India Art Fair 2024 | Designer speak
The HinduChanakya School of Craft’s Belong “Through Chanakya’s artistic practice, we seek to highlight the importance of local communities in safeguarding the diversity of Indian traditions. Complementing this narrative, the series also features sculptures handcrafted using bamboo, terracotta, and basket weaving techniques — a tribute to the enduring spirit of the feminine.” Raw Mango’s Common Nouns “We’ve always looked at these disciplines as connected and affecting each other. “Raw Mango looks at itself as a design brand and a part of cultural movements happening in its time and, as their creative partners, we feel it allows us to look at things more broadly.” Tarun Tahiliani’s The Embroidered Wall Tarun Tahiliani’s The Embroidered Wall “This intersection always existed, it is just that now our lens has adjusted to see it. We began experimenting with storytelling through craft on formless textiles, and this culminated into works such as our rendition of pichwais and embroidered walls.” Vikram Goyal Studio’s works in brass “In the last decade, there’s been an increasing amount of attention being given to collectible design globally and that’s being mirrored in India. What’s going on in India is very interesting from a collectible point of view — in terms of the confluence of art, design and craft,” says founder Vikram Goyal.