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Weaving a knowledge tapestry of traditional crafts for modern fashion designers: an Indian experience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Sanjeev Kumar  and
Nandini Dutta
Sanjeev Kumar*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
Nandini Dutta*
Affiliation:
Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, NIFT Campus, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
*
Email: skumar_31@yahoo.com
Email: informnd@gmail.com
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Abstract

Design innovations in India’s fashion products result from a fusion of modern technologies and traditional craft skills. This paper highlights the role of the National Resource Centre and the network of resource centres of the National Institute of Fashion Technology in collecting and preserving heritage resources using computer technology. Plans for a National Design Repository and for Shilpakala Jnana Kosha, a digital repository for the tacit craft knowledge of artisans, share the objectives of preserving endangered traditional skills, supporting a process of revival and optimising the use of traditional crafts in contemporary fashion design.

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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 36 , Issue 2 , 2011 , pp. 17 - 24
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Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2011

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