Meandering through Mutton Street: 10 steals from Chor Bazaar

AD stylist Samir Wadekar spends a day in Mumbai’s Chor Bazaar, one of the largest flea markets in the world, and picks out ten items you should look out for
Meandering through Mutton Street 10 steals from Chor Bazaar
Art House, 60, Mutton Street, Chor Bazaar.

Chor Bazaar and its dusty streets need little introduction. Equal parts paradisiacal and overwhelming, navigating through the narrow bylanes of the world's largest flea market is no mean feat. Broken radios share shelf space with hundred-year-old lampshades, vintage clocks alternate with peeling posters on walls, and the distressed furniture, some of which spill out on to the road, are inspected with equal curiosity, by red-faced tourists and bleating goats alike. As colourful as it confusing, the Thieves Market is the place where designers, decorators and artists head, to source the best material, and at the best prices. We compile a handy guide of ten things you can scout around for on your next visit.