Project

Tools of inspiration

'Tools of Inspiration' presented itself to Nipa during her collaboration with master textile craftswomen in Ahmedabad, India. The women specialise in patchwork, applique, mirror work and traditional embroidery as they sit cross legged on the floor, using very beautiful utilitarian tools like hand forged scissors, thimbles, marking chalk etc. So the idea came, of gettting them to meticulously embroider their own tools onto a pillow. This idea extended to include objects both famous and anonymous that we admire and collect.