Visitors to Japan’s town of seven mystic hot springs may be surprised to discover that Kinosaki Onsen in Hyogo Prefecture provides not only a tranquil respite for the human body’s physical ailments, ...

Two-time national award winner Kadavoor Babu will showcase his straw-craft at the four-day International Design Exhibition 2012 being held at the World Trade Centre in Dubai from September 24. "It ...

BHUBANESWAR: Painstakingly placed with a telling-effect, every strand of straw seems to weave a story in its purest form. Master craftsperson Pradeepta Kumar Nayak puts in 12 days to create a work of ...

Twenty-two Bahamian women created an array of straw products during a recently-completed workshop facilitated by the Bahamas Agricultural and Industrial Corporation (BAIC). The participants in the ...

Indian mythology comes alive beautifully and intricately on the canvas of 42-year-old Pradeepta Kumar Nayak of Jiral village in Dhenkanal district. But it’s not colours that give shape to his ...

Made of ‘cheradi’ straw following the traditional modes of production, K.Babu’s straw art works belong to a unique repertoire of indigenous craft. Widely popular during the pre-digital era, the art ...

MARYVILLE -- It seems like everyone she’s ever met has one of the intricate ornaments: simple white plastic drinking straws cut and curled into elaborate geodesic designs -- stars, spheres, birdcages ...