After having spent months on discovering a new fabric or utilising a lost art, textile designing students of Pearl Academy of Fashion displayed their innovative ideas at an exhibition organised at Stainless Gallery in Delhi on May 28. Taking the expectations a notch higher, the students not just limited themselves to fabrics and drapes, they also introduced new ideas in accessories, packing and material furnishing.
“They do different things every year. This time again they came up with innovative ideas like recycling old clothes like shirts and denims to make bedspreads and cushions, bringing back Sujani embroidery and Madhubani art form from Bihar. Using tree bark and cutwork, a student came up with designs in kirigami, a Japanese art form, that she applied to her accessories,” said Seema Mahajan, the head of the department.
Speaking of innovations, Ekta Sharma, a student, applied her kirigami skills on paper as well as bags and accessories. Kanika Kapoor came up with a concept of beach lounge on the theme of chunky knits and fusion of colours. “I created the colourful fabric first, from that I made the yarn tubes which I filled with polyfill and knitted the mat myself,” she said talking about her display.
Aakriti Sehgal, inspired by artist Van Gogh, weaved traditional charpai in golden thread to turn it into a drawing room furniture. Madhur Sharma, whose collection was awarded the most innovative collection, created a menswear range out of rags. He aimed to make the most neglected section of society look glamorous.