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Vani’s competitive edge birthed creative hangout Studio BBG West Ender Nadia Vani’s artistic talents first came to my attention when I visited a friend’s home several years ago and she was hosting one of Vani’s jewelry parties. You know the ones where a hostess sells off jewelry created by some popular designer living in New York, or impersonal gold baubles… Tupperware… lingerie…. pretty much anything goes these days. The only difference that particular evening was that Vani was the designer and her stuff was gorgeous. She sold lots of it and the women in attendance were raving about her creations all night long. It was a veritable Bauble Babble Fest. Vani’s story is quite special, actually, starting with the fact she isn’t a crafty person, geneticallyspeaking. “Well, my sister is the artist in the family, a painter, but I never had much interest in creativity growing up,” she admitted during an interview in Montreal West’s Studio BBG, which has become a rather spectacular success in just under two years. The moniker stands for Beautiful Beads and Gifts. The youthful mother and wife started work life in marketing and personal training, while taking night courses in management at McGill. Then she challenged herself once again by taking continuing education courses in computer tech support at John Abbot College. Her life then took a 180-degree turn. “It was January 2008 and I was working at a mom and pop e g business when I broke pa 6 1 t some happy news to my Firs issue! n 2011 bosses. I was pregnant.” tio .8 c e l e E e on p u q i Un featur
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