Designers

Abraham & Thakore
  

Abraham & Thakore

  

Their Journey with Obeetee

Abraham & Thakore is one of India’s most successful and respected design houses for fashion and accessories as well as textile products for the home. This design label was initially established by David Abraham and Rakesh Thakore, who were later joined by Kevin Nigli.

Each Abraham & Thakore collection continues the exploration of developing a quiet and modern design voice while simultaneously drawing on the rich traditional vocabulary of Indian design and craft. Playing with techniques and new structures to explore and develop modern simplistic designs with references to Indian heritage epitomises their key design statement and ethos.

Collaborations have been significant to their retail equation; including a craft-inspired collection for West Elm as well as an exclusive co-branded collection for loungewear and home with Harrods in London.

Emerging in Delhi, they now have stores in New Delhi and Bangalore, and are retailed across India, Europe, the Middle East, Japan and the USA; their designs have been exhibited at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts and in several exhibitions in India and overseas. Their work has also been acquired for the permanent archives of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

  

  Obeetee is proud to partner with Abraham & Thakore to make rugs that represent design, material and craftsmanship that are local, yet exceptional in heritage and quality. We collaborated with Abraham & Thakore because we were attracted to their unique sensibilities, which are both cutting-edge yet tied intricately to India’s ethos — this book traces that journey.

We wanted to give our consumers high-end carpets that are not mass-produced by the retail industry. With projects such as the one with Abraham & Thakore, we continue to make fine rugs, but using a new palette derived from the exceptional talent of our partners.

As we move towards completing 100 years in 2020, we hope to continue using such opportunities to engage our weavers and preserve their craft.  

  

- Rudra Chatterjee
Chairman, Obeetee

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