The legend of the dream-catcher goes back to the Native American tribe of the Ojibwa, where olive branches and spider webs were used to make the delicate artifacts.
These were then hung over the bed to ensnare bad dreams and turn them into good ones instead.
While the significance may or may not be known to people, these pretty objects have become quite popular among the City's youngsters, who often use them to add colour to their rooms.
"I bought one because these old-world concepts and antiques attract me. The idea of a dream-catcher bringing in good energy from the universe seemed interesting," says Mehr Singh, a young professional.
For some, it's more than just a pretty trinket. "I always feel like there's an adventure ahead of me when I look up at my ceiling and see my bright orange dream-catcher — it's like a magical spider web inside a sacred circle. My mother doesn't understand why I put it up, but I like the emotions it brings out in me," notes Monica S, a student.
Zwie, a brand which sold a lot of dream-catchers at the last edition of 'Sunday Soul Sante', is getting quite popular for their collection.
"Dream-catchers are a speciality of and are made by another member of our team, Christina. So far, people have loved them — we had about a hundred people asking for them. In fact, most of the crowd was drawn to our stall because of these colourful additions hanging there," says Medha Ravi, who runs the brand with her friend Janet.
She adds, "The dream-catchers come in three sizes — small, medium and large, and they are priced between 400 and 650. They're made of wood, cotton and feathers, a total blast of colours and will most certainly take all your bad dreams far, far away from you. They come in a variety of colours too. Since Zwie takes customised orders, you name your favourite colour and we will make a dream-catcher just for you!"
Diana, who sold dream-catchers at Green Haat — a garage flea market — recently, shares her perspective.
"I think there are people who buy them just because they're pretty as well as those who get the concept. But in Bangalore, I've mainly got people coming to buy them saying 'Oh! I've been looking for one of these'.
That's quite surprising because in Thailand, where I made these dream-catchers when I had free time, a lot of foreigners didn't know what they were," informs Diana, adding that her stock is now sold out and she'll start making more very soon.
These were then hung over the bed to ensnare bad dreams and turn them into good ones instead.
While the significance may or may not be known to people, these pretty objects have become quite popular among the City's youngsters, who often use them to add colour to their rooms.
"I bought one because these old-world concepts and antiques attract me. The idea of a dream-catcher bringing in good energy from the universe seemed interesting," says Mehr Singh, a young professional.
For some, it's more than just a pretty trinket. "I always feel like there's an adventure ahead of me when I look up at my ceiling and see my bright orange dream-catcher — it's like a magical spider web inside a sacred circle. My mother doesn't understand why I put it up, but I like the emotions it brings out in me," notes Monica S, a student.
Zwie, a brand which sold a lot of dream-catchers at the last edition of 'Sunday Soul Sante', is getting quite popular for their collection.
"Dream-catchers are a speciality of and are made by another member of our team, Christina. So far, people have loved them — we had about a hundred people asking for them. In fact, most of the crowd was drawn to our stall because of these colourful additions hanging there," says Medha Ravi, who runs the brand with her friend Janet.
She adds, "The dream-catchers come in three sizes — small, medium and large, and they are priced between 400 and 650. They're made of wood, cotton and feathers, a total blast of colours and will most certainly take all your bad dreams far, far away from you. They come in a variety of colours too. Since Zwie takes customised orders, you name your favourite colour and we will make a dream-catcher just for you!"
Diana, who sold dream-catchers at Green Haat — a garage flea market — recently, shares her perspective.
"I think there are people who buy them just because they're pretty as well as those who get the concept. But in Bangalore, I've mainly got people coming to buy them saying 'Oh! I've been looking for one of these'.
That's quite surprising because in Thailand, where I made these dream-catchers when I had free time, a lot of foreigners didn't know what they were," informs Diana, adding that her stock is now sold out and she'll start making more very soon.