Meera Mehta
Meera Mehta | |
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Born | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
Nationality | Indian |
Alma mater | National Institute of Design |
Known for | Textile design, weaving, Paithani sari revival |
Meera Mehta is a
Career
In particular, she has been responsible for the revival of the '
In the late 1990s, British Airways decided that it would adorn several of its aircraft with one of Mehta's saris.[5] BA put the design, with Mehta's signature, on the tailfins of its planes.[6][7][8] Mehta commented, "This is even better than having someone wear it."[5]
Many of her brocades and saris have been displayed in museums in the United States, Switzerland and London. Mehta is an invited speaker at museum societies, cultural organizations[9] and as a judge at fashion and design schools including the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, her alma mater[3] and NIFT, Mumbai. She also speaks about the history of the sari at NIFT and other colleges.[10] In 2002, she designed a collection of gold jewelry for InterGold which was launched with the World Gold Council.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Trunk full of treasures". The Hindu. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b Dhamija, Jasleen. "Paithani". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Anantharam, Chitradeepa (15 December 2017). "A Weave in Time". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Nunes, Averil (1 November 2013). "Handloom Heirlooms". DNA. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Meera Mehta's sari design used on British Airways aircraft". India Today. 27 October 1997. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ Business World. Ananda Bazar Patrika Limited. October 1997. p. 427.
- ^ "British Airways B747-236B 'Paithani' (G-BDXO) 'India Colors / Limited 408'". Brinkley Wings Collection Photo. Archived from the original on 20 May 2006. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Sorabji M. Rutnagur (1998). The Indian Textile Journal. Business Press.
- ^ "Silken Legacy: Traditional Paithani in a Contemporary Context | A slide presentation by Meera Mehta" (PDF). Society for Art and Cultural Heritage of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 July 2011.
- ^ "Saving Six Yards of Magic". Women's Feature Service. 16 August 2002. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ "Keep up with international trends to gold jewellery". MiD-Day. 11 October 2002. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2009.