The Sheltering Sky
Exhibitions
At Xtant’s textile event ‘FIBRA 2023’ in Spain, Chinar Farooqui, our founder presented ‘The Sheltering Sky’, an exhibition that explores the intersection of traditional and contemporary craft through textiles. The exhibition delves into the ways in which we experience the vastness of our surroundings and the iconic nature of textiles. The concept is centered around […]
MUSIC OF MUSLIN
Exhibitions
At Xtant’s textile event ‘TRAMA 2022’ in Spain, Chinar Farooqui, our founder presented Music of Muslin, a multi-sensory exhibition devoted to the concepts of white-on-white and Kora (greige) aesthetic of Jamdani and Chikankari. Trama, which means weft in Spanish, was the name of this year’s XTANT textile festival, which was held in La Caixa, Mallorca […]
THE TURBAN WEAVERS OF BHUJODI
Documentary Film
The world premiere of our documentary film ‘The turban weavers of Bhujodi,’ directed by Gourab Ganguli took place at Xtant’s textile event in Spain. The film focuses on the tiny world of Bhujodi, and how with the appropriate attention, Shamji Bhai Vankar and his family have carried on the Bhujodi weave tradition in its purest […]