Explore with us the evolution of fashion and culture in India and around the world. Discover the impact of a regional film on social discourse worldwide. Learn about what’s hot in Indian menswear, or trace the story of an age-old art kept alive by a young designer. For no matter the taste that a designer champions, there is pride and satisfaction derived from creating something of high quality that contributes to a designer’s sense of identity and purpose. A culmination of an idea, and a deep engagement with the material world—fostering a more ethical and sustainable country.

The words we use, the words we omit, and the words we do not know the meaning of; the phones we store our contacts into and the phones we think are the next big thing; the things we carry in our bag and the things we keep at home; the people we greet on the street and those we ignore, where some remove their shoes after entering our homes and others do not; all these small but significant things that make up the ‘society’ we live in.

Like so many stars in a constellation, clusters guide us as if we were Magellans embarking on our craft journeys. They bring disparate materials and blend it into what we wear today; they piece together the puzzles of our being. The burning star clusters in the hearth of the milky way are an apt comparison for clusters. A cluster in craft terminology is like a cluster of stars, also formed from a body of similar processes and material.