Designer Sunita Bali had been working with ikats, block prints, zardozi, tie and dye and bandhani for long, but had never worked with weavers and artisans. Bali went to the hill state as a design consultant with the Ministry of Textiles to work with weavers and help make their craft more sustainable and productive. Soon she found herself travelling to remote villages, spending time with weavers, and assisting them in giving traditionally woven Kullu borders a contemporary touch. Bali has been selling these products through fairs, exhibitions and her website, in India and countries like England, Belgium, Switzerland and France. AdvertisingWhen Finnish artist Soile Yli-Mäyry was in Delhi exhibiting her paintings, she asked Bali to transfer them into weaves.

Source: Indian Express February 07, 2019 18:52 UTC