Packaging Concept
PACHISI
Cloth is approximately 78 x 78cm in the cross shape of the game. When folded, the cloth is only 17 x 17 cm so will easily fit in a backpack or in a car pocket. The game comes in a wooden storage box. This product contains small parts that represents a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 5 years old. All our lacquer products are coloured with approved dyes which are non-toxic, A 20 and PCP free as per the EN-71 tests. Keeping in mind the safety of children.
COUPLE LUCK WITH STRATEGY
GAME OF SKILLS
Pachisi is a cross and circle board game that originated in ancient India, that has been described as the national game of India. Although many western imitations of the game exist such as Ludo from England and the American Parcheesi, nothing compares with the original. Pachisi and the older and more complicated Chaupur (which can also be played with this cloth version of the board game) are games of skill - suitable for both adults and children.
SEED - Design Studio togather with Shilpa Trust are pleased to bring you this product from ancient era.
As this is a cloth version of the game, it is portable and can be unfurled to play anywhere you wish. It is a reasonably priced genuine Pachisi board made in India, where the game was invented.
As this is a cloth version of the game, it is portable and can be unfurled to play anywhere you wish. It is a reasonably priced genuine Pachisi board made in India, where the game was invented.
The Details: Included are 16 wooden, coloured bell-shaped playing pieces and three oblong “long dice”. Historical game connoisseurs might find the dice useful for other games, too.
They are numbered 1, 3, 4 & 6.
Cloth is approximately 78 x 78cm in the cross shape of the game. When folded, the cloth is only 17 x 17 cm so will easily fit in a backpack or in a car pocket. The game comes in a wooden storage box. This product contains small parts that represents a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 5 years old. All our lacquer products are coloured with approved dyes which are non-toxic, A 20 and PCP free as per the EN-71 tests. Keeping in mind the safety of children.
SOLITAIRE
TRIM THE TIMER
mind game
We are happy to offer you a wide range of Hand made toys. The best part is that you will know that your purchase is making a difference in the life of a disadvantaged artisan! This wooden solitaire game is a fun toy for children! This game is handmade and contains no lead-based paint. It’s a perfect toy for any child who needs a game to play during a long trip or on a rainy day. Pick up a solitaire game for your children, friends, or relatives today!
The Details: The Solitaire game board is about 7.5” diameter 3/4” thick , 1” long 31 coins. The game comes in a wooden storage box. This product contains small parts that represents a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 3 years old. In Shilpa Trust all our lacquer products are coloured with approved dyes which are non-toxic, A 20 and PCP free as per the EN-71 tests. Keeping in mind the safety of children.
The Artisan: Our artisans go out into the rural forests of Southern India to cut and shape the rare wood found from Hale trees and mix the pieces of wood with a natural lacquer to create unique, wooden toys. This item was made by an economically disadvantaged artisans. These workshops produce a variety of wooden products including toys, games and ornaments. Your purchase helps transform the lives of many by improving education, health and economic development.
TIC TAC TOE
The Details:
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BEND THE TREND
GAMES OF SKILLS
This tic tac toe game is a great toy for any child OR adult! The tic tac toe game is handmade, contains no lead-based paint, and is a great toy to play at home or away while you travel! Instead of using pen and paper to play the old school game, why not have a beautiful, wooden, colorful game set to play the simple yet entertaining game? Pick up a tic tac toe game for your children, friends, or relatives today!
The Details:
The tic tac toe game sticks are about 6” long and the red/yellow pieces are about 2.5”. The game comes in a wooden storage box. This product contains small parts that represents a choking hazard for small children. Not suitable for children under 3 years old. In Shilpa Trust all our lacquer products are coloured with approved dyes which are non-toxic, A 20 and PCP free as per the EN-71 tests. Keeping in mind the safety of children.
The Artisan:
The Artisan:
Our artisans go out into the rural forests of Southern India to cut and shape the rare wood found from Hale trees and mix the pieces of wood with a natural lacquer to create unique, wooden toys. This item was made by an economically disadvantaged artisans. These workshops produce a variety of wooden products including toys, games and ornaments. Your purchase helps transform the lives of many by improving education, health and economic development.
