New Delhi: Aadyam Handwoven, in collaboration with Chef Anahita Dhondy and Bombay Club at Dhan Mill hosted an engaging table-scaping workshop that brought together the worlds of handwoven textiles, artful hosting and food. Guests explored the art of setting a table with Chef Anahita through Aadyam’s textiles, colour, layering and borrowing items as accents from one’s own wardrobe.
At the heart of the experience were Aadyam Handwoven’s textiles, drawn from its diverse collection of handwoven traditions across India. Featuring offerings from their key weaving clusters such as Varanasi, Pochampally and Bhuj, the collection featured table covers, napkins, placemats and table runners, alongside stoles, dupattas – used to create a series of distinctive table settings. Chef Anahita demonstrated how these textiles could be layered and styled in unexpected ways, including using stoles and dupattas from one’s own wardrobe as table accents, allowing guests to create settings that were both effortless and expressive.
The experience offered guests an opportunity to discover the versatility of Aadyam Handwoven’s textile propositions and the distinctive character of weaving traditions from across its clusters. From richly woven textures and artisanal details to a considered palette of colours and patterns, Aadyam’s collections are designed to bring the beauty of Indian handweaving into contemporary spaces. Their aesthetic is rooted in the richness of craft while remaining versatile enough to complement diverse homes, tablescapes and global design sensibilities.
Guests particularly enjoyed creating and curating their own table settings using Aadyam Handwoven textiles, experimenting with different combinations of colour, texture and layering to make each table uniquely their own.
Speaking on the occasions, Manish Saksena, Business Lead, Aadyam Handwoven, said: “Aadyam Handwoven is a social enterprise which primarily works towards creating livelihood for the weaving communities across India. It is promise that we live of “feeding the looms”. With consumer preferences evolving we endeavour to find more usage occasions for our heritage textiles. The art of hosting and more specifically table settings is a wonderful opportunity to showcase our textiles adorning the table as the food is laid out. It complements the tastes flavours and most importantly the colors that exude warmth and versatility. Collaborating with celebrity chef Anahita Dhondy is a perfect way to make the world of food and textiles come together.”
Amanda Bhandari, Founder of Bombay Club said : When I started Bombay Club, I wanted it to be more than just a café serving Parsi, coastal and Bombay street food. The Club aspect was always just as important.
Inspired by the old-school charm of club culture, we wanted to create a space where people could come together, learn something new, have conversations and simply enjoy each other’s company away from their phones and screens.
That’s why our community events and workshops are such an important part of Bombay Club.
As we celebrated our fourth anniversary, we brought this idea to life with Chef Anahita Dhondy and Aadyam Handwoven for a tablescaping workshop over breakfast.
Our guests learnt the art of tablescaping, while connecting, chatting and having a wonderful time together.
