Textile Design

Design was an integral part of Kala Bhavana since its beginning in 1919. The formal identity of the Department of Design was constituted in 1982. Textile Design belonged to the erstwhile Design Department since its inception.  It started functioning independently as a Department in December 2023. Spectatorship in art practice is nurtured from the tradition to modern and contemporary times at the department. Expression and function are the two fundamental aspects of the Textile Art & Design Practice in the department. Students are encouraged to engage in rigorous thinking, inquire, experience, imagine, and explore different media to expand their creativity. The department motivates and guides students in the following areas of design praxis.

• Design Perception, Motivation, Communication, Re-Construction
• Understanding Design as a Whole in Visual Art Practice
• Conceiving Ideas and Their Development in New Applications
• Translating Motif to Metaphor or Vis-à-Vis
• Design as a Part of Societal Architecture
• Recognition of the Core and Transformation from Tradition to Modern and Contemporary Times
• • Re-visiting the Indian Knowledge System by Studying, Analyzing, Interpreting and Understanding the Tradition of Indian Textiles as Social Fabrics through Textual and Oral Histories, Field Visit, Workshops, Project Documentations and Hands-on Practice

  We have infrastructure for –

  • Weaving (Plain, Twill, Satin, Mocklino, Double Cloth, Jāmdāni, Jacquard Design)
  • Printing (Silk Screen, Block, Eco Print, Khaḍi Print)
  • Dyeing (Natural, Chemical), Indigo Vat Dye, Tie-Dye
  • Quilting
  • Hand Bātik (Wax Resist Dye), Mud Resist Dye
  • Ālponā
  • Kalamkāri
  • Surface Design
  • Tapestry
  • Textile Fibre Sculpture
  • Mixed-media
  • Computer Applications