Lungi Reimagined

When I was growing up I never gave a second thought to the 'Lungi' the ubiquitous men's sarongs worn by the common man all over the indian subcontinent. It is a practical attire considering the heat and the humidity in the region. These lungis come in myriad patterns, most frequently plaids with interesting ikat weaves, fabulous stripes and checks. We at MUNY have reimagined these men's sarongs into a 'hip, summery, ultra light, no fuss' women's shirt dress with pockets. These limited edition dresses will be available at our shop in early July.

Yusuke Asai covers classroom in maharashtra with a painted mud mural

via designboom

For the 2014 edition of the wall art festival in india, japanese artist yusuke asai has covered a primary school classroom in maharashtra in an intricate and hypnotizing mural made with mud. using water and soil from the surrounding site, asai and a team of over 50 local and international volunteers painted the ceiling and walls in a rich and expressive artwork called ‘sprouting life in the forest-fatherly tree, motherly mountain’.

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Wood blocks

Leaf outline block

Leaf background block

Black leaf quilt

Leaf tunic

Women's peasant top

I wanted to show the wood blocks used for printing our textiles and the final product itself. The above 2 pics are of the leaf outline block and the leaf background block. We did a lot of sampling with the background block but never used it for our production. All the textiles shown here use the outline leaf block.

Muny's new quilts and pillows

http://www.munyshop.com/collections/quiltspillows

MADE BY HAND by Lena Corwin

I loved reading Illustrator and textile artist Lena Corwin's book ' Made by hand'. You can learn more about Lena and the book here. See all the photos about the making of the book here.

Handmade rugs by Doshi Levien pay homage to tribal indian folk embroidery

The talented London based design studio Doshi Levien designed this beautiful rug collection for Spanish rug maker Nanimarquina, combining traditional techniques with spontaneous compositions. An embroidery workshop in Ahmedabad, a town in Gujarat, India created the carpets, employing 25 highly skilled craftswomen.
See more of the collection here. See their other projects here.

A glimpse of Muny's new collection.

Muny design inc., spring 2014 includes fabrics with hand printed gold dots and woven ikats.

Fall 2014 RTW

Love the collection by Prabal Gurung which is inspired by his native country, Nepal.

Valentino

Spring 2014 couture.

The Maldhari of Gujarat

Photo credit- Michael Benanav

Photo credit- Michael Benanav

Photo credit- Michael Benanav

Photo credit- Michael Benanav

Photo credit- Michael Benanav

 Photo credit- Michael Benanav

Maldhari are the nomadic tribal people from the state of Gujarat in India. Their jewelry and clothing imbue a sense of identity and tradition, and symbolize their beliefs and ideals. Maldhari women are renowned embroiderers, and spent early years of their life stitching elaborate garments for their wedding day. See more about their lives here. See more photos of the community by photographer Michael Benanav here.