colourway 2

THE PEACOCK

A LOTUS WAVES A PEACOCK!

After a years sabbatical it feels great to be back to working with what i enjoy most.


Creating,designing,playing with textiles,colors and textures.
This time around I felt there was a need to innovate.


Tambourine will be a concept based print brand.


The way the exclusive prints have been developed they have a wide range of applications.


The patterns can be used on products across the board.
Be it in the area of home furnishings such as cushions,quilts, wall paper or rugs. On a variety of materials such as  plastic, wood or textiles!


I have drawn inspiration for this first collection from IKAT and CHINTZ.

Chintz is glazed calico cloth printed with flowers and other patterns in different colours.  The word Calico is derived from the name of the Indian city Calicut (Kozhikkode in native Malayalam) to which it had a manufacturing association.

Chintz was originally a woodblock printed, painted or stained calico produced in India from 1600 to 1800 and popular for bed covers, quilts and draperies. 

Around 1600, Portuguese and Dutch traders were bringing examples of Indian chintz into Europe. These early fabrics were extremely expensive and rare. 

By 1680 more than a million pieces of chintz were being imported into England per year, and a similar quantity was going to France and Holland. With imported chintz becoming so popular with Europeans during the late 17th century, French and English mills grew concerned, as they could not make chintz. 

In 1686 the French declared a ban on all chintz imports. In 1720 England's Parliament enacted a law that forbade "the Use and Warings in Apparel of imported chintz, and also its use or Wear in or about any Bed, Chair, Cushion or other Household furniture".

Ikat, or Ikkat, is the method of weaving that uses a resist dyeing process similar to tie-dye on either the warp or weft fibres.The dye is applied prior to the threads being woven to create the final fabric pattern or design.

Ikat is an Indonesian language word, which depending on context, can be the nouns: cord, thread, knot

Ikat is a near universal weaving style common to many world cultures. Likely, it is one of the oldest forms of textile decoration.

Ikat weaving styles vary widely. Many design motifs may have ethnic, ritual or symbolic meaning or have been developed for export trade. Traditionally, ikat are symbols of status, wealth, power and prestige. Because of the time and skill involved in weaving ikat, some cultures believe the cloth is imbued with magical powers.

This collection is called 'A lotus waves a peacock'