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पट्टचित्रOdisha · 12th Century
Pattachitra
Cloth-based scroll paintings of Lord Jagannath and Vaishnav mythology. Pigments made from conch shells, lampblack and indigo.
DROP 001 — DEVBHUMI
AncientTales.ModernThreads.
Pieces for the modern devotee. Streetwear born from the looms of Bhārat — Pattachitra, Madhubani, Warli, Kalamkari, re-stitched onto heavy cotton.
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ANCIENT TALESMODERN THREADSTHE FOLK ARCHIVE108 PIECESCO-SIGNED BY THE ARTISANANCIENT TALESMODERN THREADSTHE FOLK ARCHIVE108 PIECESCO-SIGNED BY THE ARTISANANCIENT TALESMODERN THREADSTHE FOLK ARCHIVE108 PIECESCO-SIGNED BY THE ARTISAN
DROP 001 · DEVBHUMI108 pieces · co-signed by the artisan
The first 108, woven, embroidered, offered.
Each garment is numbered out of 108 and ships from the workshop of the artisan who made it. When they're gone, they're gone.
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Living heritage.
6 motifs · curated for Karm 108
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02/ 06
मधुबनीBihar · 7th Century
Madhubani
Mithila floor and wall paintings, traditionally painted by women on the eve of weddings. Geometric, divine, fertile.
03/ 06
वारलीMaharashtra · 2500 BCE
Warli
Tribal geometry — circles, triangles, squares. Stick figures dancing the Tarpa around the fire. Among the oldest surviving art forms in India.
04/ 06
कलमकारीAndhra Pradesh · 10th Century
Kalamkari
Pen-art on cloth. Bamboo stylus, plant dyes — pomegranate, turmeric, indigo. Temple cloths telling stories from the epics.
05/ 06
फड़Rajasthan · 14th Century
Phad
Massive horizontal scroll paintings depicting folk-deities Pabuji and Devnarayan. Performed and narrated by Bhopa priest-singers.
06/ 06
गोंडMadhya Pradesh · Ancient Tribal
Gond
Dots and dashes forming animals, trees and spirits. The Gond believe that viewing a good image brings good luck — so they painted everywhere.
01/ 06
पट्टचित्रOdisha · 12th Century
Pattachitra
Cloth-based scroll paintings of Lord Jagannath and Vaishnav mythology. Pigments made from conch shells, lampblack and indigo.
02/ 06
मधुबनीBihar · 7th Century
Madhubani
Mithila floor and wall paintings, traditionally painted by women on the eve of weddings. Geometric, divine, fertile.
03/ 06
वारलीMaharashtra · 2500 BCE
Warli
Tribal geometry — circles, triangles, squares. Stick figures dancing the Tarpa around the fire. Among the oldest surviving art forms in India.
04/ 06
कलमकारीAndhra Pradesh · 10th Century
Kalamkari
Pen-art on cloth. Bamboo stylus, plant dyes — pomegranate, turmeric, indigo. Temple cloths telling stories from the epics.
05/ 06
फड़Rajasthan · 14th Century
Phad
Massive horizontal scroll paintings depicting folk-deities Pabuji and Devnarayan. Performed and narrated by Bhopa priest-singers.
06/ 06
गोंडMadhya Pradesh · Ancient Tribal
Gond
Dots and dashes forming animals, trees and spirits. The Gond believe that viewing a good image brings good luck — so they painted everywhere.
PHILOSOPHY
We do not print culture onto cotton.
We stitch it back into the wearer.
Every thread is a mantra. Every motif a memory.
108 pieces. 108 prayers.
THE LOOKBOOKWorn on the
Worn on the
ghats, danced
at the mehfil.
Shot across the alleys of Banaras and the rooftops of Jaipur. KARM 108 isn't streetwear that references culture — it is the culture.
