@platformagazine Founded by architect Dhwani Mehta, Leel emerged from a deep engagement with India’s weaving clusters and textile traditions. After years of working with materials and structure in architecture, she found herself completely drawn in by the depth of traditional knowledge she encountered in weaving sheds across the country. Today, Leel works with indigenous materials like Kala cotton and local desi wool from Kutch, creating rugs, upholstery, bedding and table linen rooted in slow craft and collaboration. The label’s textiles evolve through combinations of weave, experiments in colour, conversations that unfold slowly over many visits. Its Abrash Collection, created with Danish visual artist Malene Bach, grew from an ongoing conversation about colour, light, and a shared admiration for the handmade. For Dhwani, craft remains central: ‘The craft matters more than the material, in my view.’ More from her on their creative process, motivations and collaborative efforts with artisans. Link in bio.
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