Our Newsletter
A Weekly Newsletter by Viv & Ami
We began this labour of love, as a way to share with our friends all the ways in which we revel in life’s little pleasures - cooking, art, music, design - away from the doom-scrolling of gloomy headlines.Alongside our curated list from the internet of our favourite things, we also share our experience of being female entrepreneurs in India; the highs and pitfalls, challenges and wins and perhaps some nuggets of wisdom we’ve learned as we’ve fumbled through this journey.Three days ago, a dear, dear uncle of ours passed away suddenly. He and Ami’s father were pilots in the Indian Air Force, and shared the kind of maverick misadventures and camaraderie that only comes from extreme conditions in close...
The Delights of Distraction
By Avneet Mann
29th
May
2022
It took us years to get comfortable with sharing who we are online. To show up as our personal selves and co-founders of the brand. Viv & Ami only appeared on your radar eight years after we launched The Wishing...
The Delights of Distraction
By Avneet Mann
29th
May
2022
It’s Mother’s day today. It’s the only time of the year in which we, at The Wishing Chair, hold a sale. We rarely ever go on sale otherwise; as we believe in offering the best prices we can throughout the...
The Delights of Distraction
By Viv & Ami
8th
May
2022
Welcome! We are Viv and Ami. And this is our weekly collection of delights to read, watch or listen to. You’re one of thousands of subscribers across India that tune in every week to read our random musings. Thanks for...
The Delights of Distraction
By Viv & Ami
6th
May
2022
Here’s the formula for being unhappy Do you know the formula for unhappiness? Don't do these things if you want to be happy! Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve had a lot of time to think. With Ami down with COVID19...
The Delights of Distraction
By Viv & Ami
24th
April
2022
This weekend, the both of us were set to leave for a week-long trip to Thailand. Our first international trip since February 2020, a hopeful reprieve from day-to-day Delhi-ness and an opportunity to meet and work with a collective of...
The Delights of Distraction
By Viv & Ami
24th
April
2022
Hello, wonderful you! A couple of weeks ago, our humble studio in Shahpur Jat was sprawling with security personnel. A bunch of very solemn looking men inspected our office and the near vicinity for potential bomb threats and other security nuisances,...
The Delights of Distraction
By Viv & Ami
26th
March
2022
Hello, wonderful you! It’s Viv and Ami, co-founders of The Wishing Chair and your weekly curators of stuff we found around the web that we thought you might like to read, watch, listen to or just enjoy. Thanks for being...
The Delights of Distraction
By Viv & Ami
13th
March
2022