Tropical shopping | SA Garden and Home

“I travelled to Kerala, a region in south India, a few years ago,” says art director Hema Nana. “While going through my photos, I started feeling a bit nostalgic, which is why I decided to create a tropical-inspired shopping page”

The phrase ‘God’s own country’ is perhaps the most apt way of describing Kerala. The area is lush and vibrant with a tropical flavour. The hilly east is covered with tea plantations while the west is fringed with Kerala’s famous backwaters, dotted with small villages. Ayurvedic massages and holiday resorts set the tone, where mornings are spent sipping flavoured teas and afternoons cruising through the backwaters or lakes.

The natural-look products represent the calming atmosphere, while the more colourful pieces portray the hues of the sunset.