Bespoke Henna

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, 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.

Bespoke Henna initially gained exposure by frequenting events in the local area including the Highgate fair. Recently, Bespoke Henna gained the attention of the Islam Channel which invited Azam to appear on the daily lifestyle show Living the life. The business also has a wide social media presence including over 12,000 fans on Facebook.

Henna

Henna (Lawsonia inermis, also known as hina, the henna tree, the mignonette tree, and the Egyptian privet) is a flowering plant and the sole species of the Lawsonia genus. The English name "henna" comes from the Arabic حِنَّاء‎ (ALA-LC: ḥinnāʾ; pronounced [ħɪnˈnæːʔ]) or, colloquially حنا‎, loosely pronounced as /ħinna/.

The name henna also refers to the dye prepared from the plant and the art of temporary body art (staining) based on those dyes (see also mehndi). Henna has been used since antiquity to dye skin, hair and fingernails, as well as fabrics including silk, wool and leather. The name is used in other skin and hair dyes, such as black henna and neutral henna, neither of which is derived from the henna plant.

Historically, henna was used for cosmetic purposes primarily in Ancient India. It was also found to be used in the Arabian Peninsula, South Asia, Carthage and other parts of North Africa, and the Horn of Africa. Bridal henna nights remain an important custom in many of these areas, particularly among traditional families.

Henna (film)

Heena is the name of a 1991 Bollywood film produced and directed by Randhir Kapoor and starring his brother Rishi Kapoor, Ashwini Bhave (both of India) and Zeba Bakhtiyar (of Pakistan) also renowned as Neha Seti. It was shot in Kashmir. This film's project was planned and started by legendary director Raj Kapoor but due to his demise during the filming stage, the remaining portions were directed by his son Randhir Kapoor. Hence, this film is considered as the last film of Raj Kapoor. The film was an Indo-Pak project, hence the dialogues of the film were written by the Pakistani legendary writer Haseena Moin on Raj Kapoor's personal request. The film was a critical and a commercial success and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Plot

The story revolves around the mistaken straying (due to a car accident which also caused him to suffer amnesia) of Rishi Kapoor into the Pakistani side of Kashmir from his own home in Srinagar . A native girl called Henna (Zeba Bakhtiar), falls in love with him , amidst the controversial Indian-Pakistani tension on Kashmir which leads him to be suspected by the Pakistani police of being an Indian spy.

Henna (disambiguation)

Henna (or Hina) is a flowering plant, from which dyes are made that is utilized for body art. Henna may also refer to:

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People

Henna is an Arabic female given name which means "blessed". It is also a Finnish female given name.

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Bespoke

Bespoke is an adjective for anything commissioned to a particular specification. It may be altered or tailored to the customs, tastes, or usage of an individual purchaser.

Related terms

Origin

The word bespoke is derived from the verb to bespeak, meaning to "speak for something". The particular meaning of the verb form is first cited from 1583 and given in the Oxford English Dictionary: "to speak for, to arrange for, engage beforehand: to ‘order’ (goods)”. The adjective "bespoken" means “ordered, commissioned, arranged for” and is first cited from 1607.

The term is generally more prevalent in British English; for example, StyleRocks "bespoke jewellery".American English tends to use the word "custom" instead, as in custom car, custom motorcycle, etc. Nevertheless, "bespoke" has seen increased usage in American English during the 21st century, particularly in the phrase "bespoke suit."

Bespoke (album)

Bespoke is a studio album by American electronic music producer Daedelus. It was released on Ninja Tune in 2011.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Bespoke received an average score of 72% based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Bram Gieben of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Musical ideas crash and break against each other in a seamless, organic way, always with a sense of playful wonder."

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Bespoke (disambiguation)

Bespoke is an adjective for anything commissioned to a particular specification.

Specific uses include:

Art, entertainment, and media

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