Silly Hands Shibari
Silly Hands Shibari, 2020s-, is a studio in the bakushi / kinbaku ecosystem.
Active: 2020s-
Era: 2020s
India-based shibari studio and teaching project led by Amiya Bhanushali. The current Shibari Study profile places the studio base in Mumbai and describes beginner workshops, private sessions and rope jams with venue partners across Indian cities. The Nod independently identifies Mumbai as Amiya's home city and describes private sessions at a home studio, while Homegrown, Urbanaut and the current Silly Hands Linktree preserve Bengaluru workshops and a wider multi-city programme. Urbanaut describes Silly Hands as a queer-led, rope-dedicated Indian studio.
Official links
Sources
- Linktree: Silly Hands Shibari catalogue record
- Instagram: Silly Hands Shibari / @sillyhands.shibari catalogue record
- The Nod: What goes on inside a shibari class? catalogue record
- Urbanaut: SHS Workshop - Futomomo for Nerds catalogue record
- Homegrown: Artist Amiya Bhanushali Is Popularising Shibari As A Form Of Healing catalogue record
- Urbanaut: Silly Hands Shibari profile catalogue record
- District Culture: Touching Grass - How India will go out in 2026 catalogue record
- Shibari Study Studios: Silly Hands Shibari Studio catalogue record
People associated with Silly Hands Shibari: Amiya Bhanushali.