Indian designer Hemang Agarwal has launched a new collection called ‘Tattva’ in collaboration with Japanese yarn manufacturer Bemberg™ by Asahi Kasei at the Lakme Fashion Week. The collection comprises textiles entirely conceived and created by the designer. Made from the smart-tech transformation of cotton linters pre-consumer materials and converted through a traceable and transparent closed loop process, Bemberg™ fibers added responsible values to the collection, matching perfectly the vision and the ethic of Hemang Agrawal, a designer with more than one eye on sustainability, innovation and deep knowledge and respect for traditional Indian crafts and culture.
The collection comprised 40 exquisite pieces for men and women inspired by the 12 Tattva – the natural elements bringing harmony in the universe, according to the Indian scriptures and tradition. Motifs representing these elements, including quirky versions of moon-phases, tigers, human mind & DaVinci’s Vitruvian man have been woven into the glittering fabrics. The collection was crafted harnessing the skills of Indian handlooms artisans in the designer’s hometown Benares (Varanasi). It featured Bemberg™ brocades as the predominant textile, along with plain Bemberg™ fabrics and a few blends.
