{"product_id":"louro-chikankari-top","title":"Louro Chikankari Top","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouro chikankari cotton top with a round neckline, crafted in a light, breathable silhouette for effortless everyday ease.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e•⁠ ⁠100% cotton \u003cbr\u003e•⁠ ⁠The textile is hand embroidered with chikankari technique of central India\u003cbr\u003e•⁠ ⁠Injiri has been working with embroiderers here since 2019\u003cbr\u003e•⁠ ⁠Made in small batches; honouring the pace of the artisanal process.\u003cbr\u003e•⁠ Each piece is individually handcrafted with great care. Kindly note that slight variations in color, pattern,texture and certain irregularities may occur.\u003cbr\u003e•⁠ ⁠The model is 5'8\" tall and is wearing a size S\u003cbr\u003e•⁠ ⁠Dry clean only\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEach piece from our Digital Trunk Show with Injiri is made to order. Please allow up to 10 weeks for your order to be made. You will be contacted with specific lead times upon order receipt. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eABOUT INJIRI\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInjiri, meaning “real India”, historically stands for “real Madras checkered textiles” which were exported to West Africa back in the 18th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLaunched in 2009 as a clothing brand by Chinar Farooqui, Injiri believes in the beauty of hand-weaving processes. Injiri as a brand is more about storytelling; the end point is reflective of the journey of many processes. We make clothing for women and textiles for home. The brand focus is on textile development and sustainable usage of materials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCurating an aesthetic around absolute simplicity and working within the limitations of textile techniques, Injiri is featured and placed in several stores all over the globe. Celebrating the living tradition of crafts in India, the brand has found resonance with aesthetes across the world. One of the brand’s many achievements came as the prestigious EDIDA Award for interior textiles in the year 2016.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE PROCESS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndia, across her length and breadth, has been the land of extraordinary handwoven fabric of multifarious styles, colours, textures and unique features, pertaining to the specific region they are grown and spun in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur process centres around working closely with master weavers and their textile vocabulary, across various parts of India. We are constantly engaged in conversations with these keepers of intangible human heritage. Design stories start with curating and studying old textile pieces that showcase the craft in its purest form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost crafts in India, especially the ones of textiles, have unique codes pertaining to the geography they come from. From the selvedge being built to protect the fabric for generations of usage, to motifs that reveal the identity of the soil they rise from, we try to focus on such details and build our design stories around them. We celebrate fabric from its inception in the yarn to the end of the process in the tangible product.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHE FOUNDER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe beauty of Rajasthan, a place where Chinar grew up, is steeped in history and also home to several indigenous handicrafts. Travelling extensively with a love for traditional art and culture, Chinar enjoyed a nurturing exposure towards everything handmade and artisanal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis penchant for the beauty of traditional objects led her to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at the historic Maharaja Sayajirao University, followed by an intensive postgraduate education in Textile Design at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, India.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was during her design education where her knowledge and interest for Indian textiles deepened. During a documentation process (part of her design programme) in Ladakh, Chinar had her first in-depth encounter with the people who create traditional textiles indigenous to a geographical area. This was followed by work trips to clusters such as Lucknow, Chanderi and Kachchh, which formed important experiences sensitising her towards the story of hands, lives and history behind such textile art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChinar’s lac-dyeing research project in Bhujodi, Kachchh, was instrumental in reviving techniques of organic dyeing with the initiatives of the master weavers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChinar founded Injiri in the year 2009 with a desire to form long-lasting liaisons with Indian textiles through her work and ongoing explorations in regional techniques.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1 INJIRI","offers":[{"title":"Small","offer_id":47541505261746,"sku":"3378","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium","offer_id":47541505294514,"sku":"3379","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":47541505327282,"sku":"3380","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"X-Large","offer_id":47541505360050,"sku":"3381","price":950.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0281\/3532\/5780\/files\/5_f156a41e-ff1b-4b1e-a0b6-0bc2e9da6eac.jpg?v=1780269849","url":"https:\/\/mfashop.mfah.org\/products\/louro-chikankari-top","provider":"The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston","version":"1.0","type":"link"}