Nalanda saris
A 1999 graduate in fashion design from Nift, New Delhi, Pradeep Pillai
started working with saris in 2009, after he had worked on a project
involving weavers in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Among the artisan
clusters he worked with, the ones in Nepura, Nalanda, in Bihar,
specialize in different forms of the supplementary weft-weaving
technique in tussar silks. “My collection of saris uses the same weave but the use of fine desi
tussar yarn gives it a classic yet contemporary twist. Also, I have been trying to give a fresh impetus to the bawan booti sari—the traditional sari of this Buddhist belt which had 52 bootis
(florets) in its body by introducing newer motifs,” says Pillai. “I
work with about 8-10 artisans in this area, and of late, I have been
training them to work with graphic asymmetric patterns.” Pillai, who is
influenced by Germany’s Bauhaus School of design, says the saris are
designed in such a way that they cannot be reproduced on power looms,
thus making it a unique feature of his collection.
Nalanda saris start at Rs.
7,000. Contact Pillai at studio@pradeeppillai.com.
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