India’s crafts have interesting tales to narrate- whispering to us about their craftsmanship, the melting time that goes into making them, and the exquisite skills required. As if, every handicraft can be built for any product, thereby strengthening its ancestry and the beauty it beholds. The same goes for Dhokra art.
We all have glimpsed at the Dancing Girl, enchanting her steps in our history books, and that sculpture of Mohenjo-Daro was created using the Dhokra technique. Dhokra is a non-ferrous metal casting, running in our veins for the past 4000 years, with a base of lost-wax casting technique. And the design studio Linchpin’s e-commerce store, Steelpodz, offers an assortment of furniture pieces made using Dhokra.
Linchpin’s Steelpodz Revives Dhokra Art Tradition
The Jharkhand base design studio, Linchpins excels in generating trailblazing Steel products, in this city of steel. It then expanded its range, going beyond different materials and bringing forward lifestyle and home décor products, luminaries, corporate and festival giftings, and many more. To achieve the intricacy of Dhokra art and to revive its dying state, Linchpins worked closely with the artisans of Chakuliya of Jharkhand, to learn their art from the core. Jharkhand has been a prime location for Dhokra craft, which is said to be done by its Malhore caste, who travel places, collecting old brass scrapes and sculpting the images of the Gods and the Goddesses.
Fusion Furniture
The rustic charm and innovative patterns of their design are a reflection of their unmatched caliber. Amalgamating the grace of Dhokra into a furniture collection called, ‘Aanch’, Linchpins has mesmerized a million hearts. The Dhokra table exuberates not just the alluring art, but also a dash of geometric designs, constructing it with a blend of aesthetic and functional qualities. It’s sensational, with a unique art piece at its joining with the tabletop. Steelpodz has never failed to appeal to us with their designs and uplift the aura of the rich heritage, and with this fresh assortment, we are bound to take a trip into the hidden secrets of our culture.
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