In this episode, we speak to Textile Designer Aditi Jain. Aditi tells us about her decision to pursue a career in textiles and the learnings picked up during her course.
She takes us through the process of designing and making handloom textiles at Gandhigram where she currently works.
She talks about the subject of textiles as both art and science, and gives an example of the story beneath the surface of a fabric.
We discuss the barriers that prevent traditional textiles from mass adoption and the relevance of khadi in today’s context
We talk about plagiarism by fast fashion companies, as one of the dangers to traditional textiles and Aditi explains the distinction between inspiration and appropriation.
We wrap up part 1 of this episode reminiscing about craft exhibitions and their role in helping Indians discover textiles. Aditi stresses on the importance of reimagining craft retail online, and creating better support systems for artisans going forward.
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Design Lota is co-hosted by designers Sushmita Charlu and Angeline Bhavya. Podcast music by Shankar Narayan.
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E031 Mental Health for Creatives Part 1
E030 Fabrics of Culture with Aditi Jain - Part 2
E029 Design Mentorship with Anshuman Dhar
E028 Product thinking, Contextual questions and emotions in UX Design Interviews with Madhuri Maram Part 2
E028 Hiring Design (UX and Digital Product Design) with Madhuri Maram Part 1
E027 Crayons for Conservation with Akshaya Zachariah
E026 Part 2 - License to Create with Manojna Yeluri
E026 Part 1 - License to Create with Manojna Yeluri
E025 Stories of Visual Culture with Ragini Siruguri - Part 2
E025 Stories of Visual Culture with Ragini Siruguri - Part 1
E024 Play for Everyone
E023 Experiments with Productivity
E022 Art as a Life Skill
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E021 The User in UX
E020 A year of Design Lota
E019 Design and Sustainability
E018 Type Around Us
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