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June 30, 2020ByIn, ,

Indian embroideries and Dutch 18th century heirlooms

TF collaborates with fashion designer Karim Adduchi and explores through artistic research 18th century Indian embroideries.
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May 28, 2020ByIn, ,

Dutch-Indian textile trade, heritage and traditions

Textiel Factorij is bringing the exhibitions back to India. This time the artworks and designs are shown from Indian artistic and historical perspectives.
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December 1, 2019ByIn, ,

Kalamkari in Pedana

During our stay we collected all sorts of objects which slowly turned into an altar in Irma's, Elma's and Anita's hotelroom. The altar consisted of objects for daily use, such as a dishwashing brush, but also a portrait of Rembrandt to make a home in a bare hotelroom. We almost spent a full month and...
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October 31, 2019ByIn, ,

Plant-based dyes

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.
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October 28, 2019ByIn, ,

Diwali, diyas and potters

Diwali is the time to lit earthen diyas. The demand of these diyas is decreasing every year as fancier forms of light are replacing the traditional ones.
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October 19, 2019ByIn, ,

Century old ties

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.
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October 15, 2019ByIn, ,

Block printing workshop

Alice and Emmy went to learn blockprinting with natural dyes. It was not the best time for printing - during monsoon. They enjoyed and had a great experience and above all printed beautiful fabrics.
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October 8, 2019ByIn, ,

The Making of Ravana

Today is Dusshera, each year artisans travel to Delhi to make Ravana's for Dusshera. The festival which celebrates the victory of good over evil.
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April 19, 2019ByIn, ,

Round Table meeting on cultural heritage

Textiel Factorij was invited to take part at the round table on cultural heritage, organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) and Foreign Affairs (BZ).
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April 12, 2019ByIn, ,

The future of century old Indian craft traditions

The craft sector is the largest source of income in India among rural populations after agriculture.
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