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Windows to elegance
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Fusing form and function, The Design Studio has got up an exhibition of designer blinds. Time for blind love!
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THE HINT of summer breeze blowing through the textured pattern of the blinds, the feel of the fresh fragrance of Nature... certainly windows have never had it this good before. The Design Store dresses up windows in the most elegant of mats and chik blinds, crafted out of banana rope, grass, reed, split bamboo and cloth.
Window dressing harmoniously combines simplicity with sophistication. Each piece is a tribute to the artistry of the craftspersons, who weave grass into soft mats or splits. And if you think water hyacinths belong to the pond, think twice. They hang very prettily with stems joined together to form savvy, elegant blinds...
The designer blinds are fitted with pulleys, and can be made to order. In subtle tones, vibrant hues and loveliest of weaves... they spell class.
The traditional Pattamadai mat, woven out of dried korai grass with cotton in the warp, has been crafted into colourful tie and dye blinds, or in the melting ivory texture for which it is famous.
The wonder of West Bengal's fabled Masland mats too have been converted into lovely blinds, rich with textured patterns. The ingenuity of the designer and weaver has created bunched up grass blinds held together with bold stitching while water hyacinth stems stitched with bold colourful thread create a cool, rustic look for the interiors.
And then there are the chik blinds, lace like in their delicacy, with traditional see-through motifs and designs. Exquisitely hand crafted, the chiks come with various traditional and contemporary motifs and in natural, bold as well as muted hues. There are zari bordered blinds too, adding a touch of glitz and flamboyance to the collection.
Shivam Paswan, Anju Dulta and Lakshmi Devi, Madhubani painters from Mithila, Bihar, have brought out a range of Madhubani motifs which are simply stunning. Done in vegetable dyes, the blinds depict local legend, tales from Hindu mythology and fruits, flowers, birds and animals of the region in the richly stylised genre.
The entire range of blinds is a step in this direction, each piece being a unique representation of the country's art and handicrafts heritage. And of course, the blinds are eco-friendly.
The designer blinds can be seen at The Design Store, No. 32 (old no.79), C.P. Ramaswamy road, Alwarpet. Ph:4997517.
PUSHPA CHARI
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