‘ Folk art’ is an expression of the world’s traditional cultures. It encompasses a range of functional and embellished media, including cloth, wood, paper, clay, metal and more. This beautiful art form is made by individuals whose artistic skills convey their community’s authentic cultural identity, rather than an individual or idiosyncratic artistic identity. Embodying these characteristics born out of indigenous communities, we introduce you all to the International Tile Range. From SUMI-E inspired by Japanese drawing styles and strokes, KALOCSA by Hungarian folk art to the FILETEADO art born in Buenos Aires and CIREBON inspired by the traditional Indonesian Batik, this range brings forth beautiful folk art from across the globe! We picked 9 countries and taking inspiration from the iconic art of each country we divided the designers with BFT team into 3 groups of 5 members. Initially we got 9 distinct and desirable patterns for 9 countries ...
Bharat Floorings and Tiles was started in 1922 as part of the Swadeshi movement as a contribution to India’s economic independence by producing tiles of international quality to replace imports. With decades of hard work and compassion Bharat Floorings and Tiles is one of the most favoured names amongst architects and designers.