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Founder
Sowmya Vikram
Sowmya is a special educator, a Waldorf Kindergarten teacher and a crafter, currently based in Mumbai. With a deep interest in early childhood development and healing through education, Sowmya worked as a kindergarten teacher for children with special needs in Chennai, India and later in regular Waldorf schools in London.
Passionate about teaching and crafting consciously, Sowmya founded Little Hive as a seed, a space for building a co-creative community for personalised craft workshops and sustainably crafted products for adults and children.
Sowmya’s crochet lessons in London where she lived and taught between 2013 – 2017 earned her the prestigious Platinum Badge award conferred by CraftCourses.com, a UK based website. Some of her students have now gone on to becoming accomplished designers in their own right. Apart from crochet, Sowmya conducts workshops on Waldorf doll making and macrame for individuals and teacher developmental programmes for schools and institutions.
With kids’ merchandise brimming with all kinds of synthetic and overstimulating items, parents recognise the immediate need for sensorially nourishing gifts for children. Our toys, gifts and specialised kits are carefully designed to nurture a young child’s developmental needs, nourish the senses and bring imagination into play. Shop here for ‘Story in a Box’ from our Signature Collection.
the little hive way
It starts with better materials, continues with better design, because we think our planet deserves better. Less waste and pollution. More thoughtfulness and accountability. That sounds better, doesn’t it?
Ethical
Social responsibility, fair trading practices, trustworthy partnerships – these are the foundation stones we carefully stack one on top of the other.
Earth friendly
“It is not an investment if it is destroying the planet” – Dr. Vandana Shiva. We believe so and strive to be low waste and sustainable, making a conscious choice of materials at every step.
