Young Designers '13

Diploma Project

Designing Chanderi Saris for Rajesh Pratap Singh

Keywords

Chanderi saris
Asymmetric
Classical motifs
Modernising crafts

Student

Surabhi Gangrade

surabhi.gangrade@gmail.com
http://issuu.com/surabhigangrade/docs/textile.design.portfolio

Guide

Romanie Jaitly

romanie@nid.edu

Sponsor

Rajesh Pratap Singh

Synopsis

The project aimed to design a range of high-end exclusive Chanderi saris for the Spring-Summer collection 2013.
Much exploration in isolating motifs inspired from the Islamic architecture of the Chanderi fort led to improvised tessellations. Deeper analysis of British motifs and Indian block print motifs led to an innovative breakthrough in the shape of traditional motifs with graphic shapes – the classical peepal leaf with an asymmetric twist. The motifs were strategically placed so as to produce an asymmetric effect on the pleats once the sari is draped. The zari portion was evenly spread over the pallu in smaller lines to avoid creasing with prolongation of time. The intricacies of the motif were accentuated by the translucency of the fabric.