This time last year I was about to head off to India for a research and collecting trip for The Fabric of India exhibition. My first stop was to Bhuj in Gujarat and my...
India’s rich artistic traditions have been bought together in this celebratory installation by Delhi based designers Sarthak Sengupta and Sahil Bagga of Sarthak Sahil...
The humble t-shirt is something you may not be expecting to see in this exhibition. However, throughout The Fabric of India, alongside the many splendid and awe-inspiring objects...
Today on 7th May 2015, when we in the UK can exercise our democratic right to vote for the next government it is perhaps timely to remember the birth of the largest democracy in...
I remember my first encounter with a Raw Mango sari. In November 2010, at the end of a few long and intense weeks of visiting studios and meeting designers, my colleagues and I...
Last Sunday (25th January) the Fabric of India team went to the Aashni + Co Wedding Show, held at The Dorchester, London. It showcased the work of some of India’s leading...
During my recent visit to India I was searching for handmade textiles and I found them in all sorts of places. My rickshaw driver in Jaipur was very proud of his kantha...
I was in Bhuj last week, not because I was hiding from the police, but because I was in search of interesting textiles. Sorry – I really couldn’t help that reference to the...
Aneeth Arora with her label Péro, has emerged as one of India’s most respected young fashion designers. Her debut collection was in 2009, and I first visited her Delhi based...
One of our aims in this exhibition is to reveal new aspects of Indian textiles and fashion. It may come as a surprise to many that India has a dynamic fashion industry which...
