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03 Mar Kashidakari – The Gorgeous Embroideries of Kashmir

Posted at 17:30h in Artisan, Culture, DESIGN, Embroidery Series, History, Technique by Nidhi Garg 4 Comments

Kashmir Image from traveltriangle.com[/caption]Embroideries of Kashmir: A couple of weeks back, I shared a breathtaking video made by the Google Arts & Culture Institute on the Sozni Embroidery from Kashmir. The video gathered a lot of love and likes on Facebook and Instagram.The valley of Kashmir with its beautiful flora and fauna is resplendent with nature. Therefore the embroideries or textile designs from Kashmir have always been largely inspired by the floral beauty of the valley.

World’s Most Famous Carpet Traditions from Persia

21 Feb World’s Most Famous Tradition of Persian Carpets

Posted at 21:22h in Art, Culture, History, Sustainability, Technique by Mira Gupta 2 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1613962117888{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_column_text]Persian Carpets: There is something about the Persian carpet that makes it the most potent and symbolic of all textiles. Of course, it's just a floor covering, so why has it made its way into art, poetry, music, and fashion? Delving into the history and the marvelous workmanship may answer these questions.

14 Feb World’s Most Famous Carpet Traditions from Kashmir and Agra

Posted at 23:20h in Art, Culture, DESIGN, History, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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India's most Famous Carpet Traditions from Kashmir and Agra

A prayer carpet. James F Ballard[/caption] Imagine a home, an airport, or a hotel with just bare floors room after room, no matter how lovely that floor might be. Through the ages, carpets have warmed our homes literally and visually, added to the decor, and provided insulation. In many cultures, they are regarded with enormous esteem, part of prayer ceremonies and religious places. The motifs are replete with history and cultural references, common across geographies and nations.

08 Jan The Fascinating Textile Crafts of Japan

Posted at 15:25h in Art, Artisan, Culture, DESIGN, History, Sustainability, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1610085540880{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_column_text]Textile Crafts of Japan : I had a pink hand-painted pajama set as a child, which came in an artful box, with the inside flap mirrored and beribboned. I loved this so much I never actually wore it but pulled it out at intervals to admire it. This was my first exposure to the miracle of Japanese crafts.

20 Nov Book Victoria & Albert Pattern: Spitalfields Silks

Posted at 19:57h in DESIGN, History, Technique by Nidhi Garg 0 Comments

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Image Courtesy Victoria and Alber Musuem London[/caption]I will start teaching my first course on 'Collaborative Design with Artisans' as an Adjunct Professor at FIT from the coming Saturday. This new opportunity encouraged me to read about handmade textiles from a global perspective. I read some exciting books from the V&A Museum's Textile and Fashion collections. It is a very enriching experience to learn from other cultures. This reading and research have helped us enhance our design approach and library at Marasim. As I am hopeful, it will also help further the knowledge of my soon to be students.

10 Nov Jim Thompson an American Businessman Who Revitalized the Thai Silk Industry

Posted at 20:28h in Artisan, DESIGN, History, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css=".vc_custom_1605059524618{padding-right: 15px !important;}" z_index=""][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1605055623830{padding-right: 15px !important;}" offset="vc_col-xs-12"][vc_column_text]Jim Thompson: Hours to kill at an airport when you're waiting for a flight is usually a time filled with tedium. But not when you're at Bangkok airport. Reason? Several Jim Thompson boutiques are scattered over the shopping concourse, leading to hours of pleasurable browsing and shopping.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image="3188" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" qode_css_animation=""][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Jim Thompson was not born a designer. He studied architecture at Princeton and eventually enlisted in the Delaware National Guard in 1940, leading to a posting in Thailand with the ending of World War 2. While he was in Thailand, he was very taken with the country’s lifestyle and culture and chose to settle there.

05 Nov Micro Mosaic a Popular Art from the 19th Century

Posted at 01:02h in Artisan, Culture, History, Metal Work, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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Byzantine mosaic[/caption]

There is something about the miniature, but perfect and complete that gets me every time. And I know I'm not the only one. Is it an adult fascination with dollhouses? Or the desire to control a tiny universe? I don't know. But Micromosaics have always fascinated me.

