Hue
& Me
Raakhi Gadodia is the owner of Hue & Me Hue & Me, a small business that was created at her family dining table, on the foundation of a value system of love and care. It was created out of a need to not be in mainstream commercial jewellery making. Her passion for colour and jewellery forged a bond that polymer clay helped mold. There were challenges off course, a new medium and lots of learning curves. Born and raised in Durban South Africa, to hard working dedicated parents, Raakhi is a second generation South African, of Indian origin,. She was raised in a joint family and is the youngest of four children. ‘All the adults around me had some creative in them. My dad and grand dad loved woodwork, mom and grand- mother sewed and cooked beautifully. My earliest memory of learning to draw was from my Aunt, who was a textile designer, teaching me to line draw a duck! I used to watch her for hours sketching and tracing. My love for the creative sparked there.’ Raakhi ended up getting her degree in Jewellery Design and Manufacture from the then Durban University of Technology.
About Hue & Me Raakhi says that she wants to offer a unique product experience, and at the same time, something timeless. ‘There are a lot of polymer clay products on the market. I tip my hat to all the small businesses that have a product line in polymer clay. I found myself wanting to push the boundaries, as I usually do, by having a product offering that blended my fine jewellery background, with an interesting colourful medium. Hence the Polymer Clay with sterling silver jewellery line was born.’ As the years went on her product offering grew to a small homeware and lifestyle décor range that has brought her clients and herself so much joy. While she still very much loves to do jewellery, her passion has taken an artistic course that she says was never expected. ‘I pride myself on customization. Listening intently to the clients needs and desires, and handcrafting a product that they would be proud to wear or have in their home. Telling their story, a story that speak to them and of them.’
What you can find Hue & Me has two major design ranges, Polymer clay & Sterling Silver Jewellery, and Lifestyle home Décor. This consists of, napkin ties and rings, coasters, trinket bowls and containers, tableware like her no break fortune cookie place setting/message holders, small batch frangranced container candles, Christmas Décor and so much more.
