By Dhamodaran Palani
Kochi, June 28, 2020: Interest and creativity are two different things, but here comes Abran, a 12-year-old boy from Kerala who uses both his passion and creativity to make face masks from his home in this stressful time.
He has come up with his own designer masks for women, gents and children. When the textile industry is undergoing a major setback, here are some interesting elements that will build our hope that this industry is to survive.
Speaking to Textile Value Chain, Abran D. Puthenparambil, a student of The Delta Study of Fort Kochi, an island near Kochi, says, he is not sure from where he got the idea.
“I had been seeing boutique making and selling masks. Prior to this, I, along with my dad was making general dust-proof masks for the policemen and because of the lockdown happened, we couldn’t do that anymore. Thus the idea of designing and producing triple-layered and washable face masks generated,” Abran says.
The key challenge for Abran, more than designing or manufacturing the mask is to address the mounting orders and delivering them to the customer on time besides his school works.
“My role model is Fashion Designer Sabyasachi and also brands like Ralph and Russo, Gucci. In fact, I got more inspired towards these brand names after visiting a store ‘Salt studio’ in our neighborhood. I like them, how they do their designing work with so much elegance,” says Abran, who went to that place and also happened to know how designer materials work.
This creative kid is not just only making designer masks but had tried his hands on other aspects like baking, fishing post his study time. Abran would like thank his father and aunt, who are supportive and helpful from stitching to packing.
Speaking about his career, he says, he wants to pursue fashion designing. “I want to create a brand and make products by give them proper time to make and develop which are wearable and beautiful. And also want to try jewelry designs in the future.”
Source: textilevaluechain.in