Zehra Farooq

Interior Designer

•  Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan
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I would not be who I am today if I hadn't been extremely foolish. We are always told it's the smart thing to do to follow the crowd, be cautious, blend in, do what we're expected to do. And the big advice everyone gave me: "Don't do so MUCH!" I've often taken the road less travelled: Straight off the cliff. I never used to do it by conscious choice - I simply didn't know how to stop being led by what attracted me: Brilliant things, enchanted things, I saw in people and things around me. When I was not conscious I had a choice in what I did, following the brilliant things led to misery, pain, loneliness, poor jobs, and no future. I kept reaching for things just beyond my fingers. I felt overwhelming and overwhelmed.Then, when everything fell apart, and I lost more than I should have survived, I made the choice to keep taking that walk off the cliff - this time, making the brilliant things. Instead of feeling I was doing too much, I simply began to think of myself of a creator who uses many materials to create. Most importantly, to me, a creator is but a channel that puts together what inspiration moves me to make, and what the materials want to be. It's a partnership of many things coming together, not just something I do.