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 ...
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 ...
Join Rekh & Datta in the design studio to look, feel, and touch the clothing and housewares available now on Kickstarter. They'll have light eats and libations to enjoy while you check out the Rekh & ...
Here's everything you want to know about Kalamkari. Kalamkari is a traditional Indian textile printing technique that involves hand-painting or block printing designs on fabrics using natural dyes.
In Jaipur and its neighbouring districts in Northwest India, a 300-year-old tradition is dying a slow, gradual death. Woodblock printing, the craft as we know it today, which we have also come to ...
To keep up with growing demands and reduce production costs and time, many villagers have started using chemical dyes and the screen printing method to produce the famed textile style. The modern ...
Two unique projects are engaging designers with disabilities in productive activities and making a difference. Flipping through a thick wad of sheets, Farrukh Sultan excitedly points at his block ...