The installations by Monapali at the Pearls Delhi Couture Week 2010 are an ode to craftsmanship and mother nature and taking cue from the same, the entire collection is organic hence the cuts, surface ornamentation, texturing is all soft, elegant and graded, it’s an earthy collection full of richness.
Nature is the inspiration behind the series of installations’. She plays the perfect muse as the collection is as organic as she is. The colors’ are those of birds like the pigeon and the peacock with shades of blues, greens, blacks and greys. The colour accents are be in pink and turquoise and the entire ensemble could be in red, white and beige as the primary colors seen in flowers and nature.
Handcrafted fabric, that is the fabric itself has been created of doris or cords. It has been woven to create a mesh at places with a tight weave and at others it has been left loosely looped to create textures and the play of shadows. Completely hand crafted, these couture pieces, pay an ode to craftsmanship in India. Combining block print with spray/smudge prints and hand paint, cutting through layers of fabric to create a distinct pattern and tearing fabrics to create anew is the Monapali forte. The mix of surface ornamentation, prints, embellishment and hand paint create a mélange of textures which will come alive in these pieces. What makes the designs distinctly Monapali is an unconventional mix of mediums; be it textures, textiles, prints or embroidery and this is what you will see in this installation.
The colours Blues, greens, blacks, red, white, beige and greys with accents in pink and turquoise flow in organic and free flowing silhouettes like nature, spray/smudge prints and hand paint, cutting through layers of fabric to create a distinct pattern and tearing fabrics with a mix of surface ornamentation, prints, embellishment, and embroidery carets the mood.
Mona and Pali feel, “Installations’ are art works. They are the perfect medium for designers to reach out to a wider audience. Not every potential customer can make it to the show, but by the way of installations you can reach out to a much wider audience. A show just lasts for 20 minutes’ but installations have a higher shelf life are visible to wider base of target consumers. The viewership for installations is higher and it’s a bigger compliment when a larger group of audience appreciates your work. Moreover through installations a client has the benefit of viewing the product from a closer distance.”
