KALAMKARI KSHETHRA - A hub for heritage and innovation.

Abstract

The goal of the project is to create a resource center for multi-dimensional textile handicrafts that will help preserve and promote the cultural handicrafts of Srikalahasti. The goal of the project is to build a space where people can do various things to train, educate, and help craftspeople learn how to do their traditional crafts for modern markets. The project aims to conduct a thorough examination of the history, various methodologies, and current status of textile handicrafts in and around Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh. To create a formal area for artisans and officials who work with handicrafts, as well as an informal area where artisans, education lovers, tourists, and market makers can all come together to practice, make, teach, and sell their goods. To create a space that will bring the artisan community back to life and be a place where world-class designers and textile lovers can go to find what they need. Using Critical Regionalism and the vernacular approach of AP, we want to bring new life to the vernacular setting of the artisan village and its neighborhood.