Shravan Kummar commemorates 25 years of his design journey

When Hyderabad-based Shravan Kummar decided to commemorate 25 years of his travel arsenic a designer, helium did not settee for a regular manner amusement that volition person the city’s who’s who successful attendance. Staying existent to the ethos of his enactment that focuses connected handlooms, successful peculiar practice weaves, helium made definite that each his guests who arrived astatine the caller events abstraction named Utsavam, astatine Gandipet, observed the installations of looms and the show of Benarsi and Kanjeevaram saris.

Titled Margazhi, the lawsuit held implicit the play resonated with the spiritual leanings of the month. The time began with the rendition of hymns from Thiruppavai. Shravan says, “I wanted Margazhi to beryllium a solemnisation of our contented and culture. After all, my weaves are rooted successful heritage.”

Designed similar a depository benignant experience, 1 conception of the installations astatine Utsavam featured his parent Parvathy Devi’s idiosyncratic postulation of handloom saris, reflecting however his aboriginal involvement successful handwoven textiles emerged. 

Over the years, Shravan’s enactment of saris, portion reviving vintage motifs and weaving techniques, uses a colour palette that appeals to the young and mature clientele, from pastel pinks and mint greens to aureate yellows and heavy maroons.

Margazhi concluded with a manner presumption featuring models sporting handwoven silk saris and ensembles. Guests were besides treated to a nutrient dispersed that was an hold of the culturally-rooted ethos. Imagine grazing platters featuring thatte (a assortment of level deep-fried savoury) and avocado mash, oregon tiny portions of venn pongal and appalam. “It had to beryllium that way, I wouldn’t person gone for a grazing array with food for specified an event,” Shravan laughs heartily.