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 ...

The technique is ancient but the look is modern. This fall, Eastern Indian block printing is giving a glow to comforters, quilts, throws and pillows. Artisans carve designs, like the floral and ...

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 ...

In a day and age where most everything we purchase is mass-produced, there’s something magical about the beauty found in the slowness of handmade goods. Block printed textiles are lovely in part ...

Farrukhabad’s Vastra Chhapai tradition combines hand-carved wooden blocks and textile printing, sustaining a historic craft ...

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 ...

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 ...