Madhurima Patni Bhowmick, also known as Gitto, was one of the first student-faculty members, along with Aditi Ranjan and others, in the department of Textile Design at National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad.[1] She guided several students during her tenure as a faculty member, and is responsible for several craft and textile related projects and publications.[2] She is a practicing designer, based in Jaipur.[3]
Madhurima Patni | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Gitto |
| Occupation | Designer |
| Employer(s) | National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, IICD |
| Known for | Textile Design & Craft Documentation |
Work
editGitto was a faculty member at National Institute of Design, who along with Helena Perheentupa and others was responsible for structuring the 6-week craft documentation exercise for students.[4][5] After the 2001 earthquake in Gujarat, while working with Gurjari, Gitto gave a set of designs to the artisans in Kutch that eventually became a part of the repertoire for contemporary Ajrakh artisans.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Indian Quarterly – A Literary & Cultural Magazine – Prophets of Loom". indianquarterly.com. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ Singh ghai, Swasti (December 2010). "A PROJECT ON THE EMBROIDERY OF THE TODAS". The Trellis. 2 (6): 68 – via Academia.edu.
- ^ "Globe-Trotter". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
- ^ Culture of Indigo in Asia : plant, product, power. Kapila Vatsyayan. New Delhi. 2014. ISBN 978-93-83098-23-1. OCLC 879958887.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Pune, Film and Television Institute of India (2021). Roma, Chatterjee (ed.). Balancing the Wisdom Tree: ANTHOLOGY OF FTII'S WOMEN ALUMNI (2nd ed.). Pune: Publications Division Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. ISBN 9789354094736.
- ^ Dua, Sharmila (2016-01-01). "Title: AJRAKH- A Textile Tradition in Transition". Textile Society of America Symposium Proceedings.