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Vardhini Verma, 37, Proprieter, Woodwork Reserve Bespoke Furniture, Chandigarh

This young woman came up with the idea of launching the furniture brand Woodwork Reserve in 2013 over drinks and dinner when a friend asked if she could help him design his Chandigarh residence and holiday home in Himachal Pradesh. “That was it. I got my act together, found some supertalented carpenters, polishers and upholsters,” says the former media professional. Four years later, products, including customised beds, tables, chairs and side-tables from her brand are now all over Himachal, Delhi and NCR and Mumbai. SMOOTH SAIL Admitting that she did not really come across any hindrances except lack of specialised workers, Verma, who doesn’t have any formal degree in interior designing has more than 20 specialised employees. PASSION SPEAKS Stressing that her journey has been great, not just in terms of building the brand but also how it helped her to “create things which give a peculiar satisfaction”, she says, “It is always a challenge to deliver something that not only suits clients taste but also does justice to your own sensibilities.”