Cafe Oregano is a brick-sized tribute to nostalgia—an imagined café that borrows its soul from the colourful French colony of Pondicherry, where time slows down and everyday life carries a quiet poetry.
This miniature is crafted from memories and materials that once had another life. Broken glass becomes reflective windows that catch light like afternoon sun on colonial facades. Discarded colour tubes, wooden fragments, and found objects come together to recreate a café that feels lived-in familiar, welcoming, and gently imperfect.
Every detail is intentional. The hand-painted façade carries the softness of weathered walls you’d find walking through Pondicherry’s narrow streets. Standing beside the café is a humble STD/ISD/PCO booth a detail that elevates the narrative. Placed next to Café Oregano, it becomes a quiet reminder of conversations that mattered, of voices traveling distances before smartphones existed. It complements the café perfectly two relics of shared human experience, frozen in miniature form. It celebrates slow living, forgotten objects, and the beauty that emerges when waste is reimagined with care.
Vibrant facade located in White Town Pondicherry