KVIC launches Knowledge Portal for Khadi by the Centre of Excellence for Khadi
The Knowledge
Portal for Khadi is a platform developed by the Centre of Excellence for Khadi
to provide design directions to the Khadi institutions. The portal was inaugurated
by Preeta Verma, CEO-KVIC, on 14th July 2022. The Centre of Excellence for
Khadi has been set up by KVIC, Ministry of MSME at NIFT, to support Khadi
Institutions.
Knowledge Port for Khadi attempts to disseminate design
knowledge to a broader section of Khadi Institutions. The portal intends to
create design intervention by simplifying the trends specially suitable for
Khadi. Four stories/design directions have been conceptualised and presented in
Volume I. Each story has a key theme, colour palette, and directions for woven
designs, prints, textures, and surfaces. Every story has been separated into
two segments - Home and Apparel. Besides the themes, the portal also provides
size charts, silhouette boards, buttons and closures, seams and finishes for
both home and apparel.
The information will be updated
twice a year to provide directions according to the seasons and trends. It is
envisaged that the information will be of value to not only Khadi institutions
but also to organisations providing support to develop apparel, home products,
and packaging for Khadi. The textiles showed in the portal as direction have
been specially woven using varied thicknesses of Khadi yarns to explore
possibilities of creating textures and structures for home and apparel.
The
portal will be hosted on the website of the Centre of Excellence for Khadi and
can be accessed on www.coek.in.