This garden planter has been handcrafted by artisans from Prayagraj using the Hybrid basketry technique. This craft has been native to the state of Uttar Pradesh for over 60 to 70 years, and is practiced mostly by the women after they are done with their daily chores. Hybrid basketry is a medium where 3D-printed structures are shaped to allow the growth and development of handwoven patterns. While the 3D-printed plastic elements contribute the aesthetics of the digital curvatures and manifolds, the hand-woven reed, jute, and canvas fibers infuse the baskets with a unique organic appeal

With new-found skills in crochet, macramé and basketry, this team of farmers-turned-artisans from a North Indian village, is a happy lot