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The 2001 earthquake in Kutch shattered the district. What followed was a reconstruction effort that laid the foundation of the “Gujarat Model” of development.
We platform designers who have been inspired by the Kutch and her nomadic tribes. We find a women's self-help group that crocheted their way into the pages of American fashion magazines. Researcher Lokesh Ghai unpicks the threads of the traditional dress of the Rabari community. A fashion feature unfolds in a ship-breaking facility. International journalist Dana Thomas tells us why the fashion industry is a great polluter.
Wonder where we go to get you the news, the pieces and the inspiration behind our shoots? Our keepsake map available with each box will guide you along the way.
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Dip into our luxury box, with the strongest tote for your adventures, a robe for balmy nights, knit hats, a teak and bamboo box and a little something to keep you full on the road.
Each month Object curates a list of designers that resonate with the theme of the box. These designers stand out in their field by their techniques, fabrications and ideas. Come discover their finery with us.
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Sonal Mehta works with marginalised communities in Gujarat, particularly the Kotwalia bamboo workers of Dang, empowering them with modern bamboo utilisation techniques.
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Unabashedly political and contemporary, Rather’s work stems from his Kashmiri identity. The art of Raffu, or the healing of fabric, is melded through Raffughar’s alchemy to speak of the travails of an uncertain life in the valley.
Line Outline is a cry against what the designer Deepit Chugh calls ‘hardcore mass’ retail, where the choice of clothes that men can wear is severely limited in range and imagination. Line Outline is an attempt at changing this state of affairs.
Aeka is Sanskrit for the number one. It denotes the matchless zeal with which the brand approaches linen, the designer’s favourite fabric, to make sustainable designs for young and environmentally conscious consumers.
Fool Dost works with artisan communities from Gujarat, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh, amalgamating their work with Laura Halliwell’s cuts and silhouettes.
Charmee Ambavat works with a colour palette that has been long disregarded in the annals of fashion: the many shades of brown, green and white.
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