THE GREAT EAST/WEST OUTDOORS

Cartography and mapmaking have been amongst the most important developments in human history for millennia, allowing explorers to traverse the planet and interpret the world around us. Studying the surface and underlying foundations of landscapes to aid navigation and exploration has been key to the development of all cultures from as early as 25,000 BC.

Shown through lines connecting points of equal elevation, contours are the most distinguishable factor of topographic maps, helping to define arrangements in landforms throughout nature such as mountains and rivers as well as landmarks and buildings in urban environments.

Maharishi abstracts topographic maps for its AW24 collection, incorporating a stylised contoured map of London for a DPM pattern which places 2-3 Great Pulteney Street, Maharishi’s London base, in its centre.

The Thar people are the natives of the Indo-Pak region. The Thar Desert is the most widely populated desert in the world, with a population density of 83 people per km2. These colourful nomadic herders live in harmony with the environment and their huge flocks of sheep and goats on which their very existence depends. The majority of them undertake their spring and autumn migrations on foot, covering hundreds of kilometres in a matter of weeks.

The region of the Indo-Pak is rich with camel culture. The camel is an integral part of the heritage of the camel keepers’ communities in the region. As a source of livelihood, a camel is also a tool of recreation and entertainment also. This picture is about the haircut competition of great Thar desert. One can see the artistic theme of the designer/hair cutter.

The barbers make different designs according to the desire of the camel keepers/owners. Such designs are made by art-loving, son-of-the-soil, and very specialized barbers. The barbers are well known and have very busy days in the season. The season of the design is usually the cooler months of the year as the camel sheds its wool in the hotter months of the year. The complete design of a camel takes 2 to 5 hours, based on the size of the camel and the design of the art.

Utilising natural rope dyed indigo commonly found throughout Japan, Mulmul (or muslin) cotton layers are stitched together by hand reminiscent of traditional Kantha work. Kantha is embroidery applied to old sarees, dhotis and other garments, popularised and practised in Bengal. Also used in the making of quilts, known as Nakshi Kantha.

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