Shweta Shiware

5 days ago | origin.mid-day.com | Shweta Shiware

In HELLO Pero, childhood whimsy and Indian handmade traditions sit side by side like old friends with a collection that’s “100 per cent Pero and 100 per cent Hello Kitty,” Sanrio’s beloved character We enter the Pero x Hello Kitty world wide-eyed, ready not just to stare, but to feel. At Good Earth’s Raghuvanshi Mills address in Mumbai, the outside fades away. A plushie pool beckons, filled with cushioned apples—some in gingham, others like fruit from a cartoon dream. We smile before...

2 weeks ago | origin.mid-day.com | Shweta Shiware

Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan announced her return as the face of Lakme If fashion ever thought it could dodge the emotions it stirs, Lakmé Fashion Week x Fashion Design Council of India (LFW x FDCI) proved otherwise.

1 month ago | elle.in | Shweta Shiware

Lavina Baldota could easily be considered a global curator, but it is in Hampi, her “karma bhoomi”, that she has come full circle. Her curatorial journey began in 2019 with 'Santati Mahatma Gandhi: Then.Now.Next', marking Gandhi’s 150th anniversary. This was followed by 'Sutr Santati' (2022–2024), 'Khadi a Canvas' (a tribute to Raja Ravi Varma), and 'Stambh' (a contemporary exploration of Indian craft through functional art).

1 month ago | elle.in | Shweta Shiware

Objects and utility collide in a choreographed chaos of table settings. The cabbage, artichoke, beans and sponge gourd—rendered in glazed stoneware clay, luscious and witty—seem almost obscene. Those shiny bonbons? Made of clay, not chocolate. Jagged, lumpen pots flirt with anti-form.

Jan 10, 2025 | thehindu.com | Shweta Shiware

The lines between craft, art, and design are blurring now more than ever before. Artisanal techniques, once seen as the antithesis of “cool”, are gaining ground in art and design circles. Last year saw several narratives around textile, helping transform them into powerful tools of inquiry into cultural identity and sustainability.