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Designers Meet Artisans
Craft Revival Trust is in the process of revisiting the Guidelines to artisan interaction first set out by them in 2005 in the publication “Designers Meet Artisans”
For the past year Craft Revival Trust has been at work revisiting, researching and updating their seminal publication “Designers Meet Artisans: Guidelines to artisan interaction”. Published in 2005 as a collaborative venture with UNESCO, we are delighted that the partnership continues for this current research and publication.
The revised Guidelines will, in effect expand and add on issues and complexities that were examined in the 2005 edition of the publication. We feature case studies, and best practice standards for collaborations with artisans, whilst examining issues that are now part of the craft and intangible cultural heritage landscape, clarifying in an objective manner the scope, processes and modalities in the light of converging lessons learned about the development of effective partnerships. Seeking to make the publication immediately relevant and be a practical guide to this interaction and the issues that arise in this interface for a well-balanced and mutually beneficial relationship applicable to a broad spectrum of the craft and intangible heritage sector worldwide.
The publication is proposed as a working tool for decision makers, artisans, designers, marketers, practitioners and others. The ultimate aim is to help all those involved to ask the right questions rather than in delivering unequivocal answers.
The Guidelines will have an international perspective, in which we share experiences, and formulate guidelines that adequately address the current context through consulting key players in the sector.
If you are interested in contributing to the guidelines, or have any further queries, please contact Sharmila Wood at
mail@craftrevival.org with the subject line Designer Meets Artisan.
TYPOGRAPHY DAY 2013
7-9, March 2013 at Dod, IIT Guwahati
Focus on ‘Display Typography’:
Typography Day will be organized for the sixth time in 2013 at the Department of Design (DoD) at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IIT Guwahati) in collaboration with the Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) with support from India Design Association (InDeAs) and Aksharaya.
The theme for this year’s event is ‘Display Typography’.
The event will feature a day of workshops on Typography and Calligraphy followed by two days of conference dedicated to display typography. The international conference which will be devoted to addressing issues faced by type designers, type users and type educators. The conference includes presentations of invited keynote speakers, eminent academicians, blind juried papers, industry professionals, research scholars and students. The event will also host an exhibition of selected posters and typographic works of students and faculty members from Design Institutes in India.
The event is planned over three days:
Day 1: Workshops on Typography + Meet on ‘Research in Typography’
Day 2-3 : Conference focusing on ‘Display Typography’
Themes:
The Conference will focus on the following issues:
Experiments and Explorations in Display Typography design.
Display Typography design with multilingual scripts.
Display Typography design in native (indigenous) Scripts.
Display Typography design within local contexts.
Research activities in Display Typography.
Poster Design Competition:
Design a poster to express the following words in your own script:
‘Between the Lines’
– within the context of your World
Design a Poster to express the meaning of the above phrase using your native script and language.
Calligraphic or digitally created letterforms or existing fonts, or a combination of these can be used for the poster.
For more details: http://www.typoday.in/poster.html
Call for Papers
We invite a 300-600 word abstract (with examples) in three categories:
Concerns in Display Typography Design (Academic Research/Presentations).
Innovative applications of Display Typography Design (Industry Presentations/Case Studies).
Student projects in Display Typography Design (Student Projects)
For more details: http://www.typoday.in/paper_call.html
Contact Us:
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact :
Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam or Sougata Karmakar
Typography Day 2013,
Department of Design
IIT Guwahati
Guwahati 781039
Assam, India
E-mail: typographyday@gmail.com
Tel: +91-361-2582500, +91-361-2582463, +91-361-2582464
Fax: +91-361-2690762
Website: http://www.typoday.in
GANDHIJI AND THE TEXTILES OF PEACE
Malkha Marketing Trust invites Khadi Samitis to participate in an exhibition and sale at the National Archives, Janpath, New Delhi.
From 2nd October - 11th October 2012
Please contact Ms Jaya Ravindran, National Archives jaya.ravindran61@gmail.com or Uzramma, Malkha Marketing Trust malkhaindia@gmail.com for further details.
THE SARI SCHOOL
An Educational Initiative to celebrate The Unstitched Garment
The sari supports the livelihood of a million weavers, printers and dyers and more. Contemporary aspiration and the forces of globalization offer an energizing challenge. The Sari School has been set up to promote the usage, understanding, survival and reinvention of the unstitched garment.
A comprehensive 4 hour course organized on every Saturday from
3 - 5pm at
Nizamuddin East.
Starting 18th October 2008
The course will be initiated with:
30 minute introductory audio visual.
An introduction to regional variations in wearing style: North/South/East/West
Materials, spinning and weaving techniques.
Atleast 4 select wearing styles from a 108 available with us will be taught in practice in every session representing the regional variations.
