This collection, created in collaboration with graphic designer Malvika Agarwal, reimagines South Asian craft

traditions that are nurtured in homes, blending

intimate histories with contemporary forms.

Each piece speaks to the interwoven narratives

of women’s labor and the emotional resonance of

textiles in Indian households, where the passing

down of cloth is the passing down of memory,

care, and stories of softness and resilience.

Through its iridescence, the first piece, with

mother-of-pearl buttons sewn onto fabric

captures the multifarious roles that women take

on. The second, a vase constructed out of saris

from the artists’ personal archives, breathes new

life into heirloom textiles, giving them a sculptural

presence. The vibrant blooms signify and

celebrate femininity and gentle acts of tending

and nurturing. The third piece, a diptych tapestry

stamped on silk, features poetry that reads:

“Held within this fabric a history that glows

A woman bright, a woman known

The more it is worn, the softer it grows

Collecting with it stories untold”