4 tips to add a contemporary touch with lippaikam

Shibani Jain

Interior Designer

Anchor: Relin Hedly
Photographs: Baaya Design

Lippan (means mudwashing in Gujarati) and kam (meaning work) is a decorative wall art done by women and men from Kutch inside local bhung as/ mud huts. Shibani Jain, founder, Baaya Design shares essential information to bring in this traditional art form.

This artwork depicts birds, trees, animals, human figures etc. and is done with a mixture of clay and camel dung. An adhesive is used to stick mirrors.
Small round, diamond-shaped or triangular mirror pieces are essential to lippaikam No colour or only white/ mud outlines are used in this artwork.
Lippaikam can be used in the bedroom, living room or as a backdrop in the temple area, which would bring in a sparkling effect and traditional look to your home interior.
Mirror lippaikam, when used in the interior space, gives an elegant and glamorous look to the interiors.

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Shibani Jain

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Shibani Jain is the founder of Baaya Design. An alumni from NID, she has been working with the artisan sector for over 15 years. Baaya Design has the largest collection of folk and tribal art in India covering over 40 genres. The retail store has also curated artifacts and gifts, selected on the basis of design and workmanship. Baaya&#39;s Design Studio does bespoke interior styling projects for homes, offices and hospitality industry. It leverages artisan skills to create one-of- a- kind frescoes, murals, installation art, or lights for their customers.

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