India International Gift Fair, 10 - 13 October 09

India International Gift Fair, Fall collection - 1800 exhibitors

"Asia's largest houseware & furnishing show

State of art exhibition center" EPCH website

the entire Jodhpur was there, the eve before launch these helper/boys wearing their diamond & ruby flower ear-stud were floating around with familiarity, one group peacefully spread out their newspaper wrapped dinner near the "malik ki gaddi"

Stall No.7 - Crafts Council of India

the wall on the left is adorned by a Sujani piece, developed by Archana Kumari

the hanging quilts on the frame are fine dohars, blocked & then covered with fine muslin cloth, by Rashid Bhai of Jaipur

the extreme left corner is the tree of life from Orissa, amazing animations

the square wooden tealite is my product, the product of the right are metal tealites & enamelled bowls. On the left is stone containers & the ying-yang in front is lac

All these products are available at the Kamla shop

the bright orange colors are Madhubani paintings, Bihar, with the katwa work, Jharkand as a backdrop

shelf two - is utensils in "Kansa" bell metal,Orissa, a material with beneficial qualities & turned wood plates & bowl.

the venue - Greater NOIDA

Man! its far the drive back at midnight took an hour

drive to... is always nice, open roads fast speeds

& the horizon to roam

in the end I wonder how effective these large scale fairs are? does all the money spent in lavish display pay back, the anti-attitude towards young wanderers -there's more to them than copying designs

the more you explore the more creative you be...