Issue #009, 2022 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Abstract The evolution of the design industry has been solving various problems […]
Design approach encompassing recycling of PPE kits to create a sustainable material and its implementation
Article Category: Codes of Practice
Deciphering the intellectual property conundrum
Issue 1, Summer 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 This setting could be anywhere in the world. In a village […]
A hand-crafted slow revolution
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Apna Vishay: The Launch of Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya
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Khadi from Policy to Practice
Issue #003, Autumn, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 After Laila’s insightful talk, what I now present is an entirely personal overview of my […]
Making of Malkha
Issue #002, Monsoon, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Few people are aware that the pre-spinning technology of cotton yarn making is damaging to […]
New Meanings for Craft and Craft Development Organizations in India
A recent headline in Canada’s national newspaper reads: “Artisans drowning in global monoculture” (Globe and Mail, October 31, p. C16). The article focuses on the impact of Western commercial products, open markets and mass media on the decline of artisan activity worldwide. This is not news to India’s artisans who are struggling for survival or who have moved away from traditional […]
In Praise of The Real Thing
Kolhapuri chappal look alikes made in rubber and sold by a large shoe chain, Ajrak hand-blocks printed on a roller machine, powerloom masquerading as a Banaras handloom, Kantha printed by silk screen, Dhokra lost wax statues made in moulds that replicate it in thousands…the stories are endless. For many copying is a profitable business. A […]
Ethical Fashion Show, Paris (9-12 September)
This fashion show has been the culmination of all efforts and collaboration. The launching collection was shown and the project was presented. Both have received extremely positive feedback and project has been now placed on an international forum due to this exposure. Companies, industry associates and designers have offered to collaborate with the weavers and […]
The Artist and the Craftsperson
I am tempted first to relate a story heard among the Devangan weavers of Chattisgarh about why the weaver remains poor. Weavers are Devi worshippers because when Ma Durga was fighting the Demon, the only way to vanquish him was by fighting him with the pure energy of her nakedness. After her victory she felt […]