Traditional Chinese spheres, ketupat weaving, Peranakan beadwork and embroidery, and rangoli. These may be age-old crafts, from our grandparents' or even great-grandparents' generation, but before you discount them as outdated relics, be wowed by these reimagined modern takes on them. Until July 31, 2022, you can get up close with these modern prototypes of age-old crafts at the National Museum.
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Wanted: Local designers to give modern spin to traditional crafts
Rangoli, the Indian art of making patterns, usually on the floor, with flower petals and coloured powder or sand.ST PHOTO: CHONG JUN LIANG
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