In Delhi, young Kolkata designers bring fresh design-think

When the jewllery store Nimai came up, it was offering itself up as a platform for Indian independent jewellery designers They showcase over 90 such labels today, and in keeping with their indie roots, they frequently host pop-ups which feature upcoming designers This weekend, Travelling Trunk, Made in Bengal, a three-year-old initiative by stylist Chikky Goenka, will be at Nimai.

This means there is nobody here that has been in the business for longer than half a decade A large part of Soumodeep Dutta's work with weavers is to make a new fabric blend He fuses Orissa silk into Bengal khadi, making for a distinct texture in the cloth of his designer prêt.

Kritika Murarka, mixes khadi and Bengal's jamdani, and innovates with the resulting silhouette-friendly weave. . Source