Crimp : Seed

A beautiful video by Crimp...Paper with a mind of its own...

Spring Fair!

The Spring Fair was held at the Australian High Commissioner's Residence. It is a fund-raiser for Delhi-based NGO Jan Madhyam. Check out the amazing work they do here. A few friend's and I put up a stall and sold some of the various products we've been working on.

The spectacular puppet parade by Jan Madhyam!

The stall

Yes - Studio Chalk.



The T-shirt is ready! Available in Black, Red and Green at Rs. 350/- each. E-mail me to order!

My books displayed in a generously donated beautiful old shelf.




Beautiful postcards by Anjora. She also sold some beautiful stamps along with them.

Mail-a-Plant by my amazing paper buddy Yasmin.

Magnetic poetry that sold like hot cakes

Magnetic pixels that sold like hotter cakes

Another one of the wonderful products by Yasmin. A magnetic butterfly that can be clipped on to any surface.

Workshop at CMYK

A wonderful space above CMYK that has recently been converted into a cafe was where we held the workshop.


A surprising number of people showed up, that made the whole thing a whole lot more fun!

Here is a picture of the instructions of one of the bindings we did. Sewn Chains, in a book by Keith Smith.

Click to enlarge.

Workshop Weekend - Exposed Sewing

Decorative Book-Binding Techniques : Exposed Sewing

Date
Sunday, February 13, 2011

Timings
Session One : 10 am - 1 pm | Session Two : 2 pm - 5 pm
(Same techniques are taught in both sessions)

Cost
Rs. 1,500 (materials included)

Venue
CMYK Bookstore,
15 - 16 Mehar Chand Market,
Lodhi Road, New Delhi.


Participants will leave with 2 exposed sewn books and a tool-kit, which will enable them to make their own books, by the end of the session.

Open Elective 2011, NID, Ahmadabad

I was invited to teach at the NID Open Electives this January. It was great fun. A class of 13 students over a span of two weeks and 15 book structures. It was an enormous learning experience and the work that evolved through the course and the final presentation that the students put up was really inspiring.

Day One : Pamphlet bindings and Accordions.

Amrita working away at her books.

Within chaos, there is order. I promise.

Akanksha looking zonked!

There was actually time to take a morning heritage tour of the city one Sunday.

I am not a morning person. The walk began here and I do not remember what this picture is of.

The idea for the final presentation being fleshed out by the students.

A sign showing all the various steps for making paper at the Gandhi Ashram.

Not quite the vatman's shake, more like the vatman's hand-shake.


A sheet of muslin being laid on directly onto the mould before couching.

Delicious drying paper.

Pranav of CEPT demonstrating sheet forming. You can read more about Pranav's efforts here.

Yogita about to pull a sheet of paper.

One of the kakas watching over the progress. It was a pleasure to see all of the kakas of the printing lab get involved and enthusiastic about the bindings - especially the Long Stitch!

Some of the books on display.