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Explore the revitalization of Pokhran pottery through a design intervention workshop focusing on traditional techniques like throwing, pinching, and cutwork. Discover a range of products including terracotta tables, modhas, flowerpots, hanging planters, cutwork fruit bowls, lamps, bird figurines, oil lamps, and more. Witness the transformation of traditional clay objects into functional and decorative pieces enriching urban homes.
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POKHRAN POTTERY • A Design intervention workshop • The objectives : • To maintain the traditional style of the craft, • which has a strong aesthetic language that is • typical of Pokhran pottery. • To enhance the products made by the potters • with contemporary applications of their craft in • terms of design & function. • -To conduct the design interaction with the • potters such that they would be able to continue • with the development of further variations of the • product types. • To work with the varied skill sets of different • potters in order to have a widespread interaction • with the many groups and create a variety of • product ranges.
The main techniques focused on for • product development were : • - Throwing • Pinching • Slabbing • Cutwork • Embossing • Scraffito • Appliqué
The unusual strength of Pokhran clay makes it an ideal material for durable outdoor/ garden/ terrace furniture which also uses the traditional embossed & scraffito decoration that is a signature of the ‘Pokhran’ style. Modhas – Outdoor stools
Flowerpots & Planters One of the most commonly made products in Terracotta is the Flowerpot. Here, we developed a range of flowerpots with large rims for stability, ease of handling and as an eye catching decorative border which keeps them within an affordable price range.
Wall mounted Planters Wall mounted & hanging planters made using a combination of throwing, slabbing & varied decorative techniques.
Cutwork fruitbowls Fruit bowls using the cutwork technique which, in this product, serves the function of ventilation, thereby keeping fruits fresh for a longer period of time, as the gases emitted by them during ripening are dissipated through the vents.
Fruit bowls Closed shapes that are cut into halves after the throwing process to get two bowls from one shape. Different surfaces and shapes may be employed to generate a variety of design.
Cutwork terracotta Lamps combining bases & lampshades Complete lamps combining the lamp base and shade in one material, thereby facilitating an ease of in house manufacture for the potters. The use of the cutwork method makes terracotta a viable material for the purpose of light dispersion.
The ‘Garuda’ is usually made by the Pokhran potters as a decorative figurine or lidded jar. This design retains the form of the Garuda but uses it in an entirely different product application. Designed for holding a standard 40 – 60 watt bulb
Simple hanging lampshades for household bulbs. Lampshades designed for holding a standard 40 – 60 watt bulb
The birds of Pokhran There is a tremendous variety of bird figurines crafted in Pokhran. So far, they have mainly been made as toys, bels or small hanging planters, which are quite labor intensive to make. The exercise here was to raise the perceived value of these Pokhran clay birds by designing products that make them more unusual as functional objects.
Incense stands etc. Many of the younger potters make varieties of toy animal figures, oil lamps and other such smaller products.Working with their level of skill, the objective was to come up with a range of small gift items & household objects such as, incense stands, oil lamps, soap dishes, textured body scrubbers and small bowls.
Water pitcher Creation of alternative forms for the traditional matka , for use in urban homes, while using the same principle of the cooling effect of a terracotta vessel.
