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A Room with a View
Measuring in the Raphael Court © Avalon Fotheringham Back in February, after months (really years) of preparation, the V&A formally announced The Fabric of India to the press. Rosemary and Divia...
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Guest Post: A Room with a View (Part 2) – the Textile Conservator’s Story
Roisin Morris is a V&A Senior Textile Conservator, and is currently working on the massive room hanging we featured in A Room with a View (Part 1) two weeks back. This week she fills us in on some...
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Guest Post: Mounting – Drawing attention to the intentionally disguised
This week our blog post is by Sophie Richards, our Fabric of India Exhibitions Assistant, who gives us some behind-the-scenes insight into what you hopefully won’t notice during your visit! I’m...
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Guest Post: A Warrior’s Magic Shirt
Behnaz Atighi Moghaddam is an assistant curator in the Middle Eastern section at the V&A. Since she joined the Museum two years ago, she has carried out research on talismanic shirts and other...
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Our Private Pinterest Board: The best of our rejected contextual images
First I’d like to thank the wonderful guest bloggers we had over the past few months who have done a fantastic job of sharing their expertise and insight with us. We hope you’ve been enjoying these...
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Guest Post: Perfect partners: Muslin and cashmere
Jenny Lister is curator of 19th century fashion and textiles at the V&A. Last year, during initial object selections for The Fabric of India, she helped the team choose a muslin dress from the...
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These are a few of our favourite things…
Behind closed doors… After years of planning, months of preparing, and weeks of installing, the last Fabric of India case has officially been closed . Two-hundred-odd objects were successfully...
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A few more of our favourite things
How many people does it take to get a textile on the wall? Back again for part two of ‘Our Favourite Things’ from the exhibition’s (now complete) installation. Today we feature: Deepshikha Kalsi,...
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And still more! Our Favourite Fabric of India Objects, Part Three
Impromptu team meeting under the tent canopy If you’ve been following the blog this week, you’ll know this is the third in our series sharing our ‘Favourite Things in The Fabric of India.’ If not,...
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Our Favourite Things: Final Edition
Tomorrow we finally officially open our doors. The process of developing and installing The Fabric of India has been challenging: a true feat of research, conservation, and logistical engineering....
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Guest Post: Renuka Reddy’s Adventures in Chintz
We’re open! This past weekend The Fabric of India received its first visitors, and the response has been overwhelming. Lest you fear our opening means the end of our blogging, be reassured. Following...
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Guest Post: A Quilt from Bengal
Emma Rogers is an Assistant Curator in the South and South East Asia section of the Asian Department. Part of her job involves working with the V&A’s wonderful collection of textiles from South...
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Guest Post: Stitch Narratives – Continuance and Evolution of Running Stitch...
Hello again! This week we welcome Gopika Nath, a textile artist and writer living and working in Gurgaon, who shares our passion for kantha embroidery in both its traditional and contemporary forms....
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Guest Post: Eri Weaving in Meghalaya
This week we welcome Amrita Ravimohan, a representative of the of Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 event. She brings us fascinating details about eri silk weaving and kheng embroidery in Meghalaya,...
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Guest Post: A truly unique cinematic experience
Today we welcome Charlotte Wood, Marketing Manager at the V&A, who’s responsible for making sure you hear about all the amazing things the museum’s doing both inside and outside the galleries....
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Guest Post: Raising the Roof! Mounting Tipu’s Tent
Today’s post focuses on the single biggest challenge of the exhibition – both literally and logistically. Those of you who have already visited the show will have no doubt been bowled-over by the...
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Guest Post: Indian Chintz – A Legacy of Luxury
This week we are very pleased to offer you a guest post from Fabric of India sponsors Good Earth India. Simran Lal, Good Earth’s Chief Executive Officer, shares her personal passion for Indian craft...
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The Fabric of India Soundtrack Now Available!
Since our opening day we’ve been fielding a wave of requests from visitors for the music of The Fabric of India, brilliantly composed by Jason Singh. Today, we are thrilled to announce Jason has...
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5…4…3…2…1… The Fabric of India enters its final week
A very Happy New Year to you! It seems like only yesterday that we were scrambling to get the last objects into their cases and put the finishing touches on the displays. Last minute painting of screw...
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Guest Post: Exhibition Designer Gitta Gschwendtner Reflects on a Job Well...
Gitta Gschwendtner was the Exhibition designer for The Fabric of India, and worked with the V&A’s team over the past two years to design the delivery of the show. Gitta’s immersive design was...
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