SIENNA

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Sienna was born out of a need to preserve, nurture and re-visit the ancient art forms of rural India. Founder Sulagna Ghosh collaborates with the artisans to create modern and functional products using age old methods of producing terracotta and glazed pottery, handspun textiles, woodwork and cane artifacts, among others. Having been brought up in India’s culture capital Calcutta, in a household that fostered the arts, she always knew that she would be happiest in the field of creative design. After graduating from university in New York, she returned to Bengal at an opportune time. Equipped with a global outlook she joined her mother’s folk art workshop in Santiniketan , which was set up to provide employment to the rural people in the surrounding area. She connected deeply with the cause and through this her inherent passion for design found a channel.
A serious patron of the arts, she is committed to the preservation of these time honored traditions. Additionally she recognizes the need to breathe new life into classic art forms by introducing modern designs and techniques to these craftsmen. She strives to break down cultural boundaries and existing prejudices to enable collaboration between different artisans specializing in different art forms. Through the storefronts in Kolkata she is determined to pave for these gifted artisans the avenues they need to bring their products to a larger metropolitan marketplace.