KHAMIR CRAFT RESOURCE

CENTRE
BHUJ
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 CONTENTS
• LOCATION
• BACKGROUND
• STAKEHOLDERS
• REASONS FOR PROJECT INITIATION
• PARAMETERS
• BEFORE URBAN INSERT
• AFTER URBAN INSERT
• REFRENCES
 LOCATION
LOCATION: KUKMA,BHUJ,KUTCH

ARCHITECT: NILKANTH CHHAYA

YEAR OF COMPLETION: 2007

TOTAL BUILT UP AREA: 2200 SQ.M.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT &

EXECUTION: HUNNARSHALA
FOUNDATION

KHAMIR
 BACKGROUND
In 1998, Kutch faced cyclone and in
2001, an earthquake. Because of this
about 28-30 NGO’s were set up.

These NGO’s with the Govt. Of Gujarat

made Kutch Vikas Sangathan for art
and craft and its sustainability.

KHAMIR was born, in 2005; out of a

collaboration between the Nehru
foundation for development and
Kutch Nav Nirman Abhiyan.
Today, it serves as a platform for the
promotion of traditional handicrafts and
allied cultural practices, the processes
involved in their creation, and the
preservation of culture and community.

Word khamir meaning self esteem, is a

platform for crafts, heritage and
cultural ecology of kutch region of
Gujarat.
CRAFTS PRACTICED IN KUTCH:
• Block printing
• Weaving
• Kala cotton
• Knife work, weaving, lacquered wood
• Leather arts
• Metal bells assembling
• Pottery
• Recycled plastic weaving

Here, the artisans majorly come from the following villages:

Bhujodi(5km),Ajrakhpur(1.5km), Lodai(20km),
Avadh nagar, Bhuj(15km),
Zura(25km).
 STAKEHOLDERS
1.All India Artisans and Craftworkers
Welfare Association (AIACA)
AIACA partners with Khamir to improve
health and safety conditions for Indian
textile workers and develop eco-friendly
textiles.
2.Suzlon Foundation
Today, the foundation provides funds for
Khamir's leather and pottery craft
development projects.
3.Hunnarshala
Hunnarshala has constructed it using its
rammed earth technology. Hunnarshala
initiated the “crafts in architecture” focus
in Khamir's approach.
4.Sri Dorabji Tata Trust
The Trust empowers the financially weak
or socially backward sections of society.
The Trust has supported Khamir through
its NGO grant initiatives.
1.Dastkar
Khamir collaborates with Dastkar
and has participated in many of its
national-level craft exhibitions.
2.Indian Institute of Craft and
Design
The IIDC has assisted Khamir with
design projects and special
programs, and regularly places
students at Khamir for internships.
3.Srishti School of Art, Design
and Technology
Khamir and Srishti are collaborating
on education and design programs
which would be of service to the
Kachchh region
4.Suzlon Energy Ltd.
The local Bhuj office of Suzlon
Energy Ltd. supplies Khamir with
waste plastic materials for the
Plastic Recycling Project.
 ACTIVITIES AT KHAMIR

•Khamir is a production and selling centre. People

from villages as far as 25km come to work there.

•Crafts of khamir includes 5 major studios:

• Recycled plastic, Weaving, Copper, Leather and
Pottery.

•On an average 5 artisans work in each studio on a

daily basis from 10am to 5pm.

•The raw materials come from Ahmedabad,

Mehsana, Gandhinagar, Muradabad, Mumbai, and
Bhuj.

•Products are supplied to Chennai, Bangalore,

Hyderabad, Kolkata, Durgapur, Jaipur, Surat,
Ahmedabad, Baroda and Delhi.

•Exhibition takes place once a year in the month of

January or February and it goes on for about a
month.

•Workshops are conducted on special requests for a

group of minimum 10 students on a singular type of
art. The tutors that they invite are the skilled
artisans from the nearby village within 100kms.

•At present, the State government takes care

1.Weaving – 2 months
Organic cotton is made into
yarn -sent to make fabric out
of it-fabric is dyed with
natural colors and dried.
2.Block printing – 1.5 months
Fabrics are printed with
different blocks – dried.
3.Tie and dye – 4 months
Knots are made on dyed fabric
to create patterns-colored with
natural dyes- knots are
opened- and patterns are
achieved
4. Rogan art- 2/3 months 5. Pottery – 1.5 month

6.Leather – 1 month

7.Copper coating – 30 days

PROGRAM

Total area: 2200 sq.m.

SITE PLAN
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GROUND FLOOR PLAN

SECTION AA’

SECTION BB’

SECTION CC’

SECTION DD’
 WEAVING
BELL

ADMIN

EXHIBITION

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

TERRACE FLOOR PLAN
 TIMELINE
BEFORE KHAMIR-
2005

BEFORE KHAMIR-
2002

AFTER KHAMIR-2008

AFTER KHAMIR-2017
 REFRENCES
• http://www.khamir.org/
• http://
www.mandazhi.net/Neelkanthchhaya.
html