NEW YORK — Weaver and designer Dorothy Liebes helped define the look and feel of 20th century luxury, from first-class airline seats to movie backdrops, hotel suites to bathing suits, metallic wallpaper to car upholstery. An eye-popping exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum takes a giant step toward changing that, revealing the breadth and impact of Liebes’ work …
When Assamese artisans, Jyotsna and Kavita, were chosen to co-design garments with a designer in New Delhi, they faced immediate protest from their husbands and family members based in Kamrup, Assam. Antaran supports handloom traders, weavers, artisans and to-be entrepreneurs, who will now display their traditional designs at the Artisan Exhibit of Handwoven Textiles that starts today. “At the centre, …
The 4 Cs - Carats, Caviar, Champagne and Couture - climax into a glittery fury of Indian craftsmanship as India Couture Week, organised by the Fashion Design Council of India in association with Hindustan Times commences today. Colour palette: the colour palette is soft with powder lilacs, old rose and mint greens AMIT AGGARWAL Inspo: Around three months ago, I …
