Abstract: Forced to flee political upheaval, Tibetans living in exile in India face the ongoing challenge of preserving their cultural heritage while adapting to a foreign sociocultural environment. This experience of displacement often generates feelings of alienation and uncertainty, as individuals negotiate the tensions between inherited traditions and the realities of life in a new […]
Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 My experiments and interpretation Indian textile traditions, rich and diverse, today have a […]
Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Palm weaving is as old as many civilizations. In all the places […]
Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 In late 2017 a friend took me along to Meghalaya where I […]
Issue #10, 2023 ISSN: 2581- 9410 The Chilote Shoes is a disruptive co-creation model which empowers artisan women […]
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By Design: Sustaining Culture in Local Environments Issue #004, Winter, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Introduction The creation of […]
Hindu religion and scriptures have inspired human beings to live a spiritual life. These scriptures were predominately composed in Sanskrit with the Vedas being the oldest Sanskrit literature. The hymns or mantras, Sanskrit phrases, sacred symbols, Hindu Gods and historical epics of Hindu religion have always enlightened human minds. Since historical times, these hymns were […]
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 […]
Recognizing the role traditional handlooms and designs play in contemporary fashion, we have over the past months initiated a series of interviews with fashion designers. In this interview we do away with the question and answer format to allow two designers to answer our concerns by weaving the story of their interaction and collaboration with […]