Ridhima Khanna

Interior textiles and furnishing

In India, the most common meaning for chindi is ‘torn cloth’; encountered either as a waste byproduct in the textile industry (post-industrial) or, more commonly, as the end-of-life residue of fabrics in use in households (post-consumer). For generations, this form of textile waste, torn strips of cloth, has been repurposed as colorful twine for tapestry or household craft projects, or hand-loom woven into floor mats and wall hangings from very small to very large. When combined with bamboo, chindi can be almost 'woven' to generate a new design for screens or panels.