Aham translates into “I”, and is an organic extension of its Founder Designer Remya Sanal’s quest to revive the withering cotton, handloom and silk tradition of Indian textiles, among the world’s finest. Driven solely by Remya’s own passion for the preservation of the intrinsic beauty in all things natural, Aham designs are an eclectic collage of influences from various regions of India.
Textile Art has always held massive potential for growth, development and expansion, and embedded in this thought is the Aham Vision. The Vision of Aham lies in being committed to marrying the passion to promote Indian textile arts with the effectiveness and efficiency of sustainable and economically viable projects. Many traditional Indian weaves are in danger of dying out simply because artisans lack the finances and the marketing prowess that big designers/retailers have. Aham is working towards creating a self-sustaining, grass-root level infrastructure to revive these weaves and textiles, and thus making a difference to the lives of weavers, while carving a distinct niche with a unique product.
While the future vision is to expand the reach of Aham to textile art forms across the country, Aham’s current focus is on the North and south Indian weaves, more so because these rare weaves are fast disappearing for lack of support and infrastructure. Aham seeks to address this issue urgently, and give this community of weavers, spread across tiny villages hidden in various parts of the North and south, access to a large, untapped market of clients looking for quality natural products.
Remya Sanal’s extended travels, and prolonged stays with the families and communities of weavers have given her first hand insights into the day to day problems faced by them. This makes it possible for her to create executable and tailor-made solutions for these communities. She is also currently in the process of compiling an exhaustive photographic journal of her travels across India, thus creating grounds for buyers to understand the significance of Remya’s efforts to save these rare weaves, some of which are being created in cotton for the first time after over a decade of being trapped in synthetic yarns.
Welcome to the Aham family.
(Aham humbly requests that you honor the effort and artistry of our weavers and tailors before considering plagiarizing a Aham design. All our designs have a copyright.We believe in a free exchange of ideas and feedback, and uphold that ethic to allow maximum access to anyone fond of textile and art to share in the joy of our creative process. However each piece is a considerable investment of time and design effort and in keeping with the ethic of our creative process and our community, we request you to respect the copyright on our designs.)
Textile Art has always held massive potential for growth, development and expansion, and embedded in this thought is the Aham Vision. The Vision of Aham lies in being committed to marrying the passion to promote Indian textile arts with the effectiveness and efficiency of sustainable and economically viable projects. Many traditional Indian weaves are in danger of dying out simply because artisans lack the finances and the marketing prowess that big designers/retailers have. Aham is working towards creating a self-sustaining, grass-root level infrastructure to revive these weaves and textiles, and thus making a difference to the lives of weavers, while carving a distinct niche with a unique product.
While the future vision is to expand the reach of Aham to textile art forms across the country, Aham’s current focus is on the North and south Indian weaves, more so because these rare weaves are fast disappearing for lack of support and infrastructure. Aham seeks to address this issue urgently, and give this community of weavers, spread across tiny villages hidden in various parts of the North and south, access to a large, untapped market of clients looking for quality natural products.
Remya Sanal’s extended travels, and prolonged stays with the families and communities of weavers have given her first hand insights into the day to day problems faced by them. This makes it possible for her to create executable and tailor-made solutions for these communities. She is also currently in the process of compiling an exhaustive photographic journal of her travels across India, thus creating grounds for buyers to understand the significance of Remya’s efforts to save these rare weaves, some of which are being created in cotton for the first time after over a decade of being trapped in synthetic yarns.
Welcome to the Aham family.
(Aham humbly requests that you honor the effort and artistry of our weavers and tailors before considering plagiarizing a Aham design. All our designs have a copyright.We believe in a free exchange of ideas and feedback, and uphold that ethic to allow maximum access to anyone fond of textile and art to share in the joy of our creative process. However each piece is a considerable investment of time and design effort and in keeping with the ethic of our creative process and our community, we request you to respect the copyright on our designs.)
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