Kiran Rao hosted a preview of Weavers Studio’s collection, ‘Indigo’ by Darshan Shah, comprising stoles, scarves, shawls, patch scrolls, art textiles, sarees and garments.
The special textiles handcrafted by both men and women crafts persons, use varied techniques of hand block printing, screen printing, roller textures, stencils, sprays, hand paint, surface ornamentation, hand embroidery, hand weaving and value addition such as batik, shibori, appliqué, felting, tribal embroidery and more, inspired by historical textiles, Indian trade cloths, seasons, ethnic tribes, across the border cultures and contemporary techniques, intensively and extensively at the grassroots level with craftsperson, textile and design institutes, museums, textile resource centres and experts. Priced between Rs.10,500/- to Rs.24,500/-, at The Folly, at Amethyst entrance next to Corporation Bank, Whites Road, Royapettah, Chennai.
The collection will be available until February 28th, 2016.
