Leather WORK
Program:- Designing and Packaging,
District:- Kanpur , Trade:- Leather Work, Training period: 15 days
Place:- Kanpur (U.P.), Sponsor Directorate of Industry and Entrepreneurship
Promotion, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, Organizer
Udyamita Vikas Sansthan, Lucknow, Partner
Organization Pahal The Beginning Lucknow, Uttar
Pradesh,
Leather crafting or simply leather craft, is the practice of making
leather into craft objects or works of art, using shaping techniques, dyeing
techniques, or both. Leatherworking
has been done for thousands of years and is an ancient art form. The use of leather is found in many
ancient civilisations, including Egypt, Greece and Rome. Early humans used
animal skins for clothing and shelter. Evidence of the dyeing and use of
leather has been found at Mehrgarh, now part of Pakistan. Fresh hides were
dried in the sun. The hide was softened by grinding it with animal fat and
brains. Hides were preserved
by salting and smoking. Leather
was used to make clothing, shoes, and water bottles. Leather was used to make armor. Leather was used to make saddles. Leather was used to make sheaths. Leather was used to make intricate works of art, religious
artifacts, and personal items.
Leather painting differs from leather dyeing in that the paint
remains only on the surface while the dyes are absorbed into the leather. Because of this difference, leather
painting techniques are not generally used on objects that can or must bend,
nor on objects that will be subjected to friction, such as belts and wallets,
because the paint can crack or wear off under these conditions. Leather carving, or "tooling",
involves using metal tools to compress wet leather in such a way as to give it
a three-dimensional effect. The
intention is not to cut the surface of the leather, as is done in filigree.
Objective of the Programme:- The aim of the workshop is to
experiment and develop new products as per the needs and preferences of the
contemporary market by utilizing the traditional skills of the artisans and
introducing new techniques and technologies for improved production. The artisans of handicrafts should be
able to experiment boldly in design. For this purpose it is necessary to
provide a framework and process which gives the necessary freedom to the
designer.
Another main purpose of using packaging is to exaggerate the
product. A marketer needs to
grab the attention of a viewer to buy the product. Packaging should be able to beautify a product to add to its
visual appeal. The purpose
of product packaging is to protect the product from damage. Product packaging not only protects the
product during transit from the manufacturer to the retailer, but it also
prevents damage. With each
passing day the packaging material is becoming less and less. Apart from the traditional
paper-plastic, glass, metal packaging, people have started to explore the use
of new raw materials
It can instantly attract the attention of the audience towards a
product. You can create
interest in the customer's mind towards a product through attractively designed
packaging.
Importance of Designing/Packaging: The role of packaging has become very
important as it helps to grab the attention of the audience. Packaging can be
used by marketers to encourage potential buyers to purchase a product.Packaging
is also used for convenience and information dissemination on how to use,
transport, recycle or dispose of the package or product.
Features of Designing/Packaging It is the
process of enclosing and covering a product or object. It is a group of general activities of
product planning. Packaging is related to the designing and making of wrappers
for a product. It is an art and science.v It is a new practice and unique promotional
technique. It is a means of safe delivery of the product to the customers or
consumers.
It is necessary to provide training on packaging of handicrafts to artisans and exporters to upgrade the present packaging of their handicraft products and to do better business in India and abroad. This will help in improving their sales and livelihood along with the benefits of related fields.
