Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in UK will host India festival 'The Fabric of India’, from October 3, 2015 to January 10. This is the first major exhibition to explore the dynamic and multifaceted world of handmade textiles from India, spanning from the 3rd century to the present day. Showcasing the best of the V&A’s world-renowned collection together with masterpieces from international partners and leading designers, the exhibition will feature over 200 objects, many on display for the first time.
Visitors can expect a stunning range of historic dress, heirloom fabrics, and cutting-edge fashion. India’s rich natural resources for making and decorating textiles are unrivalled. Its varied geographical regions and climates provide a huge range of plant fibres and natural dyes for the cultivators, weavers, dyers, printers and embroiderers of the subcontinent.
Over centuries, most regions developed specialities based on local conditions, such as the golden silks of Assam, the fine cottons of Bengal, or the red dyes of south-east India. Craftspeople use an astonishing range of skills to process raw materials and produce regionally distinctive dyes, weaves, prints and embroideries. The exhibition will display rare pieces collected over the years depicting rich textile heritage of the country.
As the world's leading museum of art and design, the V&A promotes the practice of design and increases knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the design world.
