Archive · 8 Aug 2025
Delhi Textile Exhibition Highlights Self-Reliance and Nature
An exhibition in Delhi called "Weave the Future 2.0" is showing off Indian textiles.
It highlights how they connect to nature and the communities that make them.
The show features brands using natural materials and old techniques.
Kora Design Collaborative, is showing how cotton is grown, processed, and woven.
They're helping villages make their own cotton products, so they don't have to rely on outside companies.
The goal is to keep skills and resources within the community.
The exhibition also includes art about sounds of nature disappearing due to human activities.
An exhibition in Delhi showcases Indian textiles and their connection to nature and communities.
The exhibition, "Weave the Future 2.0", organized by the Ministry of Textiles, features brands using regenerative materials and native techniques.
Kora Design Collaborative highlights indigenous cotton processing with an installation featuring 12 native cotton varieties.
Kora is working to revive traditional skills and create self-reliant cotton ecosystems within rural communities.
The exhibition includes a soundscape installation capturing the disappearing sounds of nature.
- Who
- Ministry of Textiles, brands such as Eka, Kora Design Collaborative, artisans, and the public.
- What
- Exhibition on Indian textiles and their link to nature and communities.
- When
- Started on August 7 on National Handlooms Day, on until August 17.
- Where
- National Crafts Museum in Delhi.
- Why
- To draw attention to Indian textiles, their connections to nature and communities, and to promote self-reliance.
- Event Title
- Weave the Future 2.0
- Organizer
- Ministry of Textiles
- Location
- National Crafts Museum, Delhi
- Start Date
- August 7
- End Date
- August 17
- Focus
- Indian textiles, nature, and communities
