IN THE CLOUDS

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IN THE 

CLOUDS

2013 | Eline Groeneweg-Bhatt for Weidesign (NL)

Home textile

Part of the exhibitions


Verlicht Design / Elle Festival

Westerkerk, Amsterdam (NL)

26 - 28 Jun 2014 


De Invasie

Brakke Grond, Amsterdam (NL)

3-4 May 2014


Dutch Design Week

Eindhoven (NL)

19-27 Oct 2013

Commissioned by

Weidesign

Produced by

Aura (IN)


Material 

Organic cotton  


Technique

Natural dye - Indigo


Dimensions

145x150 cm


Images

Above: Meri Txell Alarcón


Right: Exhibition view. Image courtesy of Connecting the Dots

From subtle baby blue

Whilst travelling in India I came across Aura, an oasis of green in the midst of the hot, dusty, polluted city of Ahmedabad. This is where we produce our herbal dyed table covers. Inspired by the Asian practice of using a piece of cloth as packaging, we added a small ribbon as a practical, stylish and personal gesture.

The cloth from which we make our table covers is tied and dyed by hand in a bath of natural indigo. As this technique only allows the production of one piece at the time, each cover is different: from minimal blotches to a cloudy heaven, from subtle baby blue 

to dark night indigo.

Eline Groeneweg-Bhatt is a Dutch artist and textile designer living and working in India. She is committed to creating limited edition textiles for interior spaces. Her studio practice blurs the boundaries between art, craft and design, and aims to create a visual dialogue between cultures.