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Killer weeds turn into stylish handbags, sturdy hammocks
Updated On: 08 August, 2009 08:52 AM IST | | Soma Das
Marine weeds, considered an ecological hazard in Kerala, turn into valuable raw material when NID designers and local craftsmen working with Inheritance India come together. Here's where you can shop for fragrant pumice stones made from khus plants and ladles made from coconut shells and bamboo
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Marine weeds, considered an ecological hazard in Kerala, turn into valuable raw material when NID designers and local craftsmen working with Inheritance India come together. Here's where you can shop for fragrant pumice stones made from khus plants and ladles made from coconut shells and bamboo
Documentary filmmaker Lygia Matthew was shooting the tradition of snake boat racing in Kerala when she encountered locals who survived on the brink of poverty despite skills to fashion breathtaking items from cane and bamboo. She didn't want to stop at making a film. Along with four partners, including a naturalist couple who ran a wildlife camp, a professional with the hospitality industry and a financial planner, she set up Inheritance India in 2002.
Documentary filmmaker Lygia Matthew was shooting the tradition of snake boat racing in Kerala when she encountered locals who survived on the brink of poverty despite skills to fashion breathtaking items from cane and bamboo. She didn't want to stop at making a film. Along with four partners, including a naturalist couple who ran a wildlife camp, a professional with the hospitality industry and a financial planner, she set up Inheritance India in 2002.
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