Kumbham, an initiative to revive traditional pottery, is the child of K B Jinnan. This art exhibition focuses on terracotta creations and are displayed in a gallery at Gudi Heritage Hut. The exhibition speaks of the creative talent and artistic work while showcasing a variety of products of different range and speciality. This season, the focus is on a concept called ‘Back to Kitchen', which includes amenities like holistic traditional kitchenware.

The traditional form lays its emphasis on artisians who are from Arvacode, a small town in Nilambur in Malappuram district of Kerala. Since 1993, Kumbham has attracted 80 odd potters to affiliate with it to varying degrees.This exhibition claims to have facilitated a product range of over 500 designs including kitchen and householdware, garden furniture, landscaping products, murals, architectural accessories and designs relating to interior range.

By an approach of ‘Do Nothing’ training process, the community recuperates their lost confidence and gets space for their creativity to evolve.They are offering their expertise for reviving traditional knowledge systems for those who understand culture as a process and not as a product. K B Jinnan has been working in this field for the last 15 years in more than 50 cities including all the metros.

They also have authentic tribal arts and crafts like metal work from Bastar in Madhya Pradesh, miniatures from Rajasthan, sandstone sculptures from Orissa, leather puppets from Andhra Pradesh, hand-woven garments for ladies, precious antique pieces and ornate wooden pillars.Gudi heritage Hut is located at 3352, K R road, Banashankari 2nd stage. The exhibition will be till March 13.