Sometimes, you have to leave everything behind to hear yourself clearly.
For Shivangi, the creative force behind Unbent, that moment happened in the forests of Satpura, Madhya Pradesh.
She had gone there to unwind, simply to step away from the noise, the pace and the constant pull of everyday life. But somewhere among the trees, birds and stillness of the forest, the escape became something else. The forest didn't take her away from herself. It brought her back to herself.
That quiet realisation became VANA “The Wild Within” .
The latest collection from Unbent is rooted in a simple but powerful idea: the wild isn't necessarily somewhere far away. It exists within us, in instinct, courage, curiosity, freedom and the parts of ourselves we sometimes forget in the rush of modern life.
This makes VANA more than another nature-inspired jewellery collection.
Its animals and birds become archetypes of the modern woman. The eagle speaks to freedom and vision. The elephant carries wisdom and strength. The lion evokes courage and instinct. The swan brings grace. Each becomes a reflection not simply a motif.
The collection translates these ideas into contemporary Demi-Fine jewellery designed to be worn beyond an occasion. Sculptural rings, ear cuffs, pendants, statement pieces and natural stones bring together the rawness of the forest with the refinement of contemporary design.
There is also a deeper connection to Madhya Pradesh here. Unbent has long looked to Central India's indigenous visual traditions and its relationship with nature for inspiration, translating those stories into modern jewellery rather than reproducing them literally.
And perhaps that is what makes VANA feel particularly relevant now.
In a world obsessed with doing more, being more and moving faster, VANA asks a quieter
question:
What happens when you turn inward?
Maybe you find your freedom.
Maybe you find your strength.
Maybe you find the version of yourself that was always there, waiting beneath the noise.
VANA doesn't ask you to become wild.
It asks you to remember that you already are.
And that is the story Shivangi brought back from Satpura and turned into jewellery.