This one of a kind art project named Taxi Fabric was dreamed up by 28-year-old designer Sanket Avlani in 2015, giving Mumbai’s humble kali-peelis a new lease of life. Ashvini Menon drawing out the ‘Wild Mumbaikars’ design (Aalok Soni)She’d selected the Premier Padmini as her vehicle. Delhi’s heritage is reflected in this quirky design in an autorickshaw (Photo: www.taxifabric.org)Putting it togetherAfter she’s done with her design, Menon tells the tailor which panel goes where. The ceiling depicts birds, the backseat backrest depicts arboreal animals, and the backseat depicts animals on ground. The back of the front seat illustrates animals from freshwater lakes in the city, the front of the front seat depicts animals in the mangroves, and the front seat itself portrays dolphins.

Source: Hindustan Times February 24, 2018 15:35 UTC