PRODUCT CARE
Each product is made by hand, using ethically sourced, pre-consumer textiles that are discarded by the industry. These textiles are unsoiled and unused because they are 'unusable' by the industry due to slight wear-and-tear and weave and pattern defects. We source natural-fibre textiles as much as we can, although due to the sheer volume of discarded fabric that is amassed, we sometimes include material blends as linings and support fabrics to our products.
CUSHIONS & TABLE-LINEN
We recommend spot-cleaning for stains and dry-cleaning if absolutely required. A simple sunning on a terrace or air-drying at home will do to preserve the textile. Do not wash and iron only on low heat.
QUILTS
Quilts should be frequently aired in the sun and spot cleaned. Store in airy muslin or cotton bags or flat on a bed if possible. Quilts must be dry-cleaned every six to eight months.
PRODUCT CARE
Each product is made by hand, using ethically sourced, pre-consumer textiles that are discarded by the industry. These textiles are unsoiled and unused because they are 'unusable' by the industry due to slight wear-and-tear and weave and pattern defects. We source natural-fibre textiles as much as we can, although due to the sheer volume of discarded fabric that is amassed, we sometimes include material blends as linings and support fabrics to our products.
CUSHIONS & TABLE-LINEN
We recommend spot-cleaning for stains and dry-cleaning if absolutely required. A simple sunning on a terrace or air-drying at home will do to preserve the textile. Do not wash and iron only on low heat.
QUILTS
Quilts should be frequently aired in the sun and spot cleaned. Store in airy muslin or cotton bags or flat on a bed if possible. Quilts must be dry-cleaned every six to eight months.
Artist Statement
As a textile artist, my practice explores patchwork traditions and transforms them into contemporary quilted artworks. Drawing from the visual vocabularies and material traditions of Siddhi quilting, Korean Jogakbo, Japanese Boro and Kaantha work, my artworks engage with improvisational patchwork traditions embedded within these craft practices.
My practice evolved through nearly a decade of building KAMBLI, an independent textile studio where sustained engagement with quilting, reclaimed textiles and patchwork traditions gradually developed into a contemporary art practice. Today, my work transforms improvisational patchwork traditions rooted in repair and reuse into a contemporary visual language through abstraction, colour and reclaimed textiles.
Bio
Kamala Murali (b.1989; Chennai, India) is a textile artist who predominantly works with remnant and discarded cloth. Her work has been presented in a solo exhibition at Artisans' Centre in Mumbai, and exhibited in India, South Africa, The Netherlands and the US. She was awarded a fellowship at the Domaine de Boisbuchet in France and received a Commendation Certificate for her textile graduation project at the Srishti Institute of Art, Design & Technology in Bengaluru. Her writing has been published through Parsons The New School for Design and Design Research Society.