Asia's largest fair 2017
Five Chief Attractions of Asia’s Largest Handicraft
Fair
The
Indian handicrafts represent India’s belief in unity amidst diversities. This
beautiful country organizes Asia’slargest handicraft fair. The handicraft fair brings a variety of
innovations in front of the global customers.
The
three-dimensional Bubblegram craft originated in Asia and flourished on the
hands of Indian artists. The crafted image contains multiple points. It hangs
in the middle of a medium. The craftsmen use special laser machines to create submerged
‘etchings’ on plastic/glass blocks. They use ‘conically-focused’ laser beams to
form 0.1-mm fractures within the blocks. The craftsmen from Kolkata and Mumbai
use Bubblegram to recreate a variety of images on the blocks.
The
European artists envisioned the possibility of creating decorative glass items
with dyes or etching. This particular craftsmanship reached India through the
collaboration of East India Company with China. The Indian artists use
glass-craft to create exclusive lampshades, wall-fixtures or jewelries. They
create prepossessing designs with colors, etching or grooving. The artists also
use glass beads and stones to create colorful glass ornaments. The delightful
ceramic items are another example of stunning glass craft in India.
India
is known for its metal craft. The origin of this craft dates back to around
3000 B.C. The skilled craftsmen of India use metal craft to create exquisite jewelry & accessories. The artists
from Kashmir are known for their admirable work on iron and brass items. The
artists of Karnataka are known for the uniqueness of Bidri with colorful
inlays. The artists of Rajasthan and Kerala practice Koftgari/damascening. The
artists use a variety of metals to inlay on one another. They create intricate
designs with this technique. The artists of West Bengal and Orissa create
marvelous decorative items with Dhokra craft. The artists of Himachal Pradesh
are famous for enameled metal work.
The
Indian craftsmen are the epitome of leather handicraft items due to the
fineness of their work. The artists of West Bengal and Rajasthan are famous for
decorated leather bags. The artists
of Bikaner are famous for ‘Kopi’. They use camel’s hide to make this
distinctive leather bottle. The craftsmen from Rajasthan also create artistic
leather lamps and lampshades. The skilled artists of Kashmir are known for
unique ornamented leather products. The craftsmen from Madhya Pradesh embroider
mesmerizing designs on red-leather items. The exporters of Indian handicraft
bring these unique items to the largest handicraft fair of Asia.
India
is also famous for its handicraft items made of bone or horn. The Indian
artists consider K. V. Appa Rao to be the father of Indian horn-craft. The
Indian artists use the horns of cow/buffalo, stag’s antlers and tusks as the
medium. The artists of Cuttack use filigree work to create decorative jewelries
out of horns. The artists from Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka use horns to
create deities, decorative items and walking sticks. The Asia’s largest handicraft fair exhibits the creations of gifted
craftsmen from every part of India.
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