design products under the brand name MO. Sleek slumber beds, low-seating sofa sets, CD racks, dressers, storage cabinets and cupboards — all crafted in solid wood with an impeccable finish.

The store also retails traditional Chanapatna lacquer toys and apparel in hand-woven, natural fibres. Our Trendy shopaholic’s favourite, however, was the rich, hand-embroidered range of home furnishings and silk quilts. Throw one around yourself and revel in the sense of quiet luxury.

The feel-good factor is heightened by the knowledge that all of MO’s environmentally-sustainable products are sourced from informal sector micro-entrepreneurs, and profits are redistributed to the worker-owned enterprises.

Being socially conscious was never so stylish.

Maya Organic. 15 Bannerghatta Road, JP Nagar III Phase, Bangalore 560 078 (Opp. Shoppers’ Stop). Ph: 26580511, 26580512. Furnishings start at Rs 130 for cushion covers, Rs 3600 for silk duvets. Furniture starts at Rs 3000 for wooden side-tables.