The purpose of this educational kit was to create interactable frames that could be weaved together by children (aged from 8–12 years old). It is supposed to be a reminder of why cultural identity is so important. Therefore, the focus was to enable children to feel intrigued by this kit so they could become curious about their own cultural practices.
The Manji is a furniture piece which is part of most households in Northern India and is widespread across the rest of India as well to a certain extent. It's commonly used as a bed and is easily transportable due to its light frame. This design of knitting is very basic and is a common design in the Punjab region of India.
A Piri can literally be translated as 'stool'. It's used as a footstool and as a seat. However, it's only used as a seat during tasks which require the user to bend their back for long periods of time. The design is custom-made by me. I wanted to experiment a little with what sort of patterns I could create, and this was one of them.
Although such an object is never weaved in India, I created this frame because I wanted to create something that was a little more abstract where the weaving actually became challenging. That goal was definitely achieved because the weaving was very difficult to direct accurately because of the curvature. However, this was the end result that was attained.