Portfolio
Surabhi Gangrade Textile Designer
Print Design
Prints developed on the basis of references
Projects
Concentrating on learning a specific skill and method of designing for textile design
Internship
Apparel print design at Alok Industries, Mumbai
Diploma Project
Worked at Rajesh Pratap Singh developing Chanderi sarees Assisted in the collections for Will Lifestyle Fashion Week Spring Summer 2013, Autumn Winter 2013
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Work developed over spare time, applying learning of print development
Job Experience
Worked at Tanvi Kedia as Assistant Designer, executing collections for Will Lifestyle Fashion Week Autumn Winter 2014, Spring Summer 2015
Surface design development To understand the nature of print design, the derivation of prints from an image was the first challenge. Further explorations are based on the nature of the surface observed in the image.
Subsequently the process of screen printing on fabrics and in different color interactions was learnt.
Print inspired by the bark of a tree
Final print on a curtain Improvised surfaces
Print Design
Print Project : Thangka paintings Prints developed inspired by the Thangka paintings, deriving elements from the art depicting deities.
Thangka paintings
Final design and colorways
Derivative forms
Curtain and dress fabrics with print Print Design
Floral print development Print derived from the ‘techchi’ plant. The understanding of structure of plants helped understand how to make a print organic. On the right are the print treatment explorations.
The ‘techchi’ plant
Black and white representation for finalised basic print
Various treatments derived from direct references
Red and green color separation and the Coordinates for finalised basic print
Print Design
Venice print Prints derived from Venetian layouts and maps capture the essence of its architecture and plans. An illustrated feel was another reference. A final treatment and its coordinates, borders, as well as the final basic repeat.
Final repeat
Printed fabrics and colorways
Venice as inspiration
Surface unit explorations and corresponding treatments
Print Design
Gaudi print This print was developed with the range of curtains of the company ‘Anthropologie’. The season chosen as Autumn-Winter 2011, the basic floral pattern was given the treatment of Antoni Gaudi’s architectural elements.
Curtains with the print Final print and Co-ordinates
Moodboard
Antoni Gaudi’s wrought iron sculptures and stained glass art
Anthropologie curtains
Basic sketch of tulips and wrought iron treatments Print Design
Weaving Various weaving techniques and materials chosen to represent a theme, such as the reference of ‘gold and metallic’ effects, as well as an inspiration based on ‘iridescence’.
‘Metallic’ reference and ‘Iridescence’ reference
Based on references
Projects
Jacquard weaving Jacquard weave based on the Islamic architectural mosaics and elements. Developed weave prototype on software, represents final samples.
Islamic tesselations in architecture and isolated patterns
Final pattern of weave, the repeat and simulation
Colorway simulations
Projects
Mixed media exploration Using various mediums for exploring a the theme MOSAIC. The final explorations were in textile and textile techniques.
Paper explorations
Textile explorations
Reference mood board
Projects
Fabric construction Exploring textile techniques based on the reference of the miniature clothes for the Hindu deity Krishna.
Braiding and interlacing
Sewing technique
Resist dyeing
‘Vastra’ samples and on the idols
Paper explorations Projects
Sustainability Focussing on reuse of waste strings of LED lights, the essence of functionality or aesthetics via design techniques was used to make repurposed products with them. Textile techniques such as stitching and weaving were used to make finalized prototypes.
Weaving for screens made out of the lights
Explorations with the working LEDs as products that can be reused later
The basic element : Non-functioning LED lights
Mobius strip made by fusing fabric together with working LEDs Projects
Woven apparel The fabrics developed are designed on the principle of efficiency and reuse. The fabric made in the initial range is of a fine nature with good texture and a certain degree of translucency.
After buy-back, this fabric is to be developed into a range of constituted fabrics of a much heavier and textured feel.
Samples of the second stage fabric
Saki ori weaving is a method of looming together strips of old cloth. Japanese saki ori employs pieces of cloth along with threads to weave the saki ori.
Samples of the first stage fabric
Projects
Spatial design For the space enclosed within the Calico Dome in Ahmedabad, I developed a braided tesselation canopy, on which creepers are planted. This design is for the benefit of the visitors and residents in the adjoining famous ‘pols’ in the area.
Calico Dome in its heydays and current state of disrepair
The design provides them with a space with clean air and greenery to relax and enjoy the beautiful renovated structure which is a part of the Heritage Walk in the city of Ahmedabad.
Explorations for the space
Targeted ambience of the space to be designed
Projects
The cotton cord finalized as material
Explorations and the shadows projected
The finalized tessellated grid and the shadow projected
Creepers superimposed on the grid, and the shadows
Aerial view of Calico Dome with the grid and creepers
The shadows were an essential part of the design as the grid would project it, adding an interesting aesthetic value to the space as well. Projects
Internship : Alok Industries ALOK industries, Mumbai, one of India’s biggest export houses, provided me with the chance to understand how the industry functions. Some of the apparel prints of various categories of design style and subject are presented.
Internship
Chanderi sarees for Rajesh Pratap Singh Chanderi is one of the best-known handloom clusters in India, particularly famous for its sarees, made with mix of silk and cotton with patterns taken from Chanderi Temples.
I developed a range of Chanderi sarees for Rajesh Pratap Singh, for Spring Summer 2013 season. The sarees were targeted for the contemporary working woman, and were showcased recently.
Monuments of Chanderi as references for sarees as shown
Explorations for developing the designs
Chanderi is one of the best-known handloom clusters in India, particularly famous for its sarees, made with mix of silk and cotton with patterns taken from Chanderi Temples.
The themes of placement motifs (the leafs), traditional motifs, geometric, as well as motifs isolated from Chanderi’s rich architectural heritage, were used for designing various ranges of sarees. Diploma Project
Diploma Project
Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week SS’13 At the Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, I had a new experience with understanding how the fashion shows work as an event as well as a designer-client interaction.
I had developed a digital print for a garment in the Spring Summer 2013 show, based on the artwork of renowned artist H.R.Giger.
Reference artwork of H.R.Giger
Illustration print developed
Final print and printed fabric
The garment on the runway
Diploma Project
Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week AW’13 In this Fashion Week, I developed an embroidery pattern for a garment. Howevere, the bigger aspect of the show I was handling was the set design. Trees attached with LEDs were stationed on either
sides of the runway and lit up at a certain point of the show. This required resourcefullness and much aesthetic input from my side, while keeping the set practical for the event.
Embroidered garment
Set being organised
The set as part of the event
Diploma Project
Personal work The various prints I made in my spare time, exploring the digital and artistic possibilities of surface developments.
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Tanvi Kedia - Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week AW’14 Giving feedback at a conceptual level of a collection, like colors, trends, inspirations and references, all the way till working backstage in the Wills India Fashion Week shows for Autumn-Winter 2014.
AW14 Looks on the ramp
Tanvi Kedia
Tanvi Kedia - Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week SS’15 Giving feedback at a conceptual level of a collection, like colors, trends, inspirations and references, all the way till working backstage in the Wills India Fashion Week shows for Spring-Summer 2015.
SS15 Looks on the ramp
Tanvi Kedia
Contact
Surabhi Gangrade mobile # : +91 88 79 49 2883 email id : surabhi.gangrade@gmail.com Behance : http://www.behance.net/surabhigangrade Thankyou.