Category: Homedecor
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Channapatna Toys: Karnataka, India
Channapatna toys are wooden toys (and dolls) that are originally from the town of Channapatna in the Bangalore Rural district of Karnataka state, India. Channapatna is known as Gombegala Ooru (toy-town) of Karnataka. Approximately 200 years ago, Tipu Sultan of Mysore had invited Persian artisans to teach the art of toy making to locals. This tradition of toy…
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Toys from Assam
Toys from Assam We all have grown up playing with toys. Some we made ourselves, and some that were given to us. Each state in India has toys of their particular region. One of the states that loveknits loves is Assam. Assamese Toys can be classified into four types – clay toys, pith toys, wooden…
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The Gift of Smiles
Nestled in the rocky terrain beyond Alwar, in a remote village, Tej Kaur has seen the world growing with her life. Like numerous refugee families in her village, who had survived the harrowing riots post Indian Independence, she had begun weaving woollen & grass baskets, as a source of livelihood. Once done with the day…
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Branding Traditions
India is a country that has existed for years through its culture and traditions. It is through this that the identity of India and the Indians is formed. A country almost 5500 years old , a country which has survived the outside invasions and is still joined together in spite of the diversity and formed…
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A day at Delhi Haat aka Dilli Haat
Where we define what India is. Probably a part of it. An angle. A style. A way. A fashion. Or something. Delhi Haat located in the commercial centres of Delhi, opposite I.N.A Market. In all, Dilli Haat, INA Market has 62 stalls allotted on a rotational basis to craftsmen a payment of INR 100 per day…
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Time to revisit – Evolution of Handicraft
Handicrafts have a charm of their own. Hard work combined with love and passion for the traditions leads to the creation of the most soulful looking craft work. Man created fire, women played with it very well and it marked the era of evolution that lead to a world which we live in today. Modern…
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Good Read:Artisan Eatware: Handcrafted Ceramic
A happy collaboration with Design Indaba. And another beautiful creation, handcrafted ceramic eatware/cookware: After 20 years of making ceramic food dishes for her own use, designer Caroline Schulz Vieira felt it would be natural to take the next step and share with others the joy she experiences with handcrafted vessels as daily eatware. Now running…
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Patachitra Paintings: Midinipur, West Bengal
Paintings Traditionally, the Patachitra painters are known as ‘Chitrakars’ (Lit. Artists) . – Patta paintings are done on small strips of cotton cloth. The canvas is prepared by coating the clothe with a mixture of chalk and gum, made from tamarind seeds. – First, the initial lines are drawn. Usually the women members, prepare the glue, the canvas and apply…
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Marvellous Marble Art
India was cradled by the Mughals for almost three centuries and more. They inculcated various Islamic and Persian traditions in India. Their reign was spread far across Northern, Western and Central parts of the then India, where in they left their mark and it still persists in the form of beautiful works of art and…
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Spellbound by Pine Lanterns
Copyrights reserved with loveknits.org A tall pine tree ages with changing seasons, which transforms into furniture and paper. Who could have told that a family would revolutionize its use? Ms. Juhi Verma and her father conceptualized to use the translucent nature of annular rings formed in the trunk of a pine tree to metamorphose…