Painter Kelly Witmer’s work often depicts geometric pattern on repeat, similar to the final product of a block-printed textile or canvas. This made-to-order piece features a soothing sky-blue palette ...

If there was ever a model of a small-scale family business that embraces creative and strategic thinking in near equal measure while making beautiful, soulful goods, Block Shop is it. Sisters Hopie ...

Archana Tiwari, a research scholar from the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Mumbai, has completed her research on ‘Traditional block needs contemporary fabrics.’ She had explored many ...

These are the days of graphic emblazoned t-shirts and digital printed dresses. And yet, uniqueness continues to reign in the fashion spectrum. The heritage craft of creating designs on fabric using ...

Woodblock printing is a quintessential example of art transcending history and border throughout the South Asian subcontinent. It originated in China, and remained to be the most non-communal method ...

Don’t be surprised to spot Ajrakh, one of the oldest block printing techniques in the world, on your next shopping jaunt in the US or the UK. Thanks to a number of independent ethical brands, the ...

KARACHI: It was a slow day at work for Amjad Ahmed. But then, almost every day had been so for the past few years. Ahmed, who runs a block printing shop in North Karachi, has been working since the ...

A tiny town known for the exquisite Kalamkari style of textile printing - which earned it a GI tag - may be losing its sheen, thanks to a spurt in the use of modern and chemical methods that threaten ...

While working on her doctorate in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis, Megna Hari spends her free time creating block printed cards inspired by iconic UC Davis landmarks. “I have always ...