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Design and Technology |
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The Crafts Council of India has in recent years conducted
several workshops to help artisans with new designs, tools,
technology, techniques, raw material, etc. Most of these workshops
have had international and Indian consultants coming together
to work with groups of 20-50 artisans at a time. The workshops
have been craft-specific. CCI has been working with crafts
people using stone, wood, low-cost jewellery and glass. The
current activities include work in stone and wood crafts. |
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Stone |
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Through the millennia, India has had a rich and varied tradition
of stone in architecture. The carving skills of our craftsmen
are legendary. Apart from its historic significance, to this
day stone has immense, unexploited contemporary design relevance.
Yet architects and designers today are unable to find design
skills and craftsmanship to bring their concepts to life. The
craftsmen too often believe that their product potential is
limited to only making icons and friezes. |
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The scenario today -
- Through its workshops CCI has reached out to more than
a hundred stone craftspersons.
A programme with the stone carvers of Orissa
Continuing the work on training of stone carvers in the use of power and pneumatic tools, 2008 saw CCI’s entry with the stone carvers in Orissa. Small products using the local skills and styles were designed. This makes it the seventh pocket of stone carvers that CCI has reached out to since 2004 |
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Wood |
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Wood is a material which numerous craftspeople work on
throughout the country. Carving, carpentry, painting, turned
wood, lacquerware are some of the skill types. The types of
wood vary.
CCI decided to start with a focus on finishing techniques
for wood carvers. A first step was taken in the year 2006-07
where craftsmen from Orissa, Karaikudi and Mahabalipuram were
introduced to contemporary products and trained in different
finishing techniques. Carpentry skills were combined for contemporary
products. As market links for these are being tied up, work
with carvers in and around SriKalahasty in Andhra Pradesh
has begun.
Wood finishes – carvers of Madhavmala near Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh
Reaching out to 30 carvers from Madhavmala village near Srikalahasti in Andhra Pradesh in March 2008, CCI organised training in creating different types of finishes as well as a new range of products using the traditional style and skill of the area. A follow-up small workshop was held later in November 2008, in Chennai to further support the craftspeople to complete an order for the products designed in March
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