Breakfast at 8:30 and a quick tour of the museum at Sanskriti Kendra (and a wave goodbye to Claudia who is off to develop a project for Deveron Arts) then into our carriages and off to the Mike Knowles studio and another warm welcome. This collective studio complex hosts a small number of designer / makers and appears to be a relatively unique set up. Here we caught up with Gaurav Jai Gupta of Studio Akaaro, who we had also met the previous night. A dynamic fashion designer, Gaurav Jai Gupta studied at Chelsea in London as well as NIFT.
Before lunch we also get the opportunity to get our hands dirty by shaping traditional water pots. Not sure all the posts ended up water tight but.......
After a lovely lunch in the garden we are off again, this time to meet Laila Tyabji at Dastakar and Claudia again. Dastakar belives that craft is a viable means of employment which contributes to the national economy. They work with crafts groups to develop their business skills so they can become self sufficient.
The we are on the road again, popping into Alec Davies studio then onto Nature Morte Gallery where unfortunately Mona Rai, the exhibiting artist, is not available. Our next stop is Siddartha Dhas Studio . Siddartha is a designer, craftsperson, curator, public artist (the list runs on) and his projects include one for Scotland's very own Roderick Buchanan. At the end of Siddartha's presentation he lets us see his stock cupboard - ooohhh - let the shopping begin! See you in Jaipur Siddartha........
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