Designers are increasingly using heritage textiles in fresh, unexpected ways—mixing them with contemporary furniture, layering them with modern patterns, or applying them in bold, oversized scales.

However, there is still room for these accessories in a modern home. If you are working with valances as a design element, it ...

Brinda Dudhat, a 29-year-old design entrepreneur in the Indian state of Gujarat, is determined to connect her country’s pattern-rich textile heritage with a modern, abstract sensibility.