cds art foundation came up with a fashion event titled walking handinhand royal textiles of india at sunder nursery the textiles craft meets fashion event was curated to bring forth eight teams of artisans and designers and to showcase a set of their finest craft across india to culture and fashion enthusiasts of delhias an ode to textiles and garments crafted for the royal families of india the event witnessed the revival of the nearly extinct craft collection of baroda shalu in an effort to pollinate cross border ties and go beyond the horizon cds has partnered with the ministry of textiles government of india and uzbekistan embassy to showcase traditional uzbek ikat by artisan azizbek murtazayev with indian hand embroidery by asif shaikhon this occasion asif shaikh founder cds art foundation commented the foundation was established with an aim to take handcrafted legacy indian textiles rooted in pristine quality and highest level of integrity along with their master artisans to the world stage this would enable them to share space with the best global fashion haute couture brands and textile art collectibles