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“I love the leftovers as they hide within them the excitement of something new”
By redefining the useless and discarded, choosing techniques that are slow, mindful and finding effects in defects, Padmaja endeavors to break the tedium of mass manufacture and create subversive, avant garde, classic yet modern clothing and textiles.
The upcycled creations at the studio show that ‘taking care’ can be beautiful. It follows the native tradition of respecting the things we have instead of wanting more.
Inspired by the traditional Ke sa (single-layer garments stitched together by Buddhist monks from rags and discarded clothing) Padmaja’s recycled textiles are created through an intense process of collecting discarded industrial scraps, arranging them with care, sewing them one piece at a time by hand, and then by machine.