Limit: 5 members to each session
For further enquiries and enrollment, please confirm through email by Thursday any week.
Email id: chishti@airtelmail.in
Or contact Rta Kapur Chishti at 011-41823927/ 9810054147 between 10am-6pm
Or write to: The Sari School, registered at K-42 Jangpura Extension
New Delhi- 110014, Fax: 011-41823134
The Bamboo Store
N-11 Rear Lane, N-Block Market
Greater Kailash Part I
New Delhi-110048.
The Bamboo Store is Delhi's first shop dedicated to promoting this "Miracle Grass" as a design material. The store stocks industrial and hand-crafted bamboo products such as bamboo flooring, blinds, mats, board, furniture, basketry, home and office accessories, bamboo charcoal briquettes, incense cones and sticks. In addition, there are books on bamboo in English and regional languages as well as tasty, packaged bamboo shoot. The products are sourced from across India, in particular Northeast India which is home to a variety of bamboo species. The idea is to offer viable, aesthetic and eco-friendly alternatives to wood and plastics as bamboo is an easily renewable resource.
Phone 981882553, 9810328934 for more information.
DATE |
SPEAKERS |
TOPIC |
2009, January 5 |
Dr Eiluned Edwards |
Love's Labour's Lost? The Commoditisation of Dowry Embroidery in Western India |
2008, July 4 |
Sohail Hashmi |
Some Traditional Water Bodies of Delhi |
2008, February 5 |
Nina Sabnani |
Travelling Tales – The Kaavad Phenomenon of Rajasthan |
2008, January |
Shubha Chaudhuri |
The World of Sankho Chaudhuri - The art and artifacts on display are from the unique collection of the eminent sculptor the late Prof. Sankho Chaudhuri. Assembled from the Middle-East, South East Asia, Africa and India the exhibits are representative of both the secular and sacred traditions of village culture. |
2007, April 4 |
IIC, AIACA, CRT |
Varanasi Handloom Cluster Globalization and the Indigenous Artisan Economy’ |
2007, December 6 |
Tilak Samarawickrema |
A National Identity or Universality in Design. A Personal Quest |
2007, December 3 |
Betty de Paris |
Natural Blue in Europe |
2007, March 29 |
Rosemary Crill |
Indian textiles in Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries |
2007, June 27 |
Faith Singh |
Jaipur Virasat – a replicable model |
2007, April 27 |
Rashmi Bharti |
Livelihood in Kumaon |
2007, September 24 |
Dr Punita Singh |
Music – Gypsies
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2007, January 24 |
Judy Frater |
Rejuvenation of Craft: The Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya Response |
2007, September 10 |
Uzramma |
Cotton Comes Alive Experiences in the Field of Hand weaving |
2006, August 22 |
Patty Johnson |
North South Project: A new model of design and craft collaborations
in the developing world |
2006, February 17 |
Sudha Koul |
Craft Heritage of Kashmir |
2006, March 14 |
Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee |
A Panel Discussion on
The Impact of Trade Liberalization on Indian Crafts: Threat or Opportunity?
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2006, April 27 |
Navtej Johar |
Framing the Fluid: Multiple perspectives on Bharatanatyam: philosophical, historical, attitudinal, aesthetic and socio-cultural. |
2006, June 27 |
Dr. Ajit Kanitkar |
Credit flows for handloom sector |
2006, January 25 |
Pradeep Kashyap |
Gram Shree |
2006, October 24 |
Rta Kapur Chishti |
Textile Heritage - With the Sari as the Main Focus |
2006, July 14 |
Dr. Parul Pandya Dhar |
Historic Architecture |
2006, September 13 |
Shubha Mudgal |
Conduct and Commerce of Art Today - With Special Reference to Indian Music |
2006, August 4 |
Priya Ravish Mehra |
Rafugars + Experiments in craft at Tihar Jail |
2005, October 24 |
Sebastian Moffat; Sanjay Prakash; Rahul Mehrotra |
Bridging to the Future |
2005, August 12 |
Dr. Kaushik Basu |
Child Labour: Should it be Banned |
2005, November 4 |
Nima Poovaya Smith |
Connect: People, Place & Imagination,
An illustrated talk on contemporary approaches to
Indian sub-continental art at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery |
2005, May 31 |
Sanjay Prakash |
Metabolism of the Future City: A Case Study from the Goa 2100 Project |
2005, September 26 |
Bahar Dutt |
Snake Charmers: Livelihood Rehabilitation |
2005, April 14 |
Prof. Ashoke Chatterjee |
Crafts in Transition |
2005, July 11 |
Charu WaliKhanna |
Legal issues of GI |
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