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"The
product can only be marketable if it is attractive to the consumer
i.e. the traditional skill is adapted and designed to suit contemporary
tastes and needs. Design does not mean making pretty patterns. It
is matching technique with a function. " |
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Dastkar
has a wide variety of boxes made from leather, grass,
lacquer, brass (dhokra), cane, wooden, papier mache, palm
leaf, stone and coir. These may be decorated with beads, or
made of cut work leather, embroidered, embossed, filigreed,
painted, and wood carved. These make for highly attractive
gift items, are also practical and