Aastha and Sakshi two design students from NIFT Gandhinagar are interning with us. They are researching various arts and crafts which connect India and the Netherlands. They interview artisans who still practice these century old making traditions, showing their resilience during the corona pandemic.Continue Reading
Srikanth Damarla is writing his master thesis at Saxion and conducting research on sustainability by analyzing naturally dyed fabrics and chemically dyed using the Life Cycle Assesment methodology.Continue Reading
Various artists and designers at the DDW 2019 have been exploring the use of natural dyes as an alternative for the polluting colours from the textile industry. An almost forgotten ancient tradition, which is still very much alive in India.Continue Reading
The Dutch king and queen are on a statevisit to India and are exploring new collaborations in Kochi. The area was known as Dutch Malabar in the 17th and 18th century where various traces of the VOC can be found.Continue Reading
Lipika linked me to a small block printing workshop in Rajasthan, where they have been practicing the century old block printing technique named dabu, printing with mud.Continue Reading
End november, beginning of december 2018, TF invited 5 craftsmen from India. We organized 3 unique workshops and masterclasses. A first for the Netherlands!Continue Reading
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