Sanjeev Shankar held a lecture the 24th of march, The lecture was very inspiring and Sanjeev seems to be a wonderful person. I really liked his will and determination to keep the Indian cultural identity.
Shankar's motivation and engagement to work with the people who still have a "primitive" surroundings, still produce these traditional Indian footwear. Shankar travelled to these villages and lived with the people; together they produced shoes with inspiration taken from modern trainers mixed with the traditional kolhapuri slippers made with the non-powered traditional technique.
Shankar has a background in design, craft and architecture. He comes from Bombay India and his work deals with cultural differences and interacting with people, creating together with others that beholds a special traditional crafts knowledge mixed with his contemporary thinking creates very interesting objects. Also Shankar are working with the "common" people for example his project Jugaad in New Delhi where he worked with the local people to create something out of used cooking oil-tins. This is what the local people and Shankar achieved during his time in New Delhi;
You can find Sanjeev Shankar's work
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