Based out of San Francisco, California, Indian-born designer Nima Oberoi headed up and designed the wildly successful home collection, Lunares. Inspired by the artistically progressive city of her birth, Nima was known for her contemporary design that is luxurious yet affordable: from sensuous aluminum to luxurious leathers.
Born and raised in Chandigarh, India, Nima could attribute the inspiration of her innovative designs to her culturally rich and architecturally historic birthplace. Located at the base of the Himalayas, the city of Chandigarh is the conceptual creation of the renowned French architect Le Corbusier who was commissioned by Nehru in 1953 to build a temple of modern India. It was where Nima's talent for combining artistic modernism with the traditional craftsmanship of the past was born.
In 1986, her fascination with world cultures brought her to the United States. Soon thereafter, the city of San Francisco became her new home. Over the next few years, she established herself as a leading designer of fashion jewelry. Her innate talent and rich blend of cultural influences were apparent from the beginning, making her new venture an immediate success.
The rapid positive response to her first home collection was only news of more good things to come. Nima soon saw the potential of applying her success in fashion jewelry into the realm of home decor and, in October 1996, her lifestyle-driven company, Lunares, was born. Her goal is to create a collection of contemporary designs that reflected the cosmopolitan and urban lifestyle while still being crafted in honest materials such as sensuous sand-cast aluminum, tactile fabrics, leather and glass beads.
Nima’s collection has grown to over 300 pieces and is sold all over the United States and abroad. The company's product portfolio has grown to cover a large range of products including tabletop, decorative accessories, lighting, linens, home office and holiday. She was recently awarded "Top Ten Visionaries of Our Industry" by Gift & Decorative Accessories magazine, an industry publication.
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