rajvi mehta
textile design national institute of design
prints and textures
pen and ink surface explorations on paper.
fabric construction fabrics developed based on the idea of smoke. the visual representation was done by marbling on paper as well as cloth. Oil based marbling and the traditional method using ink and rice water were tried to get the desired effect.
to replicate the texture, different methods tried were: arashi shibori, knitting, crocheting, quilting and fusing.
weaving explorations: visual and textural.
industrial internship, D&D, Paris the company asked us to create a few fabrics for their portfolio using the techniques: laser cut, transfer print and machine embroidery. fabrics developed based on the mood board using the words: porosity lightness translucence layers
here, surfaces are made by laser cutting and then heat fusing. The fabrics were then photographed and transfer printed on translucent and light fabrics to portray the same. Another experiment was printing on sequins stitched on a stretch fabric.
nature and form digital prints derived from images of a dried red chilli, rusted pipe and a photogram of indigo leaves respectively. the crop is then tessellated into different interesting patterns.
accessory design (footwear) comfortable slip on shoes for a working woman, made out of recyclable material available in every metropolitan city: bicycle tyres and plastic bags.
introduction to machine knitting samples developed based on the colours and textures of pastries, in wool.
woven explorations exploring different weaves and colours, with repect to a particular theme.
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woven explorations i with different weave referring to the textu of the old Jamalpur m
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fabrics
in cotton and silk like khand, while ures and patterns mosque.
screen printing a single nylon screen is used for each print.
dyeing shibori(tie dye) fabrics using vat dyes. followed by an exploration in tie and dye along with injection of colours randomly to create psychedellic patterns.
block printing inspired from the chintz. main surface and co-ordinates (next page)
sheer canopy (product) the same print, screen printed on tulle, and embellished with tar work, embroidery, and patchwork.
dividers (product) left: a screen made from old heald wires of a dobby loom. bottom: open reed weaving for interaction of light.
fashion and home
diploma project at nivedita saboo, pune. fashion and accessory collection for the shop
screen printing on garments workshop with Vivek Narang, about engineered printing.
internship with abraham & thakore autumn winter collection for wills lifestyle fashionweek.
ikat scarf edgings spring summer collection for the shop.
cushions autumn winter collection for Maison, Paris.
crafts and documentation
trainning in stitching a group of womern at
Surendranagar, Gujrat.
While working under Manthan, an NGO in Ahmedabad, I gave trainning to a group of 30 women in stitching pattern making and surface ornamentation using simple stitching and hand embroidery techniques.
craft documentation embroidery styles of Hodko and Bhirendiyara, Kutch.
We studied the embroidery techniques of four different communities that live in this Banni grassland: the Meghwal, Haleputra, Raysiputra and the Pathans. Being a secluded region where they all live side by side, there is much overlapping of styles. At the same time, each has their own manner of ornamentation. Living and interacting with the women for about 10 days, we tried to learn the same.
the Dhurrie exhibition, Jodhpur A catalogue of tools, dye-stuffs, yarns and a glossary of local terms and their meanings put together as part of the ‘Dhurrie exhibition’ at the Mehrangarh fort, Jodhpur, under the guidance of Simon Marks.
film and theatre
performance at Centre George Pompidou, Paris a woman transforming from a bound south african ritual doll to a free woman.
theatre costume excecuted as per design, as part of the khel (nid theatre group) production of andha yug;
by Dharamvir Bharti; interpretation of the aftermath of the kurukshetra war from the mahabharata.
mandrake mandrake period costumes designed for Ruchir Arun’s diploma film, FTII.
costumes for Neel Mani Kant’s dramatics excercise, FTII.