Interwoven: Exploring the Role of Interior Designers in Sustaining Handloom Weaving
Keywords: Futurity, Culture, Community, Interior Design, Handloom fabric
This project brings to light the decline of traditional handloom weaving in India by incorporating handwoven fabrics into modern interiors, preserving and promoting this cultural heritage. The first design element is a training facility that promotes community engagement and knowledge transfer by providing hands-on experience in live projects led by the expertise of master weavers, ensuring that this traditional skill will continue to live in the next generation. The second element is an Interactive public installation design that explores weaving as an architectural element. By combining traditional weaving with modern technology such as capacitive sensors, this element revives and expands the practice into multidisciplinary fields. The bespoke fabric wall panels designed for insulation and as a wall decor, are the third element. The Interactive installation and bespoke wall panels celebrate the rich heritage, skill, and cultural significance of handloom weaving, promoting its individuality and authenticity in contrast to mass-produced alternatives, thereby strengthening community identity and cultural continuity.
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Interwoven – Makeshift Façade, Recycled Building Materials
Interwoven – Workshop Interior, Acoustic Panels
Interwoven – Interactive Installation Exterior, Handloom Fabric
Interwoven – Interactive Installation Interior, Capacitive Sensors
Interwoven – Fabric Wall Panels, Handloom Fabric