OON HOME
Photography and styling: Louise Roche @ Villa Styling.
Sumnima Moktan has just released her first homewares collection,
inspired by the colours and rich cultural of Kathmandu
Tell us a bit about Oon Home?
Oon in Nepali means wool.
We design and manufacture clothing in cashmere
and homewares in wool felt. All items are
handmade. Oon is ethical, eco luxe, conscious
living.
Tell us about yourself and your
background?
Now I realize I have always been a ‘creative’.
At home (born and bred in Kathmandu), I was
constantly crafting and recycling.
My mom had this sewing machine
and I’d make curtains, cushion covers
- anything I could think of.
I would hand paint patterns into furniture,
denims and fabrics creating my own
embellishments on clothes.
While studing uni in Australia I took a retail job
selling designer rugs which I found challenging.
It was a very creative process, on top of selling it
was almost like interior decorating and soon I