Events & Exhibitions
London Craft Week Preview Evening
Preview evening: Join us for the opening of our London Craft Week pop-up of contemporary designers from India and Sri Lanka. Explore the collections rooted in heritage handcraft, land and people from handloom, batik and lace to upcycling and recycling.
London Craft Week - Curated Walkthrough
Curated walkthrough: Join us in our London Craft Week pop-up featuring contemporary designers from India and Sri Lanka. Explore the collections rooted in heritage handcraft, land and people from handloom, batik and lace to upcycling and recycling. Experience the stories behind the materials and making.
London Craft Week: Sri Lankan Craft - Material Memory & Modern Design
Sri Lankan Craft: Material memory & modern design: Join us in our London Craft Week pop-up for a talk and presentation of collections from Sri Lanka rooted in handcraft from batik, beeralu lace and handloom to recycled materials. We explore the directions and future scope of Sri Lankan craft and the people leading way forward.
London Craft Week: Circular Craft - Creating from waste
Circular craft: Designing with waste - Join us in our London Craft Week pop-up for a talk and presentation of how waste materials are being crafted to create innovatively designed products, waste solutions and uplift local communities.
Sari Drape + Styling Workshop at ORU East Dulwich
We are excited to bring our sari drape masterclass to Oru East Dulwich. Make a day or it and lunch or book for dinner at their cafe restuarant Trinco.
For more details and booking at - https://oruspace.co/east-dulwich/workshops
SARI DRAPE + STYLING WORKSHOP at DISHOOM CANARY WHARF
EAT | CHAT | DRAPE
SARI DRAPE + STYLING WORKSHOP
Mehala Ford, Founder of Friday Sari Project takes you on a journey of exploring sari. Enjoy small plates and chai with friends at Dishoom Canary Wharf.
Ticket price £55
Includes:
- Drape workshop
- A selection of small plates to share
- Bottomless chai
- A fresh Nimbu Soda
- Discover modern sari looks
- Learn a basic sari drape
- Try new ways of wearing sari
- Style and accessorise your sari with your own wardrobe
- Wear sari with confidence
- Sari dressed up & dressed down
Our sari drape workshops for "OFFBEAT SARI" at The Design Museum were a sellout success.
What people say about our workshops:
"Excellent workshop - would have been grateful if something like this came earlier in my life"
"I am no longer scared about saris"
"It exceeded my expectations"
Please inform us at booking of any dietary requirements or special access.
Sri Lankan supper club
We have gathered a selection of our favourite home-cooked family dishes from Sri Lanka including hoppers and string hoppers – current culinary trend. A rare opportunity to sample an authentic Sri Lankan feast straight from Mum’s or Auntie’s kitchens.
£45
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The Cow Mask Project
Kolkata artist Sujatro Ghosh’s Instagram photography project points to his country’s veneration of cows to highlight rising violence against women. He photographs Indian women posing in cow masks as part of a provocative photographic series that asks: is it safer to be a sacred animal in India than a woman?
OPEN EVENING | 4 DEC | 5.30 - 8PM
Clay + Concrete
Aman Khanna is a sculptor and visual storyteller with a studio based in New Delhi.
We will show a selection of his ‘Dysfunctional’ and ‘Functional’ clay pieces.
Tiipoi is a London-based design studio founded by Spandana Gopal. Tiipoi has developed a brand new collection of planters and vases titled ‘Siment’ inspired by the structures of concrete water towers in India.
OPEN EVENING | 4 DEC | 5.30 - 8PM
‘GITA’ by Sonal Sachdev - Children’s Storytelling Workshop
We are delighted to welcome Sonal Sachdev, author of the sell-out children’s book ‘GITA’. Meet Sonal and enjoy her storytelling workshop with a guided meditation.
Ages 8+
£5
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Storytelling/ Animation: Sanjay's Super Team | Good Goddess Weekend
Showcasing the engaging work of animator illustrator Sanjay Patel. Storytelling plus workshop of ‘Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth’, followed by a screening of ‘Sanjay’s Super Team’ short animation.
Age 5+
£7
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Goddess Yoga | Good Goddess Weekend
Live from LA! A Goddess-themed yoga class with the inspirational Hemalayaa Behl.
£15
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Good Goddess Weekend + Ayurveda
10 NOV
JASMINE HELMSLEY | 11.00AM - 12.00PM
GODDESS YOGA | 3.30 - 4.30PM
FILM: ‘ANGRY INDIAN GODDESSES’ | 7.00 - 8.30PM
11 NOV
SAMAYA - email fridaysariproject@gmail.com to book for a free consultation and shop the range.
STORYTELLING/ANIMATION: SANJAY’S SUPER TEAM | 3.00 - 4.00PM
Jasmine Hemsley | Good Goddess Weekend + Ayurveda
Be inspired by Jasmine Hemsley, author of ‘East meets West’ and one half of Helmsley + Helmsley, as she talks about her first solo cookbook and the basics of ayurveda. Ticket includes a copy of the book - and an ayurveda tongue scraper.
£40
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Future Drape
Future Drape is an exhibition in association with Border&Fall’s ‘The Sari Series’ : a future visions of sari styling and drape.
Featuring Drape Installations, Photography and Film Screenings of ‘The Sari Series : An Anthology of Drape’.
TUESDAY, 9 OCTOBER
PRIVATE VIEW | 6.00 - 8.00PM
FILM SCREENING | 6.30 - 7.15PM
Mira Manek and Saffron Soul
Meet Mira Manek, author and chef of ‘Saffron Soul’ and experience a taster menu of her delicious recipes.
£24
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Shweta Malhotra
Shweta Malhotra is a graphic designer/ graphic artist working from Bombay, India. Her design aesthetic is minimal, bold and graphic, a response to the maximalist visual language prevalent in India. We will have prints and products available in store.
‘COLOUR’ by Dominic Sansoni
We are honoured to show selected photographs from renowned Sri Lankan photographer Dominic Sansoni, director of Barefoot Ceylon, from his book ‘COLOUR.’
AMESH
Graduate fashion designer Amesh is the first Sri Lankan designer to be selected by the British Fashion Council for International Fashion Showcase 2019.