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PORTFOLIO

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STUSSY

Stussy.is a brand started in 1980′s which make very simplistic streat wear clothes .Tshirts are mostly plain with just the logo & it has graphics on the back as shown in the pictures above

It has very minimalistic design elements like basic stripes.

A BATHING APE

A BATHING APE is a Japanese brand founded in 1993. It plays mostly with army prints using different colors and cool silhouettes for the youth as shown in the pictures above. variation are done in army prints

Material used is 100% cotton fabric

GAP

Gap,an american brand founded in 1969 has a very good collection of mens streat wear . It includes tshirts with cool graphics. It also has casual shirts with various design elements

Fabric used is 100%cotton.various weaves are used in mens casual shirt like oxford weave

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https://apps.facebook.com/kizoa_photo/?did=97360065&kc=8809120&lang&t=s&title=Kizoa+Video%3A+agnimitra+paul&description

This is  my AV which I have made on the designer Agnimitra Paul

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EVOLUTION OF SILHOUETTES

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SEMIOTICS The object i have chosen is hollow circle/ring. we can see the same  ring in many forms

Olympics logo- Tho explains how ring can form a logo

This is also an example of ring used in logos

hoola hoop is also a form of ring

bangles, though a form of ring but has a very different context all together.It is a very important element of Indian culture especially for Indian married women

These are the curtain rings through which curtains are hanged. These are rings only but purpose is different.As signs are different for different purpose but same object

Rubber band 

Letter O Is also a form of ring but is a alphabet

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BEAUTY AND AESTHETICS

“Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder” .As its rightly said so  beauty and aesthetics depends on particular individual . So here are my pictures which I feel are asthetically beautiful 

This is a picture of wood which is partially burnt & partially burning.

rooftop and the hanging structures are complementing each other  as both are  wooden giving a nice feel

The shadow of the chandelier is making it more beautiful

The colour and sparkles used on the foil is making it aesthetically beautiful

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 INDIAN ART FAIR

This is a art work from Indian Art Fair made using paper which was sprayed with color in such a manner that it looked different from different sides

This cut piece art work was mesmerizing as light was passing through it & beautiful shadows were made

This was an example of shadow puppetry which was giving a beautiful impact

This was a beautiful sculpture made with scissors which I found very creative, interesting & different

This was a exceptional piece of art which was made by carving wood in such a way that it was looking like a flowy and drapy fabric

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By looking at these 25 years old wedding pictures , we can conclude that-

1) Brides that time were mostly dressed in typical pink lengha

2) Jewellery at time was very minimalistic

3) Jai Mala used at that times were very basic made out of roses and white marigolds in contrast to which nowadays flowers like orchids are used for jai mala

4) Even the grooms  at that time were not fashion oriented & so in this picture also he is wearing a plain black suit with white shirt & black tie

5) We can conclude that simple dressing was trend of that time

6)The other ladies are also seen wearing sarees in shades of blues & pinks which was the trend of that time

7) kurta blouses with lenghas was also the trend of that time which isnot that popular anymorre

8) Frocks with frills and laces were also the fashion of 90′swhich is not followed anymore

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Mutwa Juti - Leather Mojari with Metal Embroidery

Research Proposal

By- Sanchita Mathur, Vini Jain, Harshit S Arora

  To make an AV on the Mutwa Jutti craft from Bhuj.

AIM

To make people aware of this beautiful handcrafted leather Mojaris which are made in the region of  Gujarat to benefit both the artisans as well as the society. We are going to use our AVs to generate awareness about this craft which is rarely known.

OBJECTIVES: 

The objectives of the present study are as follows- 

(1) Identify the production cluster of Leather Mojari of Bhuj and Classification of Leather products.

(2) It is an effort to find out the production process of Leather Mutwa Jutti crafts, the implements and raw materials used in it and technological aspects associated with these products.

(3) Study the local culture of city Bhuj and the village where it is done.

  REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Our research for this craft was started by a suggestion given by a teacher who herself has done this craft of leather mojaris . After getting an insight about this beautiful and rare craft we started our research by going through a book which is known as bible of Indian craft that is Handmade in India. From this book we become aware of the fact that traditionally these leather mojaries were made & embellished for the purpose of dowry. After gaining more knowledge about this craft , we even browsed through websites of Ngo’s in that region like Khamir who actually supports the artisans of this craft & provide them livelihood.

Through the resources we got to know that they are traditionally made by artisans mostly using tanned leather. The uppers are made of one piece of leather or textile embroidered and embellished with brass nails, cowry shells, mirrors, bells and ceramic beads.  Even the bonding from the upper to the sole is done by cotton thread that is not only eco-friendly but also enmeshes the leather fibres with great strength and some product range also uses bright and ornate threads. As it evolved through the centuries and is being produced by individual artisans, products vary in designs and colours. It encapsules cultural diversity, local ethos and ethnicity.

