Woven cane and water hyacinth coffee-flower installation on a bamboo trellis wall at Starbucks GS Road, Guwahati

Starbucks Guwahati

Client
Starbucks Corporation
Category
Spaces
Year
2021

Installation Art

  • Bamboo Weaving
  • Water Hyacinth Weaving
  • Tea Dyeing
  • Hand Embroidery
Woven cane and water hyacinth coffee-flower installation at Starbucks GS Road, Guwahati

Woven by the skilled craftsmen and women of Kokrajhar and Guwahati, this is a contemporary piece of art that celebrates the traditional weaving techniques of Assam using the local materials of Cane, Water Hyacinth and Eri Silk. _ Meticulously made harmonic compositions which are a result of an extensive and elaborate process of hand-weaving using the natural fibres, where every weave comes together to create a piece of consequence. The Coffee flowers and leaves made in Cane and Meteka deliberately break away from the rigidity of traditional forms to allow a organic flow. The Coffee cherries in Tea-dyed Eri Silk only amplifies that spontaneous flow. _ This contemporary co-creation keeps the essence of the traditional crafts of Assam alive, while allowing for innovation to open new markets.

Starbucks GS Road, Guwahati, store interior with the cane coffee-flower installation
Detail of the cane and meteka coffee-flower weave at Starbucks GS Road, Guwahati
Detail of the cane and meteka coffee-flower weave at Starbucks GS Road, Guwahati
Starbucks GS Road, Guwahati, store interior
Detail of the cane and meteka coffee-flower weave at Starbucks GS Road, Guwahati
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