Crafting the Contemporary Indian Sari

The 44-inch-width by six-yard-length of the Indian sari is being crafted in new-age contemporary designs, marking a new beginning in the traditional craftsmanship of India… Craftsmen from different states of India have taken to experimenting with age-old native textile techniques and styles to create never-before-attempted and uniquely crafted designs. A recently concluded Dastakari exhibition in Delhi has brought into the limelight how a shift in perspective is helping revive dormant handloom techniques and rejuvenate stagnating practices in the field of textile design, especially in relation to the traditional sari. From reviving a few lost designs from the block prints of […]