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Kolam Collection
Brand: Jaipur Rugs
Client: Jaipur Rugs
Entrant: Tania Singh Khosla & Sandeep Khosla

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Entry Title:	Kolam Collection
Brand:	Jaipur Rugs
Client:	Jaipur Rugs
Entrant Company:	Tania Singh Khosla & Sandeep Khosla
Description:	Inspiration for this series of hand-knotted carpets is Kolam, the ritualistic folk-art of creating patterns from rice flour at the entrance of South Indian homes. Lines and loops are drawn around an underlying grid of dots, bringing together the geometric and organic. While preserving the sacrosanct symmetry in individual forms, we broke free from traditional rules in our overall approach, creating unexpected and joyful studies in colour and form, richly layered and dynamic in composition. Kolam is ephemeral as the rice flour is eaten by insects everyday. This quality is made permanent with each hand-woven knot through the weaving process. Both crafts, with the rhythmic movement of the hand share a meditative quality in their making. Wool and bamboo-silk create textured contrast, further accentuated by ‘gultarash’ a hand-carving process. A nuanced mid-century colour palette is used and experimentation with a high-temperature dyeing process creates a distressed ‘abrash’ finish. Film: https://vimeo.com/643391134
Company Credits:	Tania Singh Khosla & Sandeep Khosla
Company Credits:	Sandeep Khosla: Principal Designer
Company Credits:	Tania Singh Khosla: Principal Designer
Individual Credits:	Tania Singh Khosla: Principal Designer
Individual Credits:	Sandeep Khosla: Principal Designer
Individual Credits:	Prashant Varma: Assistant Designer
Individual Credits:	Fabien Charuau: Photographer
Individual Credits:	Eshwarya Grover (Jaipur Rugs): Video