Fabric Construction : Experimental Surfaces for Space Design

METALLIC IMPRESSIONS

A classroom project, fabric construction, mainly dealt with developing a sensitivity towards textiles. The main objective was to understand the coordination between construction, material, structure, form, function and meaning in a fabric. The idea was to  look at the rich repertoire of textile traditions of India and to learn from it. 

The city of Ahmedbad became a learning resource. The process that was followed was roaming through the streets of Ahmedabad and getting inspired by an aspect of the culture and heritage of the city.

Black metal jewelry is a very important cultural heritage of Ahmedabad. This jewelry is usually worn by the people while enjoying themselves at ‘garba’ during the festival of ‘navratri’. Traditionally, these ornaments were a part of the daily attire of the tribal communities in Gujarat. It was a method of identification of the different communities. Being pure silver, it also acted as a portable wealth, specially for the nomad communities

The project had an open ended approach where the emphasis was given on exploring and experimenting with different ways of construction of a fabric, usage of different materials and creative interpretations of the theme. The idea was to explore concepts resulting in innovative applications.