Ruchi Mohinder

Ruchi Mohinder is an architect/ transit planner by day and an aspiring jewelry designer in her freetime. Even though she is based in Arlington, VA, she is very closely rooted to her Indian heritage. So, I try to use my unique perspective in  my jewelry designs. "I experiment with various materials (polymer clay, beads, metal, fabrics) and techniques to create affordable and unique jewelry. I like to call it  wearable art"

All pieces are handmade and range from vintage to modern designs.Visit her online store here.

Jayesh Sivan

Bangalore based Jayesh Sivan is currently working as a Graphic Designer and illustrator. Specialized in Brand Identity, Brand Strategy, Brand Architecture, Illustration and Photography , hi line of hand drawn, customized 'funk flip flops' are inspired by his travels, sketches and photographs. Get your funk on!  


Available at MASALA CHAI store, Chennai

Sachin George Sebastian

A quick recipe from Paper Engineer Sachin George Sebastian


Ingredients:-
1)paper                - 1 table full
2)glue                  - 1 bottle (500mg)
3)scissor              - few sharp cuts
4)paper cutter       - 1
5)blades               - 1 handful
6)cutting mat        - 1 table full
7)concepts           - few thoughtful
8)client brief          - if necessary
9)time                   - depends on 7 & 8
10)love&patience   - unlimited


Process:-

Step 01
-Get the concepts (client's brief) washed and cooked for few days/weeks just to make things clear in your head. Add a lot of love at intervals for better results.
 Step 02
-Once  the concept is ready, try out cutting few small paper with scissor to get a basic draft on what to make. This step doesn't need any detailed cuts, but all elements should be cut in place. You will end up in a white dummy.
Step 03
-Now that the white dummy is ready, mix the step 01 on to few big sheets placed over the cutting mat. Use a paper cutter with sharp blades to carve out the details. This process can go upto few weeks/months. so u need to keep the patience throughout this step.

Things to remember:-

-Never loose your patience.
-Keep referring back to the step 02 and feel free to add more details at any point of time.
-Don't forget to change the blades occasionally.
-Keep your hands washed and dry every 45 min.
-Cutting mat should have only the main artwork at any given time.
-Rest of the small paper chops to be dropped off the table (not in the bin for now ).
-You must be now finding yourself surrounded with paper chops all over the room.
-In the end, that cutting mat on the table, carrying your latest creation, will answer all the questions you had for your patience.
-Surprise yourself, keep smiling:)


The last instruction is the most important! More Sachin, here. 

Padmaja Krishnan

Transit Design is a small-scale fashion and textile “laboratory” set up by Padmaja Krishnan in 2005. Inspired by the unexpected, Padmaja creates “non-conformative, quirky and peaceful” clothing for men and women, as well as curious and finely detailed handcrafted products using only natural materials.

Mira Malhotra

I've featured the talented and fairly below the radar Mira Malhotra before . I find myself constantly amazed by her versatility and wit. Theres more interesting stuff here for you to check out.

Kye

LOVE these hand painted , hand embroidered , hand made cushions from Kalyani Ganapathy's Kye. I've always had a soft corner for paper boats on rainy days. They are limited edition pieces , so grab them quick from People Tree, Delhi.

Embellisher

Found this little gem on artnlight's blog. 'Embellisher' is a textile designer whose blog is full of these interesting fabric swatches that she (true to her name) embellishes with different stitches & embroidery . Sometimes they tell a story but most times they just look pretty. Visit her at A Million little Stitches.

Kalyani Ganapathy

Some lovely Ethnic illustrations over at Jellicle Cat . Also up for grabs are some nice hand painted and embellished bags. Go over and check them out.

Well Paper

These products are an environmentally friendly handicraft, rolled woven and pulped by the women of Well Paper, using recycled materials such as newspapers. WELL means "Women's Empowerment through Local Livelihood". The project is a training and empowerment center for women from the surrounding villages of Auroville, India. Its two main goals are to provide livelihood for women and to develop / promote products made of recycled materials. To look at more of their products go here.

Dastkari Haat Part 1

The Kalakshetra Dance Academy at Chennai hosted a 10 day Crafts Bazaar called Dastkari Haat. They had stalls set up showcasing handicrafts and textiles from all over India. It was more of a central-east-west India affair but quite interesting nevertheless and had all the art curious of Chennai shuffling about in the dust. The beautiful , large , tree filled premises added to the charm of the whole thing but made the pictures a little shadowy and dodgy , still here's a few : (click for detail)

Block printed fabric streamers

Sikki Basket Lady


Sikki Baskets

Mehndi (henna) + Snowmen

Cool Graphic Kites

Bead work Bangles

Patchwork Quilt with the most amazing details

Shadow puppet

Ceramic Ware

Papier Mache ware

Madhubani Artist

Gond Plushies