As the hostilities between India and Pakistan continue on the border and other political turfs, Taxi Fabric, along with a Pakistani graphic designer and illustrator Samia Arif, tried to portray a message of peace and underscore the similarities between the two countries through their unique art. To remind both the countries that apart from wars there is also love that can be shared mutually, Taxi Fabric, as the designers call their group, commemorated Pakistan and India's Independence days (August 14 and August, 15 respectively) with a politically-inspired taxi cab makeover, Quartz India reported.

We used a yummy orange rexine to go with @sam_kulavoor's #taxifabric. We are all about adding details and craft to the designer's imagination. #rexine #fabric #interiors #taxi #Mumbai #seatcovers #illustration #designer #process Photograph by @jimeetpawaskar

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As a symbol of peace between the two countries with a long history of conflict, the team announced on August 14 its partnership with a young Pakistani designer Samia Arif to create a special design to remind the people of the two countries of something they have forgotten over the years.

Source: taxifabric.org

"India and Pakistan—separated at birth, siblings who grew up and forgot how much they love each other," Arif said in an interview on Taxi Fabric’s blog. Called Monad, Arif’s concept features hand gestures and geometric patterns that bridge both cultures and religions, such as a dua and namaste.

"I based my designs on the idea that Indians and Pakistanis are essentially the same people, coming from similar roots and focusing on our commonalities and unique characteristics at the same time," she said in the interview.

The design is sort of a moving storybook with the elements as the characters of the story and the cab driver  | Source: taxifabric.org