Dastkar Design Fair 2014 at Nature Bazaar, Kisan Haat, Andheri Modh > 11am to 7pm on 24th January to 2nd February 2014

Time : 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

Entry : Rs. 20

Place : Nature Bazaar, Kisan Haat, Andheri Modh, New Delhi - 110074
Venue Info : Map | Nearest Metro Station - 'Chattarpur(Yellow Line)'

Event Description : Dastkar Design Fair 2014. 

Dastkar, in partnership with Delhi Tourism, presents Dastkar DESIGN FAIR, an exciting showcase for contemporary craft design, featuring the work of innovative designers working with traditional craft hand-skills in handloom textiles, regional embroidery styles, garments, jewellery, accessories, decorative objects & furniture by:-

CHICORY CHAI * MAYABAZAAR * GULABI ROUTE * INDIGENE * E’THAAN * REMA KUMAR * VRIKSH * BLOSSOMS OF HEAVEN * PURE GHEE DESIGNS * REHWA * UNMA DESIGN * ALANKRITI * ETHICUS * ARANYA EARTHCRAFT * KAINAAT * THREADS * MURA COLLECTIVE * TUNI TEXTILES * SSAHA * ARIFA AKHTAR * KUMAON EARTHCRAFT * THE EARTH AND GRASS WORKSHOP * FIRROZA* HOUSE OF TUHINA * VEENU SHAH * FAIRGROUNDS DESIGNS * SOME FINE HANDICRAFTS * MRIDULA BASAK * IDITRI * MOOL CREATIONS * SHABNAM GITANJALI * PAULAMI SAHA * NOBODY ELSE * THE BEEHIVE * ORGANIC CONNECT * NISHA MEHERISH * YOUNG DESIGNERS * CHANDRA SILK * ARCHANA KUMARI * KAUSEYAMBARA * CHAMAN PREMJI VANKAR * and KARVADA.

Threadwork, papier-mâché, terracotta, lac and meenakari are all ancient techniques that today find new forms and styles in the jewellery ranges of modern designers. Young textile designers innovate with block-printing techniques, or in the motifs & graphic designs that are executed on the looms of traditional ikat weavers; whilst Bhagalpur’s silk weaving tradition evolves to echo today’s consumer’s tastes and colour sensibility. Bamboo proves its modern versatility as a material that can be finely woven to appear light & airy or as a solid, durable and eco-friendly furniture option, innovatively combined with materials as diverse as papier-mâché or LED fibre optics!

This first Dastkar DESIGN FAIR will feature a KARVADA section dedicated to the work of graduates of the only design school in India set up specifically for craftspeople – The Kala Raksha Vidhyalaya: a Design Institution for Traditional Artisans. In parallel to the India Art Fair, the folk & tribal art specialist Arts of the Earth Gallery will showcase regional art from Warli or Madhubani to lesser known pictorial forms from States like Assam or Gujarat. At Dastkar DESIGN FAIR taste a variety of cuisines at the Food Court, from Old Delhi Mughlai to Maharashtra cuisine, Chaat and Parathas along with cookies & cakes and organic teas.
Enjoy great Cultural Performances too!

25th - 27th Jan: Mrudanga Badya Nrutya music & dance from Odisha.

31st Jan - 1st Feb: Fusion ragas & Patiala Gharaana gayiki by Mansha.

Dastkar, a national NGO : working with crafts and craftspeople for over three decades, strongly believes in crafts as catalytic tool for social and economic empowerment and earning. Partnering with Delhi Tourism, it is developing the NATURE BAZAAR venue in Andheria Modh as a craft and cultural hub, linking South Delhi and Gurgaon. 
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