Recent works expand this dialogue through the integration of sheet brass and textile elements, drawing from regional craft traditions of Maharashtra. Papier-mâché acts as a soft binder, arresting fabric in deconstructed compositions while brass is woven, nailed, or embedded using indigenous techniques. In series such as In Between, contrasting textures coexist within a single piece, reflecting transitional states, voids, pauses, and emotional shifts translated into form.
The work remains deeply connected to Kashmiri papier-mâché know-how, developed in close collaboration with master artisans and relying exclusively on scrap paper, natural binders, and traditional molds. For Walvekar, paper is endlessly expressive, capable of moving from smooth to rugged, controlled to volatile. Across furniture, lighting, and sculptural objects, Vahe Ensemble proposes a tactile language where material memory, cultural lineage, and contemporary abstraction meet, objects shaped not to decorate, but to be felt, inhabited, and questioned.
