Namitha
Raveendranathan
Apparel Designer by day, Illustrator by night
Projects
Trasara​
Graduation Project
Trasara in Sanskrit means Weaver’s shuttle. Trasara, is a womenswear collection for the days of fresh blooms and season of radiant sun, to find new branches through the oldenroots. Trasara, carries the thread of heritage entwines them with strands of novelty.
It lauds the rustic simplicity and cultural heritage of Kerala.
Graduation Project sponsored by Director of Handlooms and Textiles, Kerala. Yarns hand- dyed using natural materials and woven by skilled artisans at Kanhirode Weaver's Co-operative P&S Society in Kannur, Kerala.
Skyward leap
Design Project
Society comprises of myriad norms that are expected to be followed by anyone and everyone who seeks acceptance.These are shackles that hinder us from being ourselves.
Skyward leap is a womenswear collection that calls upon for a rebellion to break these shackles and free oneself from this cage and soar upward to your freedom, as original as you can be.
mantra for kids
Childrenswear Collection
A range for the little ones who want to dress up like their mom. This childrenswear collection absorbs the colours and joys of childhood and portrays the carefree nature of the little munchkins.
the journal of dreams
Design Collection
Lucid dreams invoke wonders and this surrealism is interpreted in myriad ways. This womenswear collection explores this marvellous phenomenon and each ensemble portray its surreal, paradoxical elements.
THE DRAPE AFFAIR
Substraction Pattern Cutting
A garment constructed using Subtraction Pattern Cutting, a technique developed by Julian Roberts. This technique combines pattern drafting and draping, considering the negative space of a basic pattern.
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The recycle project
Garments from Tshirts
Clothing recycling offers numerous environmental benefits. In this project, four T-Shirts are recycled and made fit to be reused by converting them into new garments.
meta-
morphosis
Styling Projects
Styling done for photoshoots
The revival of a pant
Sustainable Product Development
Upcycling is one of the principles of sustainability. Upcycling garments from existing garments have minimal effect on the nature, with less importance to aesthetics and more to functionality. A formal pants from NEXT is upcycled to a maxi dress with an over garment made from linen material discarded from Peter Craig & Co, Kirkcaldy, Fife.
knit bits
Machine Knitting Explorations
Knit swatches developed through machine knitting, that links to the visual research and development of coherent creative process. The Inspiration for the knit samples is a palace in Udaipur, India known as The City Palace.
Huescapes
My trysts with Aquarelle
A night owl, who translates anything and everything that excites her soul into illustrations, using watercolour.
Frozen vistas
Photographs
Memories captured and stored forever.
Info
'Raj', Near Kozhikkal Tharavad, Kozhikkal Paramba, Edakkad PO, Kozhikode, Kerala - 673005, India
Email: namithakraveendranath@gmail.com | Tel: +91- 9176729775