Shifting perceptions of #MadeinIndia. Strategic & Creative Agency. Creators of #TheSariSeries: An Anthology of Drape
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A special thank you to Sanjay Garg, Nalini Verma, Rashmi Varma & the Border&Fall team. Featured image attributed to the engravings of Francis Barlow, 'The Twenty-Eight Hindoo Lunar Mansions', 18th century.
#MadeinIndia #SilpaCatalogues
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Please see our fleets for the catalogue and all associated info. The catalogues will be accessible on bit.ly/2MQlyOo.
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We’ve previously written on his work, he was also our nominee for the @JSWGroup for Contemporary Craftsmanship, for which he was a finalist.
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Our first catalogue features Longpi ham pottery by Mathew Sasa from Longpi, Manipur. Made with a low-fired mix of regional clay and stone, Mathew works with a team of potters taking the craft to new heights with a willingness to collaborate, experiment and evolve.
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If you know others in India who might benefit from their own version of this catalogue, please direct us to each other on instagram or connect@borderandfall.com. We would be happy to consider creating one based off this template and share across our networks.
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The Śilpa digital catalogues are a non-profit initiative by Border&Fall intended to directly connect consumers to karigars, free of cost. We’ve endeavoured to embark on this initiative for a long while, and have had the absolute pleasure of designing it with Somnath Bhatt.
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Śilpa is a Sanskrit word whose translation includes art, skill, craft, labor, ingenuity, rite and ritual, form and creation... this is the most apt definition of the complex term that we have come across, as described by art historian and curator Stella Kramrisch.
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Summer is here. And so are Mangoes. Shout out to the humble Safeda/Banganapalle (move over Alphonso) #India Image: unknown
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Tiger Woman, by Kalam Patua. A postmaster during the day, the artist paints at night post 10pm, reinterpreting 19th century #Kalighat paintings. #KalamPatua
The kite merchant and his shop. Bombay, 1926. Image: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont.
#Mumbai #Kitemaking #kitemerchant
In #Vrindavan, ‘Lord Krishna and Radha’ are showered with flower petals to mark the arrival of Spring. Image: Burhaan Kinu/Hindustan Times.
#HoliHai #Holi #Springtime
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