Preferred email id for interested collaborators

Designation/ Organisation

Working in area to come up with solution of objective verification of handmade product - a anti counterifeiting system for handmade products whether it is handwoven textiles or handmade arts, along with a traceability solution for handmade industry. For more info: www.hastkalapramanak.in

kunal@hastkalapramanak.in

mohan@karnavatiuniversity.edu.in

mohan@karnavatiuniversity.edu.in

Textile and fashion innovation using indigenous wool of India. Reviving, and building systems inspired by and in collaboration with the wool culture communities across India.

richa@centreforpastoralism.org

richa@centreforpastoralism.org

We research Scottish indiginous, sustainable and waste materials, particularly Scottish wool and how we can enable their use through innovative and traditional textile techniques. We are particularly focused on enabling soveriegn domestic arts practices for women and embedding narratives in the decorative outcomes.

Researcher and founder of Leya(SME), Working with artisans with natural weaves and dyes, bringing garments with more accomodative sizes.www.Leyabrand.com

deepa.parameswaran@terisas.ac.in, deepap@gmail.com

deepa.parameswaran@terisas.ac.in

Experience Designer, Researcher | Working to promote sustainable practices in India's craft economy with a particular focus on textiles and vocational training

devanshirungta@network.rca.ac.uk

devanshirungta@network.rca.ac.uk

Designer/Artist experimeting with materials and techniques using the Handloom to approach sustainable making/living.
CSM Alumni. Currently visiting,researching exploring to - work with artisan communities in India with a focus on craft based Sustainability

teach, celebrate and archive South Asian histories in a sustainable method using my artistic langauge to form the patterns in the cloth (designer, artist and art historian) https://thiseraart.com/deshna-shah

deshna1shah@gmail.com

protect ancient textile traditions, and using technology to promote diverse representation in fashion

Recycling medical X-RAY films to recover silver for jewelry manufacturing.

info@romanarsinghani.com

Looking for Indian partner who can work with waste materials to create innovative elements for luxury fashion embroidery.

thestitcharchiveldn@gmail.com

thestitcharchiveldn@gmail.com

Crafts Based Design:Recycled Yarns Development and related fashion and lifestyle products coming under crafts ,circularity and responsible design -research and product development

Working in the areas of History of clothing to understand and bring to the fore sustainability - collaborative consumption, upcycling and natural dyes. We can work with waste to create embroidery, we have done that recently.

director@iicd.ac.in ; toolika25473@gmail.com

Indian Institute of Crafts and Design

Dr Vaibbhavi Pruthviraj Ranavaade

Craft based circular design innovation, Handwoven and Handcrafted Slow Fashion pivots on craft based sustainability,
Upcycling and co- creation with craft communities,
Semiology of Fashion & India Sari and Indian Fashion Systems, Decolonised approach to design and fashion

vaibbhavip@gmail.com, vaibbhavi.ranavaade@chitkara.edu.in

Working to increase the participation in global research through joint academic delivery, joint paper presentation and other collaborations.

vibhor.kumar@pearlacademy.com

vibhor.kumar@pearlacademy.com

Master weaver from Varanasi With 100 years of family history in textiles-Specialised in natural fibre based handloom production. Collaborate for sustainable textiles products woven on handloom with specialised weaves of varanasi/jamdani etc. For more information - www.hkvbenaras.com

prabhat@hkvbenaras.com

research based revival of hand embroideries on khadi. research and application simultaneously.

Textile designer and technologist, working on converting agriculture and factory waste to raw materials for the textile and luxury fashion industry, through technology and community participation.

Works in the intersection of textiles and technology. Presently working on a project to convert the invasive species, water hyacinth into biomaterials. Looking for further material explorations - cellulose extraction, further improve the alternate leather already created, create conductive yarn.

nandithaindira@gmail.com

Our start-up emphasizes on improving the quality of life by providing sustainable, natural cooling fiber/ curtains Home decore Textiles, with consistent antidepressant fragrance and mosquito repellent properties to make life better even without electricity. These fibers are extracted from waste of aromatic crops which is usually burnt after oil extraction . Using our economic natural cooling curtains helps to save from heatwaves and vector born diseases, these are tested product in lab with SPF above 50, gives UV protection too

"ceo.namrata@gmail.com rayush2610@gmail.com"

