indias unique design story is divulged in two mumbai exhibitions
Curated by Divya Thakur, 'Design: The India Story' comprised two recent exhibitions in Mumbai, including 'Objects Through Time' (installation view pictured) at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) museum
印度的设计故事是一个独特的故事,受印度丰富的革命、工艺和文化历史的影响。设计师迪维亚·塔库尔(Divya Thakur)在维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆(Victoria And Albert Museum)的“印度现在”(India Now)展览(2007年)上,为她的墙纸*与莱安德罗·卡斯特拉奥(Leandro Castelao)合作的手工项目(2011年),以及最近在斯德哥尔摩举办的“印度
然而,他库尔感到震惊的是,它在印度本身很少被审查。其结果是:“设计:印度故事”(Design:The India Story),这是最近在孟买举行的二重奏展览。他库尔解释道:“我们真的觉得印度人需要更多地参与设计,理解它,评价它,喜欢它,讨厌它,开始一场日常设计的对话。”
展出在Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya(CSMVS),两个展品中的第一个追踪到印度的家庭设计,从炊具和保险箱,到冰箱和蒂芬盒。他库尔说,我们希望人们有意识地把这些作品看作是设计,而不仅仅是一个物体。
The 'Utensils and Cookware' section featured a medley of materials, from copper to ceramic
Left, earlier tiffin vessels. Right, 'Kansa' collection, by Good Earth
Left, 'Mohenjodaro' collection, by The Artworks Co. Right, tiffin boxes
A display of chairs charted different aesthetics, from royal thrones and Portuguese-influenced models, through to Bauhaus silhouettes and modern classics with Le Corbusier influences
The 'Surfaces' section paid tribute to the local print industry
Left, an Indo-Portuguese chair. Right, Textile chair by Sahil and Sarthak