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Indian textile is (finally) having its moment

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] We are at the Kolkata Centre for Creativity where I am trying to sneak a picture of a block print of cultural icon Begum Akhtar on a blouse. Its wearer, Mamta Varma, runs Bhairavi’s Chikan in Lucknow, with 300 women who do fine chikankari embroidery. Noting my interest she reveals that the unusual blouse was made […]

Designer Tarun Tahiliani is reimagining Indian couture through his menswear brand Tasva

February 4, 2025February 4, 2025cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Tarun Tahiliani is a name that needs no introduction, even if you are not familiar with the fashion world. With a career spanning almost three decades, his vision of blending Indian craftsmanship with Western aesthetics has paved the way for the Indian fashion industry to make its mark on a global platform. While it […]

Exploring the Paithani and the small-town textile template

October 27, 2023October 27, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] A pillar here, an elaborately carved door there, trellised balconies and stone carvings offer tantalising glimpses of what it must have been like 2,000 years ago when Paithan, then known as Pratishthana, was the capital of the mighty Satavahana dynasty, and later the Vakatakas, the Yadavas and the Marathas. The town located a little […]

‘India in Fashion’ at NMACC helps define the country’s varied sources of global influence: Rooshad Shroff

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Mumbai-based architect and designer Rooshad Shroff, who was the associate designer of India in Fashion discusses lighting challenges, documentation and exhibition design. Edited excerpts: Rooshad Shroff The exhibition has been imagined as curatorial chapters. Was there any segment that was difficult to execute technically, given the interplay of spaces versus curatorial? Actually, it being […]

Australian Aboriginal art comes to Chennai, with indigenous women at the helm

April 7, 2023April 7, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Australian Aboriginal textile art on display at Kingsley | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A gaggle of magpie geese float across a bright, almost blinding yellow fabric suspended from ceiling-high spokes, among all the neatly-stacked Kanjeevarams in Kingsley. The fabric is one of many brightly-hued pieces with abundant and unusual motifs that remain as centerpieces […]

‘Inspired by India’ | The book explores India’s imprint on global fashion

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] 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 […]