Changing India: Carpets From Saris
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- Опубликовано: 11 дек 2018
- Ishrat Sahgal's Mishcat Co upcycles silk sari waste into handmade carpets. Here's the story of the 29-year-old interior architect from Rhode Island School of Design
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All the carpets that I saw on the mishcat website are 40000 INR and up. Please don't charge exorbitant price in the name of upcycle/recycle. While it is a sustainable method but the price is not in the sustainable bracket.
if you can afford luxury cars, watches, jewellery, sarees, foreign brand name products and a trip to a foreign land you can afford an upcycled product. Just because the price is extreme it doesn't mean the cost isn't worth its value of these products. They have to pay for their factory and talented labours, which also gives money and jobs to people IN INDIA. Also, this keeps the culture and traditions alive for the next generation. If you care about these things, you would think about how you can support them, and save money to purchase their product, instead of going the other way around and asking to lower the price.
@@DreamingLabyrinth I think the important word that you use is "extreme". If the price is extreme, then buying one of these beautiful carpets is no longer just a purchase but a statement. I'm not interested in making "statements". I'd like to support artisans in India or Thailand or Peru and would even be willing to pay extra but I don't have the means to pay an "extreme" amount for anything and I don't think anything is worth that much. Realistically, I'd be interested in the 30000-40000 INR range. At that range you may be able to increase the volume you sell and your overall profits. Just my thoughts.
@@willcharles2011 Yes, I used the word extreme to exaggerated and emphasized the previous commenter's word they used, which was "exorbitant." There are a couple of things to address here. First of all, the comment I made was making a point toward a fellow Indian, because I am Indian myself and I know the Indian market, my people, plus the Indian buying mentality, so your thought on this is irrelevant on this matter. Your point is great for foreigners who want to help artisans around the countries. But my comment is about Indians living in India, who should be supporting their local small businesses and artisans, instead of exploiting them. So in India, just like everywhere else in the world, the upper-middle class and middle class can afford expensive luxury items. AS I mentioned in my previous comment, for the Indians living in India, they have a desire to buy foreign luxury cars, and brand name clothing, cosmetics and jewelry. They don't need these things, but they want it because of hype and demand. SO, therefore, isn't this a statement piece than a purchase? And I know a lot of people who want Louise Vuitton bag (big corporation) but can't afford it, but they will save up money to buy these things because it is a statement piece rather than a purchase, and that money btw goes to the CEO's pocket. But why aren't you demanding Louise Vuitton to reduce their prices on their luxury goods to be affordable? You know that if LV did lessen the prices that would change the status of their products. But that hasn't stopped consumer's behaviour about the Louise Vuitton, and people will buy the items even if it extremely expensive. At least I know when I am purchasing a rug from this company, the money is going to a family of weavers, either in Tamil Nadu or Gujurat and the silk yarns are upcycled. And these are my points about how I feel the cost of the rug is justified.
True I don't even understand why recycling cost is very high
@@shivanipanwar1821 same reasons why cell phones and computers are expensive. IPhones aren't cheap, but people buy them anyway.
Well done 👍
Love recycling. I think governments should give grants for eco and recycling businesses as well as show case the work.
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How amazing. Truly beautiful rugs.
Reminds of the time when an uncle used to weave all the waste clothes into a colorful mat. That mat is much durable even after 15yrs. Sadly, no such craftsman are seen nowadays
Very creative and useful , kind with environment, new job opportunities . Incredibly nice designs. Moving inspiration
Really cool seeing india innovating
You should coming in to the Indian villages and seeing these are always being made, I have also seen my grandmother and mother being made saree mat
What a fantastic thing to make from leftover sari threads. Would love to buy a carpet but must be expensive.
Appreciated , love this 👍🏻👍🏻
It's realy so much inspiring video dear
Nice initiation, keep it up :)
What's the price of the carpets
I would love to join hands with u!
Also wher can we find such left over 1-2 metres of yarn ? Please let me know 😊
How can I get a chance for marketing this product ,if possible please send me the details.
Beautiful
All the best sister nice move regards from Kerala, interested in product
Wow!!
Great job dear
Hi, I really appreciate your effort, I would love to join hands with you,
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V v v useful
Owesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeee and u are so cuteeeeeeeeeeeeee all the best 😍
Want to know price and procedure
Their prices exclude the majority of people from buying!
Where can we buy these??
So nice i also want to buy this.
How i can?
Good idea but these are as expensive. Pls. Consider the working class as well.
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excellent video. india is taking recycling serious. but hello have u thought abut recycling water. since 2020 no fresh water in india. water is basic element which is polluted. Lets start planting trees keeping india clean and have more recycle ideas to make india better