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Organised by The Crafts Council of India, the 32nd ‘Textile Show’ presents a wealth of the country’s unique saris rooted in the fabled weaves of the past, yet  carrying wonderful designer inputs and imprints which makes  every sari on display a one-of-its-kind statement. Each sari, whether classical, antique, contemporary or even edgy, tells a special handwoven story, whether […]

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The Crafts Council of India presents ‘Patram’ (2nd Edition), an exhibition of aesthetic, elegant, from-the-kitchen-to-the-table patram servers in a dazzling array of ‘kansa’, bell metal, brass, copper, terracotta, ceramics and more. In its essence and technique it takes the traditional patram forward yet brings it to the table in new and altered shapes and concepts. Patram, […]

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    KAMALA AWARDS 2019 The Crafts Council of India is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization or NGO which works for the sustainable development and growth of India’s handicrafts and craft artisans. CCI was founded in 1964 by Smt. Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay whose passion and leitmotif in life was the survival, nurturing and growth of India’s treasure house of crafts and […]

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    About the show: The Crafts Council of India presents its 33rd Edition of Textiles & Accessories – a dazzling range of specially designed saris, dupattas, fabric and stoles created by twenty one leading designers of the country working with rooted textile traditions as a basis of brilliant experimentation. This exclusive and rare textile collection is […]

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    Store Open: Monday to Saturday 10:30 am to 7:00 pm (Sunday Holiday) Phone: 044 – 28191457 Celebrating ‘Khadi’ Khadi is part of the nations consciousness as the ‘Freedom Fabric’ which brought the British Raj to its knees as Mahatma Gandhi led millions of Indians to spin & weave. To mark the Mahatma’s birthday month of October and […]

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    ‘Craftepreneur’: An exhibition of contemporary craft, fourth edition, comes to Chennai! What is Craftepreneur? ‘Craftepreneur’ is not just a mint-new addition to word collectors dictionary, it represents the use by entrepreneurs of the amazingly diverse language and techniques of Indian crafts, wholly or in part, to fashion and create products for contemporary lifestyles and needs. Craftepreneur is a word coined by The […]

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    Kamala Chennai turns 2! It is celebration time at The Crafts Council of India‘s craft shop ‘Kamala‘, which turns 2 on 28th January 2019.         Two years of bringing to the Chennai craftscape decorative and utility craft products which fuse ancient, traditional craft skills with the contemporary context and lifestyle.Two years of showcasing the best and most subtly innovative of artisanal and designer craft creativity in products […]

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    Natural Dye Exhibition ‘Dye Natural’ – a celebration of the colours of nature The Background: India’s heritage of dyes extracted from flower, leaf, fruit, bark, stone and other bounties of nature is the story of a remarkable 5000 year old tradition in continuum. It stretches from the scrap of madder cloth excavated at Mohenjodaro, the indigo […]