Textile Design
A freelance designer specialising in developing textiles through different techniques such as weaving, knitting and crochet. And then embellishing it through techniques like dyeing and printing. Here are some of the projects I've worked on.
2016
Year
Textile Design - Home Furnishings
Service
The brief of this project was to develop an
industrially viable furnishing fabric using a complex weave structure. The Inspiration for the project was
Le Corbusier's Architecture in India. The key elements were of the surface designed were a monotone grid with a colour pop. This was the woven into a
Double-Cloth structure.
Interlaced
Interlaced : Upholstery
2018
Year
Akara
Client
Textile Design - Rugs
Service
This was a collection of dhurries developed for Akara, a rug export-house in Mumbai. The brief was to developed striped reversible cotton rugs in contemporary colours.
Reversible Rugs
Reversible Rugs
Designs were developed keeping in mind the constraints of the technique. The colours were chosen were mostly neutral with some brights to add contrast.
2017
Year
Akara
Client
Textile Design - Rugs
Service
This was a collection of rugs designed for Akara Rugs. It consists of 40 flat-woven cotton rugs or dhurries inspired by the traditional Navajo blankets and rugs from the North American tribe of the same name. The size of the rugs is either 60 cm x 90 cm or 140 cm x 200 cm.
Diné Ties
Diné Ties: Rug Collection
2015
Year
Crazy Heart
Client
Textile Design - Clamp Dyeing
Service
This was a collection of Clamp Dyed modal fabrics for the brand Crazyheart. The brief was to experiment with clamp dyeing keeping in line with their brand identity.
Flowing Blocks
Flowing Blocks
Being a quirky apparel brand for modern Indian women, the fabrics developed were bright and contrasting with the metamorphosing geometry of clamp dyeing.
2017
Year
Akara
Client
Textile Design - Rugs
Service
Absorbing the timeless trend of floral prints, this is a personal interpretation of the beauty of nature around us. This was a collection of Handknotted Woolen Carpets designed for Akara Rugs.
The rugs produced were of the size 5’x8’. The theme of the collection was tropical florals. It is a challenging balance between treating a rug as an expression of art and as a subtle floor covering.
Knots of Nature
Knots of Nature
2017
Year
Akara
Client
Textile Design - Rugs
Service
'What if tiles aged the way carpets do?'
This thought is brought to life in the beauty of this hand-knotted carpet collection designed for Akara. The average size of the rugs was 5' x 8'.
Vintage Terrazzo
Vintage Terrazzo
The inspiration for the tile-work in this collection was the Alhambra Zellige of Granada, Spain. The collection is further brought to life by layering it with rugged textures brought on by aging.
2017
Year
Akara
Client
Textile Design - Recycled Products
Service
This collection acts as a conclusion in the life cycle of a rug. This collection features products designed from leftover stock rugs of the company, Akara. The aim here was to utilize leftovers as an asset to produce marketable products and promote business by handing them out as mementos at trade fairs.
Different kinds of products were developed, ranging from storage containers and baskets for the household to duffel and other carry bags.
From Product to Products
From Products to Products
2014
Year
Textile Design - Product Design
Service
This was personal project based on exploration of textures and techniques to communicate an idea, while designing a collection of products with the same. The chosen theme of the project was Potpourri.
A Potpourri of Ideas
A Potpourri of Ideas
After much exploration, the chosen surface was an exploration of the effect of knit and purl using jute yarn. It was used to develop a product range to preserving one’s belongings using natural scents and oils.
