NID students apparel design to be displayed in New Zealand museum

A dress designed by a student of the National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad,that looks like the rustic wooden gates of old Rajput forts has been chosen for display at a worldwide collection of wearable art in Wellington,New Zealand.

A dress designed by a student of the National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad,that looks like the rustic wooden gates of old Rajput forts has been chosen for display at a worldwide collection of wearable art in Wellington,New Zealand.

The exhibition is a 22-year-old annual affair at the World of Wearable Art Museum,which attracts more than 30,000 people from across the world.

Past exhibitions have been telecast live in countries like the US,Canada and France.

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This year,the more than 150 collections will include a design by final-year NID post graduate apparel design student Vikram Charan Singh,which has been crafted out of rubber strips riveted together and spray-painted to resemble the gates of palaces in Udaipur.

I got the inspiration after I visited Udaipur. The gates looked really fascinating,especially since they had rusted with age, said Vikram,who has christened his creation Joinery.

The hinges,the iron bolts and rivets made the doors more charming,which I have tried to copy, he added.

As a run-up to the main exhibition,Joinery was exhibited on April 17 at the New Zealand High Commission in New Delhi.

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It will travel to the Southern Hemisphere and will be showcased on the ramp in Wellington between September 23 and 25 in the main WOW show.

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NID students apparel design to be displayed in New Zealand museum

A dress designed by a student of the National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad,that looks like the rustic wooden gates of old Rajput forts has been chosen for display at a worldwide collection of wearable art in Wellington,New Zealand.

NID students apparel design to be displayed in New Zealand museum

A dress designed by a student of the National Institute of Design,Ahmedabad,that looks like the rustic wooden gates of old Rajput forts has been chosen for display at a worldwide collection of wearable art in Wellington,New Zealand.