Category: Embroidery
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Aparajita
Sublime hues, floaty silhouettes and a contemporary design appeal characterizes the freshest range of Kantha embroidered separates by Jaypore. The word ‘Kontha,’ derived from the Sanskrit word, rags, was traditionally made from discarded and old sarees and dhotis. It involves the use of a basic running stitch to create imagery that is derived from myths, […]
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Urvashi
Using a variety of blocks to create just one motif, an artisan’s deft hands illuminates a simple piece of Mulberry silk with delicate floral and geometric motifs. Another crafts-person adds a layer of shimmer to it with intricate mukaish work, and yet another, collaborates with a designer to shape the fabric into feminine cuts. And […]
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From House To Home In Just A Few Clicks
That yellow ikat rug you brought from Bali, those dhokra dancers a dear friend gifted to you, your mom’s set of silver frames or that planter you just bought on a whim…these are the things that make your home look like a 3D version of you. And its elements change just as you do…a new […]
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Suhaana
When the searing sun threatens to play spoilsport, nothing is quite as refreshing as a tall, ice-cold beverage, in a sub-zero oasis Jaypore’s newest edit of naturally-dyed, hand-spun, handloom cotton separates are the sartorial equivalent of a cold drink on a hot summer day. Sublime silhouettes, elevated with dainty hand-done zari-crochet and sequin-work promise to […]
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Dress Diaries
The soft touch of chambray rendered in free-spirited silhouettes and updated with flecks of embroidery. Jaypore’s freshest edit of dresses and separates are meant for elevated Sunday dressing, on-point street style and long walks on exotic boulevards. Style with chic sneakers, beaded jewelry and lots of charm. Shop Here: https://bit.ly/2GzdXkZ
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The Grand Old Lady of Kutch: Chandaben Shroff (1933 – 2016)
The driving force behind Shrujan – Chandaben Shroff – passed away on August 23 at the age of 83. Fondly known as Kaki to everyone who had met her, Chandaben was a pioneer in the field of crafts conservation as she began working with artisans much before anyone else. As someone who has lived in […]
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Stitch by stitch
“I must share the story of Tabassum with you. She was one of the most highly-skilled artisans in Lucknow. She had won state-level awards. When we started training her as part of the first batch of the Sangraha project, she was very overwhelmed. She broke down and started crying. She said she wasn’t capable of […]
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Beyond the Red Lehenga: The Indian Bridal Story
The bride in her bright red lehenga has become one of those images used on brochures that explain India in three minutes. Right up there with the Taj Mahal, a tribal woman from Rajasthan, the backwaters of Kerala and the Qutub Minar. Though the lehenga is quite the bridal symbol, India and its many states […]
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Wallflowers
Every society continuously draws from its own past to re-define its collective aesthetic and it is quite often visible in clothing fashions, decorations in the home and of course in the revival of ideas. In this spirit it is a great idea and one that is rapidly gaining ground, to use vintage lithographs, advertising collaterals […]
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Design by Flowers
Roses, tulips, chrysanthemums and peonies; acanthus and Irises… the grammar of ornamentation on textiles, jewelry, furniture and architecture has always included flowers. Whether they were carved onto wood, sculpted in stone or block printed on fabric, the human world has had an unceasing fascination with floral motifs. Flowers were perhaps one of the first things […]
Storytellers of Wonder 