SHIVAN & NARRESH Launches its Gond Art-inspired Koi Series Collection at LMIFW SS'19

SHIVAN & NARRESH Launches its Gond Art-inspired Koi Series Collection at LMIFW SS'19

NEW DELHI, Oct 13, 2018 – SHIVAN & NARRESH, India's first luxury holiday brand, announced the launch of its latest collection - Koi Series - at the recently concluded Lotus Make-Up India Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2019 in New Delhi. The collection features 6 new prints - eponymous Koi, Koi Coal, Mattie, Vann, Urvi and Iconotribe, where it captures the indigenous art form of the late 20th century. 

The SHIVAN & NARRESH Koi Series captures the finer nuances of Dravidian Gond art - characterized through decorative motifs and patterns arranged through dots, dashes, lines and circles - and coalesces it with chromatic inspiration from the bustling spice markets of Ottoman-era Turkey, each discovered by the designers on their recent travels. The effortless amalgamation of these contrasting design aesthetics, initiates the foundation for the new collection inspired by the universes of travel & art.

The Koi Series, envisioned for the effervescent millennial on a luxurious getaway, presents signature Shivan & Narresh prints of the season translated effectively on the key ensembles against a feisty colour palette of Chui (ochre), Neel (Persian blue), Chalk (chiffon white), Herb (parakeet green), Geru (red), Coal (black) while capturing the free spirit of an indulgent holiday, a decadent destination wedding and a plush honeymoon. The luscious fabrics when illustrated with the series’ Handcrafted Signature Koi Skeinwork & embroideries illustrate distinctiveness on the plain, thus painting a luxe surface dipped in the essence of Gond contribution.  

Commenting on the inception of the latest collection, Narresh Kukreja, Creative Director, SHIVAN & NARRESH, said, “At Shivan & Narresh, we are on a constant lookout for ways for making holiday lifestyle more appealing to the effervescent millennial that does not conform to the run of the mill style. To bring a refreshing rustic element to our collection, we interpreted the famous Dravidian Gond Art and translated its unique decorative motifs comprising dots, dashes and other patterns to our season’s signature prints, which have been rendered into beautiful ensembles for Koi Series.”

“Travel is the crux of the brand from where we draw our inspirations. Our sojourns across the globe during the course of the last six months have been instrumental in the development of Koi Series. Turkish spice markets for colour scheme, sartorial liveliness of Seville’s flamenco artists for frilled and ruffled silhouettes, fine cultural elements from Tel Aviv, Mykonos and Pondicherry among others are reflective in the development and execution of Koi Series.”, said Shivan Bhatiya, Head Designer, SHIVAN & NARRESH, on the series’ travel influence.  (www.fhoto.co.in)