Phulkari, the flower-work embroidery of Punjab, is passed down by hand and rarely written down. BAGH is a one-page archive and portal that puts the craft, its motifs and its makers on record.
BAGH a living archive.
- Project
- BAGH
- Field
- Craft · Archive
- Services
- Web design · Art direction · Interaction
The craft
Phulkari is worked from the back of the cloth in darning stitches, one strand of silk floss at a time.
The archive
The site opens on an embroidery hoop and unfolds into the story of the craft, its pieces and the women who make them, with a way for families to add their own.
The pieces
Every piece in the archive is photographed flat and close, so the stitches can be read like handwriting.
