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Design for Development

Katna’s Kantha: Fine Hand Embroidery from Murshidabad

Katna’s Kantha: Fine Hand Embroidery from Murshidabad
The Street Survivors India project, founded by Shabnam Ramaswamy, established a center in Murshidabad in 2004 with a view to provide employment to women living in the villages of West Bengal. What began as a livelihood program quickly developed into the label ‘Katna’s Kantha.’  Continue reading

Ryoko Haraguchi: Indo-Japanese Collaboration

Ryoko Haraguchi: Indo-Japanese Collaboration

Haraguchi’s fascination with Indian textiles began in 1986, when she first visited the country while working for the Japanese brand, Muji. Since then, fascination transformed into a life-long passion, which Haraguchi has successfully channeled into a cross-cultural creative pursuit. Working collaboratively with skilled Indian weavers, her designs focus on the interplay of traditional Indian textiles with age-old Japanese dyeing techniques.

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Cultural Textiles: An Australian-Indian Dialogue Curated by Master Weaver Liz Williamson

Cultural Textiles: An Australian-Indian Dialogue Curated by Master Weaver Liz Williamson
As part of the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia study program, a young group of contemporary Australian designers worked with various artisans in Gujarat and Bengal to come up with innovative ideas in textile design to be displayed at the gallery.  Continue reading

IMC IMPACT 2018 Fashion Show and Bazaar: 8x8 Rural Artisans x Urban Designers

IMC IMPACT 2018 Fashion Show and Bazaar: 8x8 Rural Artisans x Urban Designers
The IMC IMPACT 2018 Fashion Show and Bazaar presents work co-created by women artisans and designers, highlighting traditional craft practices and, where the design solutions are rooted in India’s current context, culture and identity. The idea behind this bazaar is not just to showcase the skills of rural women artisans, but also to raise consumer consciousness in Mumbai and support sustainable fashion and development. Continue reading