Within six hours of day one at the India Art Fair, curator Alaiia Gujral has sold 10 pieces of the collectible design showcase ‘Shifting Horizons’. In the dimly-lit, sparsely-decorated booth, she has brought together pieces by 17 emerging designers, including a fibre-board, teakwood and brass swing, natural dyed rattan and white ashwood stools, and a […]
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With its debut at the ongoing 15th edition of India Art Fair in New Delhi, the Chanakya School of Craft blurs the lines between art and craft. At three booths, where the creations presented by the school stand testimony to the essence of creativity, geographical boundaries seem to fade away too. Karishma Swali, creative director, […]
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An art piece from Chanakya School of Craft’s Belong Chanakya School of Craft’s Belong “Through Chanakya’s artistic practice, we seek to highlight the importance of local communities in safeguarding the diversity of Indian traditions. Collaborating with artisans, artists, craft practitioners, and institutions often blurs presumed boundaries, making them fluid and subjective. Although we may categorise […]
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There is a fine spot in Mumbai’s industrial Snowball Studios — the site of the Mul Mathi exhibition — to quietly absorb the scale and ambition of a collaborative exercise that intersects art, craft and textiles. From there you see Manu Parekh’s original Evening Chanting glowing in the distance, while closer to your right looms the […]
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From Louis XIV’s vision for Versailles to Balenciaga’s homage to the sari, Inspired by India explores how our textiles and craft impacted global design. But what’s the line between cultural appropriation and appreciation? From Louis XIV’s vision for Versailles to Balenciaga’s homage to the sari, Inspired by India explores how our textiles and craft impacted […]
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