Category: Homedecor
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The Svelte art of Sandalwood carving
From a land which lies on the most beautifully landscaped Malabar coast, a land that has seen distinct eras right from Dutch and Portuguese to Mughals and now Malyalalis, a very heart-filled Namaskaram from the state of Kerala. This region has numerous handcrafted arts in its kitty, right from Kanchipuram sarees, to cone and coir furniture articles, stone carvings…
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Woolen Baskets: Alwar, Rajasthan
Woolen Baskets In old times all women in rural areas used to make baskets locally called as Changeri with grass and date leaves and lots of love and passion. Usually they made 2-3 per year to keep chapattis(Indian Bread) fresh in them and at times a few more to gift it to their daughters in there marriage. Slowly…
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Carpet for two please!
If you are the one who would prefer sitting on a rich carpet comfortably rather than on the chair, then we would invite you over for dinner and call it “Carpet for two please.” Carpets are known as ‘Galeecha’ in India and it has been a part of every household since the day they were being weaved.…
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There is more to Bihar – Khatwa Work
Bihar, one of the central states of India as we know it, is mainly famous for its Madhubani art work and farmlands, luscious green along the banks of River Ganga. But, one hidden art form belonging to this culture is that of the ‘Appliqué work’ as we modernists call it. This appliqué work is known as ‘Khatwa’ in…
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Buddhism: Handmade from Nepal
Loveknits has collaborated with a beautiful and an honest organization. We were happy to meet such good people who wanted to help everyone. World needs more lively people! ABOUT BUDDHISM Buddhism is a tradition that focuses on personal spiritual development mostly. Buddhists strive for a deep insight into the true nature of life and do not…
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The Candle Fable
I don’t know anyone who is not mesmerised by a flickering flame.” – April Amstutz Fire and Art were the biggest discoveries done by man’s hands and hugely successful one’s that still prevail to reinvent it every single day. Now that man has been so accustomed to electricity, we have obviously forgotten what a soothing…
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Lacquerware: Kutch, Gujarat
Lacquer ware is a beautiful process done by colouring hand-carved wooden items with resin obtained from trees. The lac is applied and polished to a smooth glazed finish on a variety of products. The process is as beautiful as the products. Loveknits team saw the tedious process by talented artists. It was truly an experience!…
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White grass Baskets: Alwar, Rajasthan
White Grass: An experiment We tried an experimental product on our trip to Alwar, Rajasthan. And during the visit it had already started raining heavily. We couldn’t source for the usual date leaves or water hyacinth to weave baskets. We sourced corn leaves. Corn Leaves have a beautiful wheatish color and texture which is amazing. And we ended…