The Bhujodi to Bagalkote project introduced the concept of Artisan-to-Artisan Design in Kamatagi village of Bagalkote district. In September 2013, SKV Founder Judy Frater was invited to a Catalytic Think Tank on the development of Bagalkot District, Karnataka, much of which was to be submerged by a large dam...

Faradi to Lucknow takes Artisan-to-Artisan to the next phase. Somaiya Kala Vidya was eager to try a women's group next. Jaspal Kalra, a native of Lucknow steeped in chikan embroidery and doing his PhD on teaching design to chikan embroidery, was a natural partner....

Outreach project Kachchh to Kumaon was conducted in March 2020 with our partner NGO Avani based in Uttarakhand. This was the first course in the design program for the artisan students of Avani, wherein six women artisans completed the course. Rajeshbhai and Pachanbhai were the artisan designer mentors, and Lokesh Ghai was the faculty member moderating and assisting the group.

A Design Education Workshop was organized in October 2021 in Hemya village of the Ladakh region (approx. 80 kilometers from Leh). The idea was to provide introductory inputs in design education to the women artisans so that they can innovate within their traditional craft. 27 women artisans from the Rong tribe of Hemya village participated in the design education workshop. The participants worked as part of two self-help women's groups, whereas Backstrap looms, on the contrary, are still practiced by the women seasonally. A collection of designs is being produced by the women for a display and sale in the exhibition.