Cushion my fall, support my dreams, soften my dirty talk, prop up my drunken one night stand... Every day, the dependable pillow continues to hold up our loves and other disasters, standing by our heads through thick and thin. And now, the humble cushion has decided to stretch itself further, to accommodate our most bizarre needs.

Pillow Talk

Cushy Cuscino, a new pillow studio can make any kind of cushion you can think up. You can have your pillow quote your favourite Neruda verse or Shakespearean stanza. You could dress it up in buttons from an ex-boyfriend’s shirt you still cling to, or even make it reveal the face of your enemy and stick in voodoo pins while laughing your Dr Evil laugh. “There are round ones, triangular ones, even amoeba-shaped ones. Cushions sporting photographs, messages scrawled in your own handwriting, pop-art graphics, favourite rock band posters...we do it all,” says Cushy Cuscino founder Neha Gupta.

Making a Good Impression

Here’s how it works: Call Neha to consult over your soft-ware needs, and she'll send you an email design to approve, and then transfer it onto a cushion. As easy as that, and you land up with the perfect gift for any couch turf. 

Getting there: Call 919820610921 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to place your order. Check out the Facebook group here, start at Rs 350.

Room Service

Bed heads will also love the InterContinental, Marine Drive where every room comes with a separate pillow menu card. From the wheat and musk seed-filled Korean versions, to the bamboo, latex and zero headache pillows, you can have whichever cushion your heart (or head) desires.
Getting there: InterContinental, Marine Drive, call 39879999, rooms start at Rs 11,000 + taxes.

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