SEED - Design Studio
The main objective of working with various artisan groups throughout India is to help these talented women and men receive a regular work, be treated with dignity and respect, and be able to live a quality life. Through the relationship between SEED and its artisans, we hope to usher social and economic change and make a difference in the world at a very necessary time.
Thanks for the buy and please feel free to email us with any questions that you have
MOKSHA PATAM
MISS THE HISS
GAME OF SKILL AND LUCK
Moksha Patam was associated with traditional Hindu philosophy contrasting karma and kama, or destiny and desire. It emphasized destiny, as opposed to games such as pachisi, which focused on life as a mixture of skill (free will) and luck. The game has also been interpreted and used as a tool for teaching the effects of good deeds versus bad. The ladders represented virtues such as generosity, faith, and humility, while the snakes represented vices such as lust, anger, murder, and theft. The morality lesson of the game was that a person can attain salvation (Moksha) through doing good, whereas by doing evil one will inherit rebirth to lower forms of life. The number of ladders was less than the number of snakes as a reminder that a path of good is much more difficult to tread than a path of sins. Presumably the number “100” represented Moksha (salvation). In Andhra Pradesh, snakes and ladders is played in the name of Vaikuntapali.
The Moral
All games have morals; and the game of Snakes and Ladders captures, as no other activity can hope to do, the eternal truth that for every ladder you hope to climb, a snake is waiting just around the corner, and for every snake a ladder will compensate.The Details:
The Artisan
Our artisans go out into the rural forests of Southern India to cut and shape the rare wood found from Hale trees and mix the pieces of wood with a natural lacquer to create unique, wooden toys. This item was made by an economically disadvantaged artisans. These workshops produce a variety of wooden products including toys, games and ornaments. Your purchase helps transform the lives of many by improving education, health and economic development.
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INDIAN ARTISANS TRIBUTE TO
ALEXANDER GIRARD
WOODEN DECORATION DOLLS
WOODEN DECORATION DOLLS
They are a delight for collectors, these wooden dolls from Alexander Girard. Girard (1907 – 1993) is famous for his bright coloured, lively patterned and rich textured textile designs. The designer had a deep interest in the folk art of South America, Eastern Europe and Asia, and drew inspiration from traditional handcrafted artifacts for his work.
The colour palette, patterns and motifs that account for the recognisable distinctiveness of many of his designs can be traced back to these cultural roots. The Wooden Dolls, designed and made by Girard in 1963 for his own house in Santa Fe, were also inspired by his collection of folk art.
Half decorative element, half toy, the Wooden Dolls were originally intended only for personal use. Here is a small tribute to Alexander Girard by Indian Artisans.
The Details: Composed of set of ten dolls
The Artisan: Our artisans go out into the rural forests of Southern India to cut and shape the rare wood found from Hale trees and mix the pieces of wood with a natural lacquer to create unique, wooden toys. This item was made by an economically disadvantaged artisans. These workshops produce a variety of wooden products including toys, games and ornaments. Your purchase helps transform the lives of many by improving education, health and economic development.
SEED - Design Studio The main objective of working with various artisan groups throughout India is to help these talented women and men receive a regular work, be treated with dignity and respect, and be able to live a quality life. Through the relationship between SEED and its artisans, we hope to usher social and economic change and make a difference in the world at a very necessary time.
The colour palette, patterns and motifs that account for the recognisable distinctiveness of many of his designs can be traced back to these cultural roots. The Wooden Dolls, designed and made by Girard in 1963 for his own house in Santa Fe, were also inspired by his collection of folk art.
Half decorative element, half toy, the Wooden Dolls were originally intended only for personal use. Here is a small tribute to Alexander Girard by Indian Artisans.
The Details: Composed of set of ten dolls
The Artisan: Our artisans go out into the rural forests of Southern India to cut and shape the rare wood found from Hale trees and mix the pieces of wood with a natural lacquer to create unique, wooden toys. This item was made by an economically disadvantaged artisans. These workshops produce a variety of wooden products including toys, games and ornaments. Your purchase helps transform the lives of many by improving education, health and economic development.
SEED - Design Studio The main objective of working with various artisan groups throughout India is to help these talented women and men receive a regular work, be treated with dignity and respect, and be able to live a quality life. Through the relationship between SEED and its artisans, we hope to usher social and economic change and make a difference in the world at a very necessary time.
