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Founded in 2017 by Akila Seshasayee and Pankaj Kehr, Toile Indienne is an award-winning company and has won the Lexus Design Award for Textile design in 2018
Express News Service
Fabrics from India have historically been far more than just fabrics. They were sold in Europe, traded for spices in South-East Asia, powered the Industrial Revolution, became the symbol of India’s struggle for Independence and the economic basis of an interwoven modern world. There is a story here, and it is fascinating when a furnishing brand tells the tale.
In 1664, the French East India Company brought the first of the colourfully printed cotton cloths known as indiennes, from India into France. These printed cotton fabrics were so popular that the word indiennes entered the French language, referring not only to the cloth but to garments made from it.Moliere in his book, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, describes Monsieur Jourdain as being dressed in the latest fashion with “. une éc