   ABSTRACT

Handicrafts are a way of life in Kutch and what makes it so unique, colorful and therefore well visited from guests from all over the world interested in exploring crafts.

Mojari or Khussa or Saleem Shahi's is a style of handcrafted footwear produced in South Asia.

Around Bhuj there are several villages that specialize in different kind of handcrafts. These villages are home to numerous pastoral nomadic, semi-nomadic tribes. These are hope to over 30 villages that specialize in different embroidery. These villages, thanks to some grass root organizations have started to focus on embroidery / handicraft as principle source of livelihood and have begun to organise communities around this activity. Being a very rare and unknown craft, we have very few resources to refer therefore the ain of our project is to study this beautiful craft of making leather mojaries and make people more aware about the same.

  METHODOLOGY

Books- The secondary research from books gave us knowledge about the different crafts being practised in India and in which regions and if they are still practice or not. We have taken our information from Handmade in India.

Websites- Through websites a lot of information can be gathered about any craft .We have used Wikipedia, Khamir, etc. to gather information about our leather craft.

For the collection of primary data:

We are conduction surveys and interviews before going to the field visit.

we will be capturing  images & recording videos using DSLR . We are aiming at recording the process of  making these mojaries and capturing the lives of artisans and their families living there. We are even aiming at capturing the culture of city of Bhuj using videos and pictures.

  EXPECTED BUDGET

Travelling

Rs. 26799

Accomodation

Rs. 10,000

Food

Rs.8,000

Conveyance

Rs. 1,000

Raw Material

Rs. 2,000

Local Expense(New Delhi)

Rs. 1,000

Artisan’s Fee

Rs. 5,000

Miscellaneous

Rs. 1,000

Total

Rs.54799 (3 people)

        ITINERARY

 24th February (Friday)

Departure from Delhi at 6:40pm and arrival in  Ahmedabad at 8:00pm

25th February (Saturday)

Departure from Ahmedabad and arrival in Bhuj

26th February (Sunday)

Visit artisan’s place

-capture and study local culture

After that market survey

27th February (Monday)

Aina Mahal  (capture the cultural essence)

Visit artisan’s place

-study the basic raw material and tools used in  making the mojaris

After that compilation of the research for the  day.

28th February (Tuesday)

Visit artisan’s place

-capture images and make videos of the project

Kutch Museum (study the history of the city)

After that Compilation of the work for the day.

1st March (Wednesday)

Visit artisan’s place

-interview of artisan and his family and other  people of the same village

After then Market survey

2nd March (Thursday)

Visit artisan’s place

-study the process

Bharatiye Sanskriti  Darshan  (study the other crafts of Gujarat)

After then, Compilation of the research for the  day

3rd March (Friday)

Visit artisan’s place

-The final photoshoot of the product

Market photoshoot

4th March (Saturday)

Reach railway station

Departure from Bhuj and arrival in Ahmedabad

5th March (Sunday)

Morning Flight from Ahmedabad to New Delhi

         BIBLIOGRAPHY

http://www.craftandartisans.com/leather, Leather, Leather Design Ideas, Leather Craft Items, Leather Artisans, Work, Products, Information, How To - Crafts & Artisans

http://www.cohands.in/handmadepages/book413.asp?t1=413&lang=English , Ranjan, M. P and Aditi Ranjan. Handmade In India. 1st ed. New Delhi: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007.

http://gaatha.com/kutch-leather-punch-work/, Kutch Leather Punch Work, Hodka, Sumerasar, Dhordo, India | Gaatha ~ Handicrafts

http://www.khamir.org/crafts/leather-art, Leather Art | Khamir

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojari,

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These are the images showing our survey on kids wear market. We compared various brands like mother care, us polo , zara , chicoo etc on various categories like colours, details, price, target market etc. 

There is also a pie chart at the end showing that mother care & chicoo are the brands that make most age appropriate clothes with perfect colours & detailing

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This is a poster depicting our craft Gota Patti . Gota Patti or Gota work is a type of Indian embroidery that originated in Rajasthan, India. Gota embroidery uses the applique technique. Small pieces of zari ribbon are applied onto the fabric with the edges sewn down to create elaborate patterns.

We used gota patti border & gota flowers to depict the craft 

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This is  a mood board showing hypothetical collaboration between designer Gaurav Gupta & painter Keltie Ferris . This mood board clearly depicts the famous ruffles & layers used by the designer & brush strokes of solid colours used by the painter 

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These are the few pages of my Research Book and the topic is MIARABAI

In these pages I have describes the basic brainstorming, primary research & secondry research on my topic .The textual matter is accompanied with visual research as well

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we were suppose to convert any 1 tangram to the 3d wearable form