Indian Institute of Art and Design (IIAD) organised a special creative workshop on Chik Making and Cane Weaving workshop at their Okhla campus in New Delhi. Bamboo weaving is a highly skilled ancient craft that involves warping and wefting of bamboo strips at various angles to create a beautiful pattern. Bamboo chiks have adorned front porches, living rooms and even bedrooms of many of our homes.
On the other hand, cane weaving is all about using strips of cane to weave a complicated lattice pattern commonly seen on chair frames.
To enable students from fashion design, communication design and interior architecture and design, visualise form generation, a workshop on chik making and cane weaving was facilitated. Students of IIAD from fashion design, communication design and interior architecture design programme participated in the workshop and during the workshop, students were introduced to intricate warps and wefts involved in the art of chik making and cane weaving.
