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Sakafat Art & Crafts Exhibition

July 20th, Fashiony participated in Lahore Grand Bazaar organized by Sakafat – The Colors Of Culture where it showcased bone ornaments. Bone carving has been practiced for thousands of years although it started declining during the past few years as young generation is inclined towards new materials that were introduced in the recent past. To keep the bone art alive and to support those artisans which have been doing bone carving, we often participate in different exhibitions to spread awareness among masses about the camel bone art. This time we…

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Fortress Square Art & Crafts Exhibition

It is an open fact that not everyone can be an artist but everyone understands and admires beautiful artifacts that are created after deep imaginations and depicts hidden mysteries of the universe. Art is not a mirror to hold up to society, but a hammer with which to shape it. Leon Trotsky Art is kind of a voyage in deep waters where there is no apparent end to your imagination and artist is the person who dares to steer his thought-ship in the ocean of imagination. He struggles hard to…

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FashionyPk Exhibiting at Lahore Lifestyle expo

Join Us: With Vision to promote Local Art & Culture that’s being preserved in soil of sub-continent and to facilitate local artisans ‘fashiony.pk’ is on mission to give local artisans a voice, recognition and opportunities they deserve. In continuation of our Mission we’d like to Cordially invite you to our upcoming exhibition so you can witness the frenzy and to feel the love for Art & Culture. “Fashiony.pk is exhibiting its unique, artistic and elegant, Camel bone made jewelry items & accessories in LAHORE LIFESTYLE EXPO by ‘SAKAFAT’ “. Expo…

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1st Anniversary of Fashionypk’s Summer Internship program

One this day (July 3rd) an year ago, fashiony.pk started its first Summer internship program that was 80 days long and served 15 interns (approx.) from various universities of Pakistan including Punjab University College of IT (PUCIT), UET , University of Lahore, Comsats, Education University, Lahore Garrison University  and others. Internship program announcement got a huge response on social media and various job websites. PUCIT, NAMAL and others encouraged their graduates and undergraduates to apply for the program. HR department of fashiony received 500+ applications for this program and top…

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Why ‘fashiony’?

We have a domain name fashiony.pk; and we are “fashiony”. People often ask us what is fashiony and why and how you came up with this name. Is it a term? Is it really an English term or Punjabi one? There are few critics who even say that this name not even match your objectives. They say that if you’re primarily a non-profit, empowering artists, students, women and especially differently abled women then you should probably have some name like “helpingHands” or “Maseeha”. Otherwise if you’re primarily an ecommerce for…

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Bone Carving: Craftsmen Struggle to Keep the Art Alive

  Every piece, from a key ring to large size models, is gorgeous and intricately carved out of camel bone. Roaming around the old fort in a pleasant midday of late February as I got into craft bazaar of Multan my first encounter was with Abdul Rashid Qureshi. The man into his 70s is an artist of camel bone carving. His stall has dozens of pieces, small and large, on display. Every item, from a key ring to large size models, is gorgeous and intricately carved out of the camel…

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Camel Bone Artists, Project Kalayatra

When I stepped in Zakir Hussain’s workshop for camel bone artists, I was in a haze, literally. Covered in white dust, I saw a bunch of young men engrossed in working with incredibly sharp machinery, their nimble fingers sculpting the camel bones into artifacts with finesse. Zakir is a very well know, national award winning camel bone artist, he had just returned from Italy where he had been representing Indian Art. The day I spent with him and his disciples left me asking new questions regarding artisans and their communities.…

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A Master Artisan’s Crusade to Conserve the Dying Art of Camel Bone Craftsmanship

The craft of camel bone artistry is one of the most intricate art forms indigenous to India. A master artist is toiling hard to protect the art from the brink of extinction. Understanding the intricate art of camel bone artistry demands stepping into a haze, covered with dust the colour of dirty snow. The sight that welcomes you is a large room full of young, enthusiastic artists, feverishly concentrating on their creation. Their facial features are tough to decipher as they are covered in bone-dust from head to toe, like…

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