BE OPEN, the global philanthropic foundation, launched its worldwide project “Made in…” in Delhi in the month of february, the beginning of a two-year journey to the ‘four corners’ of the earth to research the handmade and how to ensure its survival in the future. BE OPEN chosen India as a starting point because it is home to the strong dual influences of tradition and modernity, with all of the innate contradictions and endless mutations that this combination provokes. Is Indian craft still what is used to be? Is it ready to evolve and encompass new approaches to change its output?

Made in… India is an intensive program that includes an exhibition, Samskara, a discussion panel, featuring worldwide experts on craft and luxury market and two competitions, challenging Indian students and the global users of social networks to offer their visions of the country, both through proposals for new products and through images representing India`s past, present and future. 

Over 600 guests from the worlds of design and fashion, together with politicians, high-profile, international figures from the creative industries, business and academia, gathered at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in New Delhi to see the opening of the Made in… India showcase, Samskara.
The event was officially inaugurated by the Honourable Minister of Textiles, Kavuri Sambasiva Rao, and Honourable Minister of Culture, Chandresh Kumari Katoch, showing their support for BE OPEN`s mission to sustain national heritage and keep it alive by refreshing and reinvigorating it.
BE OPEN Made In… India: here are some photographs of the handcrafted products on display at the BE OPEN Made In… India Samskara exhibition in New Delhi. 
Archisearch - Design foundation Be Open`s new show features the work of twenty Indian designers in a space conceived by architect Anupama Kundoo at New Delhi`s Indira Ghandi National Centre for the ArtsDESIGN FOUNDATION BE OPEN`S NEW SHOW FEATURES THE WORK OF TWENTY INDIAN DESIGNERS IN A SPACE CONCEIVED BY ARCHITECT ANUPAMA KUNDOO AT NEW DELHI`S INDIRA GHANDI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS
Archisearch - Illuminated by rows of aluminium lampshades suspended from the ceiling, the show mixes facets of both traditional and modern lifeILLUMINATED BY ROWS OF ALUMINIUM LAMPSHADES SUSPENDED FROM THE CEILING, THE SHOW MIXES FACETS OF BOTH TRADITIONAL AND MODERN LIFE
Archisearch - Terracotta Speaker`s by Thukral&taggaTERRACOTTA SPEAKER`S BY THUKRAL&TAGGA
Archisearch - sculpture by Gaurav GuptaSCULPTURE BY GAURAV GUPTA
Archisearch - Bowl set by Vibhor SoganiBOWL SET BY VIBHOR SOGANI
Archisearch - Made in India` brings together over 200 works under one roof. Some of the gems on show include a gleaming tea service and tray from Gunjan GuptaMADE IN INDIA` BRINGS TOGETHER OVER 200 WORKS UNDER ONE ROOF. SOME OF THE GEMS ON SHOW INCLUDE A GLEAMING TEA SERVICE AND TRAY FROM GUNJAN GUPTA
Archisearch - Thali with six bowls, by Deepak and Sanjiv WhorraTHALI WITH SIX BOWLS, BY DEEPAK AND SANJIV WHORRA
Archisearch - Metal hand by Sunil Sethi Design AllianceMETAL HAND BY SUNIL SETHI DESIGN ALLIANCE
Archisearch - Double walled bowls by Deepak and Sanjiv Whorra for EpisodeDOUBLE WALLED BOWLS BY DEEPAK AND SANJIV WHORRA FOR EPISODE
Archisearch - Stone chess set by Sunil Sethi Design AllianceSTONE CHESS SET BY SUNIL SETHI DESIGN ALLIANCE
Archisearch - A colourful, ornate chandelier, presented by lighting specialist, KloveA COLOURFUL, ORNATE CHANDELIER, PRESENTED BY LIGHTING SPECIALIST, KLOVE
Archisearch - object by sahil&sarthakOBJECT BY SAHIL&SARTHAK
Archisearch - table by Ayush KasliwalTABLE BY AYUSH KASLIWAL

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