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Archived Exhibitions and Events

NILESH PRIYADARSHI | Kaarigar Clinic

NILESH PRIYADARSHI | Kaarigar Clinic
The handicrafts sector is the second largest employment generator in India, providing employment to more than 7.3 million people, and according to the national census of handicrafts, the Indian handicrafts industry is a billion industry [worldwide] and contributes 2% of the global market. According to the UN, over the past 30 years, the number of Indian artisans has decreased by 30%. Continue reading

ASHOKE CHATTERJEE | The NID Experiment in Modernity

ASHOKE CHATTERJEE | The NID Experiment in Modernity
India’s experiment in design education is a significant contribution to the emergence of design as a force of development. This lecture, by Ashoke Chatterjee, former Executive Director of the National Institute of Design (NID), focused on the pioneering experience of the NID over five decades, and what this experience might now offer to the future.  Continue reading

VIMOR SARIS | Saris that speak of a tradition

VIMOR SARIS | Saris that speak of a tradition
Vimor returns to ARTISANS' with their inimitable heritage saris in an exhibition 'Saris that speak of a tradition,' presenting their story of the revival, re-imagining and preservation of traditional handlooms. Continue reading

AKIKO OKUBO, YUKIKO YAGI, RAJESH MOR | The TSOMORIRI Lifestyle

AKIKO OKUBO, YUKIKO YAGI, RAJESH MOR | The TSOMORIRI Lifestyle
On September 6th and 7th, ARTISANS’ launched TSOMORIRI’s apparel collection, designed and curated by Akiko Ookuni in Japan, and made in India using traditional materials and techniques. The lifestyle brand encompasses clothing, dining, and living, in an integral Japanese concept.  Continue reading

I WAS A SARI | LFW Circular Design Challenge Collection

I WAS A SARI | LFW Circular Design Challenge Collection
ARTISANS’ celebrates ‘I was a Sari’, the winner of Lakme Fashion Week’s first Circular Design Challenge 2019. In this collection, Mumbai-based eco-ethical brand up-cycles pre-loved saris, seat belts, tarpaulin, and waste fabric to create apparel and accessories, giving a new lease of life to pre-loved materials. The 2-day event at ARTISANS’ also showcased the ‘embroidery collection’ that goes up for sale for the first time! Continue reading

SWARUP DUTTA | Armour of Weaknesses

SWARUP DUTTA | Armour of Weaknesses

“Our social identity is built quietly over years, to define our gender, body, clothing… behavior and disposition. We are compelled to live by unchallenged norms. We ‘become’ as ‘being’ is simply not enough. We don masks and armours, as we struggle with sexual, political, and religious confines. Society is not kind to rebels. They are the outcasts, the outsiders, and the mutinous,” says Swarup Dutta of his debut photography exhibition in Mumbai at ARTISANS’, Kala Ghoda.

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