INDIA

 

 

In 2010 i started working in India, connecting with craftspeople and their amazing textile heritage. I defined a need to make the artisan's work available for international markets, in order to sustain their livelihood. Since then I have been passionately building a bridge between India's rural production and a high-end global market.

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Typically i visit groups of artisans, explore their skills/equipment/capacity, make new designs and train production and people for international distribution of my designs.

 

My approach is successful as i am respectful towards their heritage and at the same time innovate and stretch boundaries where i see the potential for growth. I call what i do 'shapeshifting heritage'.

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Today I am lucky to work with reliable partners both in production (in India) and marketing.

 

Photography by Marloes van Doorn 

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2010 - today