MUGHAL & DUTCH: A CULTURAL BRIDGING OF 2 GREAT ARTISTIC TRADITIONS

THE MUGHAL EMPERORS LOVE FOR BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND FLORAL DESIGNS

Mosaics have been around from the third century BC, particularly in Ancient Rome, composed of glass and terracotta. However, they came into their own in the Byzantine era, where they adorned the churches. This tradition was continued during the Renaissance, as in the ceiling of St Peter's Basilica by Michaelangelo.

23 Oct Hand Blockprinting Fame, Colors, and Floral Designs of Sanganer

Posted at 17:49h in Artisan, Culture, DESIGN, History, Technique by Nidhi Garg 0 Comments

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How did this small town come to be known as the best in the history of Hand Blockprinting?

It was usual for the Rajasthan medieval elites to have musicians, artists, and craftsmen associated with their family. The artists were attached to their patron’s family. They would create a whole gamut of objects and arts in-house for family-like jewelry, clothes, music, bangles or prints, etc. Sanganer became a land of great artists and patronizing families. Whenever the king or the ruler needed something particular, word of mouth would search for unique skillsets. The best artisans would be found and sent. The selected printers and dyers would prepare a new design or a new shade of color for their king. And that’s how the skills of the artisans of Sanganer became known and sought by higher nobility.This type of patronage was not just a way for economic sustenance for artisans, but also a peek into the outside world, offering the artisans a channel for aesthetic inputs. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]

Sanganer Hand Blockprinting: Like every other textile lover, I visited Jaipur searching for exquisite ‘vintage’ textiles, decorated with hand block printed florals in gorgeous shades of aged reds, greens, and indigo from the era of nobility and generous patronage in the history of Jaipur. I ended up traveling 13 km away from the central city to get to this self-contained city of Sanganer packed with old structures and temples of great details and architecture. It is a town known for its unique ‘sanganeri’ hand block printing technique. It was revelatory to stumble onto Sanganer’s various sister crafts like handmade papermaking, gold and silver foil making, and cotton weaving. The small town has its artisanal ecology.

18 Oct Jacobean Embroidery a Style Based on the Folklore of England

Posted at 01:49h in DESIGN, History, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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Jacobean Embroidery a Style Based on the Folklore of England

A floor covered in rush in a medieval home[/caption]Jacobean Embroidery : We live in our current times in houses or apartments, which are fully furnished, heated in winter, and adorned extensively with textiles for aesthetic reasons and utility. But there was a time in England and the rest of the world that houses were draughty, furniture scarce, and cloth was restricted to wool, linen, and silk. There were rushes on the floor, which dogs and often people would relieve themselves in, making interiors malodorous. People often shifted from one house to another, an itinerant lifestyle because homes became quickly unhygienic. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]In the 16th and 17th centuries, an awareness began to grow about beauty and comfort, both in interiors and dress. This age coincided with a time in England when huge homes were being built, abbeys were turned into residences, and lasting peace meant that they could give attention to aesthetic

02 Oct The Materials & Processes related to the Cultural Textiles of Africa

Posted at 15:28h in Artisan, Culture, DESIGN, Sustainability, Technique by Mira Gupta 0 Comments

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A Kuba chief in formal attire. Note the cut pile border. Image from The Worldwide History of Dress.[/caption]Textiles of Africa occupy a unique spot in the history of world textiles: Their use ranges from clothing, tent awnings, wall hangings, and bed covers: they also indicate the wealth of the owner, and in many cases, his social standing and possessions. Historically, textiles in Africa have also been used as currency. Therefore it is a pity that most western perception of this genre centers on its 'craft.’ Of course, African textiles are craft-based, but they are so much more than that. Africa is a massive continent, with immense cultural and geographical diversity, so the only way to examine its textile traditions in such an article is to divide the elements under heads:

03 Mar Kashidakari – The Gorgeous Embroideries of Kashmir

21 Feb World’s Most Famous Tradition of Persian Carpets

14 Feb World’s Most Famous Carpet Traditions from Kashmir and Agra

08 Jan The Fascinating Textile Crafts of Japan

20 Nov Book Victoria & Albert Pattern: Spitalfields Silks

10 Nov Jim Thompson an American Businessman Who Revitalized the Thai Silk Industry

05 Nov Micro Mosaic a Popular Art from the 19th Century

23 Oct Hand Blockprinting Fame, Colors, and Floral Designs of Sanganer

How did this small town come to be known as the best in the history of Hand Blockprinting?

18 Oct Jacobean Embroidery a Style Based on the Folklore of England

02 Oct The Materials & Processes related to the Cultural Textiles of Africa

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