Last year, during the lockdown in Ahmedabad, Sailee Samel, a travel industry professional and artist, found herself missing the sights and sounds of her native Mumbai, especially the Irani chai. “I was going through old photos of my office days in Fort. We would hang out at Jimmy Boy, Military Café and Yazdani Bakery. I really missed chatting with my colleagues over cups of chai,” recalls Samel, who channelised her nostalgia into polymer clay miniature magnets that she retails under her brand, The Yellow Brushh. 

Sailee Samel