Creative Dignity is a movement that has brought together diverse creative producers, practitioners, and professionals to energize the ecosystem that Indian artisans need in this time of COVID-19 and post-COVID-19 impact. We envision a world where artisans have the agency to thrive with dignity.
Our continuous dialogues with artisans from different geographies during the first two years of the Creative Dignity Movement made us realize that clusters as diverse as they are, need more than just design or market intervention; they need a tailor-made program that develops them as self-sustaining enterprises. The Artisan Enterprise Development Program (AED) is an …
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Throughout our interactions with more than 100+ buyers, marketplaces, and artisans, we came to the conclusion that craft techniques and products must evolve with the times. We had two important questions; How can we develop a model that stimulates and guides the craftsmen’ creative thought in addition to providing context-based design guidance? How can we …
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With the onset of the pandemic, it was crucial to take artisans to digital platforms that were the only channels of sales during the lockdown. CD volunteers and members worked with artisans to create digital catalogs of their products that give buyers an idea of their product range. Each cataloging and onboarding onto digital platform …
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During the Pandemic, CD members and volunteers across the country worked with artisans to develop their digital presence through social media, images that tell their story, product catalogs that take them to e-commerce platforms and more! While working on the digital presence together, the volunteers became a point of contact for our traditional artisans, and …
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In 2022, the Covid19 second wave hit us with a devastating ferocity. Just as artisans were beginning to limp back to some sort of livelihood normalcy, they now faced the threat of health uncertainty coupled with livelihood breakdown. Due to the network set up by CD in 2020, we were able to organize and reach …
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Kalapuri collaborates with roughly 150 female artisans in the thriving village of Yalgud, some 30 kilometres from Kolhapur, to create imitation jewellery inspired by traditional Maharashtrian designs. The women have a great deal of expertise and curiosity to learn new things. Majority of them are from the Jain community with sound financial background. Some are pursuing their …
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Women of Yalgud, claiming their agency over technology Read More »
Dayalal Kudecha
Weaver, Bhujodi, Kutch
Creative Dignity hume aaj ke samay digital duniya se jodta hai aur is digital world me ek dusre se jodta hai. (CD connects us to today's digital world and connects us to each other here.)
Industree Crafts Foundation is the voluntary secretriat for Creative Dignity.