15/08/2024
A special series of BLONI saris makes an appearance in the exhibition ‘CURRENTS’ by Nature Morte.
“Aparajita Jain, co-director at Nature Morte, collaborated with Anvida Reddy, chief patron of Hetero Pharma Group and a devoted art collector, to invite a group of distinguished women leaders across philanthropy, healthcare and contemporary art, for the opening event, part of whose proceeds will be donated to a cancer charity. The list included Suddha Reddy, patron of the Suddha Reddy Foundation; Dr. Reddy’s scion Sanjana Reddy; Shalini Bhupal, director of Taj GVK hotels; and Dr. Jallachari Ella, director of Bharat Biotech.
Styled by Samar Rajput, the women glided around the gallery space in futuristic saris and corsets conceived from Bansal’s mind, which combined his time-honoured engineered tie-and-dye system with a technique of uncut stone embellishment, reflecting Bloni’s art-meets-fashion Weltanschauung. Bansal considers Breathing Cocoon, a biomorphic wearable object made of metal, wool, agate and gemstones, donned by Suddha Reddy, to be the evening’s crown jewel. “The piece looks like it’s in motion,” he avers. But the design’s significance goes beyond its aesthetics: it belongs as much on one’s body as it does in a living room, an artistic expression echoing the designer’s belief that objects should be fluid, whether across gender, space or function. In Bansal’s world, there no rules.”—excerpt from Vogue India.
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