Paithani
While Ghanashyam Sarode
is best known for his pioneering efforts to revive the Uppada sari, the
jewel in his portfolio remains the restored interlocking, brocade
Paithani. The Paithani, a traditional Maharashtrian royal weave worn
today at weddings, is typically floral, drawing from the imagery of
swans and peacocks of Mughal, Bengali architecture and motifs of Ajanta
as well as latter-day Nizami influences to form exquisite tapestries.
Sarode explains that he uses an interlocking Paithani weave—two wefts on
different shuttles, where the colour changes, is a technique known as kadiyal and leaves the reverse of the design so seamless as to make it nearly reversible.
The
Paithani
range starts at Rs.7,000.
Ghanshyam Sarode, B-63, First floor, Shivam Road, Hyderabad, and KR
Towers, Third floor, Road No. 12, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad (27425666).
Contact sarode@gmail.com.
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