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POWER OF ARTISAN: CREATING SYMBOL OF HOPE, ENDURANCE AND WELL BEING

Razia, is a #chikankari #artisan living in old Lucknow and has been engaged with embroidery since childhood. She doesn’t even remember when and why she started embroidery, but the act...

Unraveling the Weaving: How Women's Clothing Became Threads of Liberation

Fashion has always been a powerful form of #expression, serving as a canvas through which people can assert their individuality and ideals. For women, in particular, clothing has often been more t...

HOW WILL CRAFT LIVE WITHOUT ITS CUSTODIANS!

In Lucknow, a city of craft, culture and history has more than .2 million Chikankari and Ari artisans barely earn less than a dollar in a day. Covid as a pandemic has changed their lives and they ...

SKILLS, TOOL & SOUL IN HARMONY MEAN CRAFT

#Craft has been part of Indian #heritage since thousands of year, from the times of Indus Valley civilization. Crafts are a luxury owing to the #handskill that goes into the creation of the produc...

CONVERSATIONS OF EMBROIDERER’S HAND MUDRAS AND THE THREAD

Craft is immortalised by hands and it draws an association with processes it is involved in. The artisan’s soul initiates a dialogue with the material with the act of the hand. A question that occ...

ARTISAN'S EDUCATION FOLLOWS OPPORTUNITY CREATION OR PRECEDES

Craft practise is a #vernacular knowledge that is bundled with technique and innovation. Similar to #art, #craft cannot exist in singularity without mind and soul being part of the making. Crafts...

Earth's first synthetic garment still in existence!

#Natural Fibres or Synthetics, its about our self love and environment? Our ethos at #SANGRAHAtelier has always been to champion natural fibres. Polyesters are so widely used in the in changing ...

AVOIDING UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF DONATION

Individuals, Organisations and Religious organisations promote the concept of #donating from share of earning. Does that help or hurt the intended beneficiaries? Many companies have in ...

Trends Summer 23: Conscious of Nature & Skills

The trends for #Summer23 are an evolution from a series of lockdowns and struggles that have impacted the perception of consumption. This article complies the navigation of various forecasts and c...

Colors: A Power to Change

#Color has power to change the world. Every human has a sense of Self, and it needs immense confidence in this Universe is to show your true authentic Self. Hopefully the world will reci...