Clothing and textiles.Research area :- Development of soyabean / wool blend fabric.Present reserch experties in area:- Medical textile ,technical textiles,natural fibre extraction.Designing of products for revival of promotion of traditional art and craft.

shalinijuneja@banasthali.in

Joint collaborative research in Fashion & Design space. I work as Head of International Partnerships at Pearl Academy, India and facilitate collaborations.

devender.kumar@pearlacademy.com

devender.kumar@pearlacademy.com

Social enterprise; working on revival of diminishing craft clusters across India. Craft based innovation for endangered crafts Kharad carpets, textile art and research on endangered craft

Research on utilizing Indian crafts to develop luxury Interior Products - Space Making Crafts; Developing Interior products by upcycling Fashion Waste

puja.anand@pearlacademy.com

Research on Craft in the age of climate crisis - Climate resilience through craft: A path to sustainable fashion in India

sonyabachra@yahoo.co.uk

Revival and revitalization of indigenous community based knowledge of sustainable practices using natural Bhimal and Pine tree fiber for creating home furnishings and lifestyle products

khushboobharti@gmail.com

Artistic director - matholi women's self help group, at Uttrakhand India

Natural fibers (bamboo, water hyacinth, sabaai etc), Upcycled fabric, Upcycled plastic weaving.

margaretzinyu@gmail.com

Founder and Chief Creative

amrish.shahi@ourlook.com

mudita@thedesignvillage.org

mudita@thedesignvillage.org

Academic Dean, The Design Village

Wool processing, weaving & dyeing with indigenous techniques and knowledge

akshitas1993@gmail.com

Designer/ Creative Consultant

Supply Chain Transparency in sustainable artisanal production

Co-founder and director of 11.11/eleven eleven

Looking for marketing partner to promote our supply chain transparency platform, for artisan produced sustainable products

Khadi Fabric, Natural Dyes, Hand Painting, Block Printing, Eco Printing

maganorganic@gmail.com

Magan Sangrahalaya Samiti

emotional durability, partcipatory design, makers, slow fashion, hand stitching

Associate Senior Designer & Faculty

saminathan.r.txt@kct.ac.in

Associte proessor, Kumaraguru College of Technology

Research and development of indigenous textile crafts and bringing it to the mainstream fashion by developing contemporary outfit designs

nidhitomar1994@gmail.com

Founder at KOSH, Guest Faculty at NIFT

Art and cultural management

Sustainable fashion in the couture segment with plant-based fabrics and traditional Indian hand embroideries

shivani.ver.77@gmail.com

1) Effluent treatment using lesser energy than the conventional methods.2) Developing natural dye using plant based resources.3) Bio-sand filtration replaced with nano-clay filtration, a simpler method to filter first round of effluents.

watsanenvirotech@gmail.com

watsanenvirotech@gmail.com

Founder Director/ Watsan Envirotech Private Limited

pankaja.sethi@gmail.com

Designer -Textile Researcher-Social Entrepreneur

publicpartnerships@skilledsamaritan.com

Founder - Sirohi Furniture Private Limited

Sustainable Design Techniques/ Craft Knowledge/ Sustainable Fashion

drishti.lafaani@gmail.com

Research and training in handloomweaving using waste yarns/ fibers to create marketable sustainable fabric products without chemical .and machines.This will support livilhood of weavers with dignity.

vimorhandloomfoundation@gmail.com

vimorpavithra@gmail.com

Founder Handloom Designer Vimorof 50 years

studioekadha@gmail.com

Multidisciplinary artist / studio Ekadha

Looking at trackable, sustainable methods of production accessible to the traditional hand printing community for textile printing in Rajasthan. These would include, but not be limited to research on water usage and recharge on which we have already done work in our pilot project.

bindaascollective@gmail.com

bindaascollective@gmail.com

Founder/Bindaas Collective

Assistant Professor/Lovely Professional University

Traceability tech incorporation in the making and marketing of Handwoven textiles / apparels with focus on the SDGs .

Founder and CEO - LUXE LIVING

Handmade Kolhapuri Chappal (A GI product) and other leather articles

kalapurifoundation@gmail.com

kalapurifoundation@gmail.com

Co Founder of Kalapuri Foundation

Ramyanamireddy@gmail.com

ramyanamireddy@gmail.com

poolajahnavi143@gmail.com