These collection of textiles by Sayali Goyal is a contemporary, abstract interpretation of the five elements – Earth, Water, Fire, Air, and Ether that are often venerated for sacred meanings embedded in them. They are believed to form the basis of human life and the cosmos while also serving as a bridge between the worldly and divine realms.
Read MoreFashion at its core, is related to the most fundamental act of self-expression and identity. It is perhaps the most powerful function of self care. As long as we feel the need to express ourselves, we will need fashion since the desire to convey emotion and communicate through the act of clothing is inherent and hard wired in humans.
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The 25Hours Hotel in Florence meticulously manifests the philosophy that travelling is a portal of endless discovery. A series of concept hotels in cities like Zurich, Paris, Berlin, Hamburg, Vienna, Munich, and Dubai, the 25Hours Hotels are designed in an individualistic way and exude a unique charm.
Songbirds call, signalling the break of dawn. With a cup of tea in hand, her mind is brimming with thoughts. She puts pen to paper, and conjures up a world. This is an everyday prayer. A ritual of love. A place of solace. The words pour out of her. The dreams and hope, the gifts of youth, the pangs of first love, the restlessness and desires that sprout from change.
Read MoreWalden invites seekers, explorers and wanderers who want to slow down, breathe deep and embrace peace. In this rustic refuge, they have sowed the seeds of conscious indulgence combined with simple living. Walden offers an immerse in an experiential stay at our family-run nature’s haven.
Read MoreFollowing a flight, a car ride, a walk and then a chopper, we reached our destination. Jammu, a city mostly visited by spiritual travelers, is located in the western part of the northern most state of India, Jammu and Kashmir .A coolie whispers ‘ghode loge?’( “would you like a horse?”) in my ears and a most overpowering smell of horse poop fills my nose and then my face. I see sharp-jawed Himalayan men carrying people’s bags, taming horses and even lifting older men and women. There are many shops on both the sides of the road, all selling red netted fabric to offer to the goddess in a cave on top of the hill with coconuts and sweets in a jute bag.
Read MoreJaipur, the City of Pink, resplendent with history and culture, never fails to charm you. Once the modus operandi of the Mughals and the Rajputs, this city is filled with archaic monuments that engrave the streets with remnants of the past while buzzing with art and craft forms that keep many a creative seeking for more. What used to be a slow paced charming city is today a creator’s sought after hub for experimenting with and delving into the world of craft and textiles rooted in tradition and indigeneity.
Read MoreWhen visiting Qatar, do not let preconceived notions or lazy assumptions stop you from visiting the souk. Souks across the Middle East are the oldest known marketplaces in the world and even today hold immense importance as a historical epicentre. Qatar is the eminent point of East-meets-West; with its map resembling the shape of a hand, it holds together both the worlds and transcends through time, melting the old and the new.
Read MoreLa Casa Azul or The Blue House was where Frida Kahlo was born, lived most of her life, and also died in. She stood by her home, her country all her life and chose to rest where she was born, which is an admirable trait. A person can be born at one place. However, s/he may die several times elsewhere; in heartbreak, in trauma, in oppression. Reading about Frida’s life, how difficult it was since the beginning and how it never came to be easy till her last breath, those words came to life while visiting her house.
Read MoreEmma Boomkamp’s studio gives away a sense of curious juxtaposition in just a single glance. Even before you have started exploring, studying her wide range of craft work, it is a space that commands attention, demanding that the viewer follow the lines, patterns, and layout of her designs like a traveller hiking through a forest trails born out of human footfall.
Read MoreThe term ‘symbolism’ traces its origin from the poetry of Charles Baudelaire, prominently his Les Fleurs du mal. As a literary movement, it flourished in late 19th century Europe and was soon incorporated in painting, architecture, and other mediums. As an art movement, it followed a distinct pathway and revived a romantic tradition rooted in mysticism, metaphors, and mythology. The European symbolic art movement emerged as an interesting interplay between ambiguity and intuitions, imagery and metaphors.
Read MoreCraft is as old as human time, a practice which is deeply entwined in our daily lives and speaks for our unique place in the sentient world. There is a fundamental need in humankind to not only form functional objects using materials sourced from the local environment but to consciously create objects of decorative beauty. Archeologists have attributed finds of textile weaving to the Paleolithic Era as far back as 27,000 years ago, and pottery shards, stone tools, coins, jewellery and basketry unearthed at digs across the world reveal a great deal of information about these ancient civilisations.
Read MoreOne of the greatest allures of nature is its endless bequeathals that clothe our bodies and adorn our homes. In the rugged mountainous state of Oaxaca, the southern Mexican home to various indigenous groups of people, the craft of textile-making is an ode to nature and the intricate relationship of the indigenous communities with natural resources.
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