Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Copyright, as the name suggests, is a great example of irony! Contrary to what the word suggests, it […]
Decoding copyright and design laws in hand block printing
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One Block at a Time – Memories with Block Printers.
Issue #007, Winter, 2021 ISSN: 2581- 9410 As a teenager I adored going with my mother to one of the many handblock printers then in […]
Artisan Enterprise: Development, Cultural Property and the Global Market
Mary A. Littrell and Judy Frater Artisan participation in the global fashion industry engenders debate. Ashoke Chatterjee (2007), an internationally respected leader for craft development in India, observes that Indian politicians and international development leaders question whether craft sector employment is a “fringe, feel-‐good activity unrelated to power and economic vitality” (12). In response, Chatterjee […]
The Contemporary in the Traditional
The Poetics and Politics of Indian Folk and Tribal Art Issue #005, Summer, 2020 ISSN: 2581- 9410 Patachitra or scroll […]
Accessorizing Your Camel
Animals in India have through the ages been part of life and custom whether in battle or for ceremonial purposes, in royal processions, at festivities, rituals and worship and in the everyday life of pastoralists, agriculturists and others who have depended on their animals for work, life and sustenance. In the past the range of […]
Kashmir
“I have always wondered what is it that has drawn me to Kashmir, ever since I was a child. In earlier days I thought it was the beauty visible to my eyes, the natural splendor that was always a part of my fantasies. Over a period of time, I have realized there has been a […]
Design in Craft
I am never fed up with being asked to make noises in the field of design in craft development. There are many organisations feverish with activity, reinventing wheels we had used a long time ago and discarded because they did not work or were unacceptable to producers themselves. . One subject which is very sensitive […]
High End Craft
During a conference in Washington, D.C. a few weeks ago I happened upon an interesting exhibit at the Renwick Gallery in the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The American Art Museum, which frequently hosts shows from American artists and maintains the nation’s foremost collection of contemporary craft and “folk” art, is currently showing “High Fiber,” an […]
Digging into Past Policies to Prepare for the Free Trade Future
The structural-change policies adopted in recent years as part of the trend towards globalization have accelerated the liberalization of world trade through the creation of trade zones, free-trade agreements and common markets. This has had strong effects on national economies, the agents involved in such economies and international trade flows… From UNIFEM’s report “NAFTA’s Impact […]
Designing Freedom
Issue #002, Winter, 2019 ISSN: 2581- 9410 “Craft is an antiquated way of producing goods, I don’t see […]