18 min
Artisan Craft and Cultural Sustainability INDIAscussion
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- Documentary
Over four million Indian families work in textiles, across a diverse spectrum of crafts, weaves, and patterns. However, these traditional skills and crafts are under threat from mechanisation and mass consumerism. We consider the methods and meanings behind these traditional crafts, promoting cultural sustainability.
Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre introduces Kutch, Gujarat, as the centre of Indian craft. Kutch artisans featured in this episode include the Khamir community of handspinners, Bhujodi weaver and dyer Shamji Vankar, Dr. Ismail-bhai Khatri of the Ajrakh block printers, and Bhuj-based bandhani brothers Abdullah and Abduljabbar.
Over four million Indian families work in textiles, across a diverse spectrum of crafts, weaves, and patterns. However, these traditional skills and crafts are under threat from mechanisation and mass consumerism. We consider the methods and meanings behind these traditional crafts, promoting cultural sustainability.
Indian fashion designer Anita Dongre introduces Kutch, Gujarat, as the centre of Indian craft. Kutch artisans featured in this episode include the Khamir community of handspinners, Bhujodi weaver and dyer Shamji Vankar, Dr. Ismail-bhai Khatri of the Ajrakh block printers, and Bhuj-based bandhani brothers Abdullah and Abduljabbar.
18 min