Not on display

Cushion Cover

1992-1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Asha Sarabhai designed this cotton appliqué cushion cover. It was made in her workshop, Raag, based in Ahmedabad, India.

The general trend in many parts of India is for craftspeople to be forced into producing cheap substandard products for mass consumption. The philosophy behind Raag, however, is to enable skilled craftspeople to produce extremely high-quality textiles and clothing. These pieces can be identified by the use of vegetable dyes and the fineness of the hand- and machine-stitching.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, applique
Production
Raag is a workshop set up by the textile designer Asha Sarabhai in Ahmedabad, India. Whereas the general trend in many parts of India is for craftspeople to be forced into producing cheap sub-standard products for mass consumption, the philosophy behind Raag is to enable skilled craftspeople to produce extremely high quality textiles and clothing. The textiles are marked by the use of vegetable dyes, and the fineness of the hand and machine stitching.
Summary
Asha Sarabhai designed this cotton appliqué cushion cover. It was made in her workshop, Raag, based in Ahmedabad, India.

The general trend in many parts of India is for craftspeople to be forced into producing cheap substandard products for mass consumption. The philosophy behind Raag, however, is to enable skilled craftspeople to produce extremely high-quality textiles and clothing. These pieces can be identified by the use of vegetable dyes and the fineness of the hand- and machine-stitching.
Collection
Accession number
IS.126-1993

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Record createdApril 13, 2006
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