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Poetic Prints
Enliven simple outfits with the timeless elegance of block-printed Chanderi and tussar silk dupattas. Jaypore’s freshest edit is a poetic ode to India’s printing heritage, with a smattering of traditional motifs on a canvas of delicate colors, these dupattas are the perfect addition to your monochrome ensembles. Style with simple juttis, flowers in your hair,…
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Noori
Ethical and sustainable fashion lies at the heart of Jaypore’s ethos, and with Noori, our freshest collection of Ajrakh printed separates, we have taken this commitment to the next level. This collection has been crafted from a tapestry of excess fabric, to ensure that not even a scrap goes to waste. Elevated with nifty hems,…
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From House To Home In Just A Few Clicks
That yellow ikat rug you brought from Bali, those dhokra dancers a dear friend gifted to you, your mom’s set of silver frames or that planter you just bought on a whim…these are the things that make your home look like a 3D version of you. And its elements change just as you do…a new…
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Baagh-O-Bahar
Hand block-printed cotton separates for a relaxed summer style Bouquets of flowers plucked from a garden in full bloom; rendered in shades of green, pink and white, these motifs adorn the freshest edit of block-printed separates by Jaypore. Rendered in relaxed cotton dobby, these pieces will transport you to a leafy, floral paradise on a…
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A for Ajrakh: Fascinating stories about India’s block prints
You see them all around you – those complex geometric motifs in red and blue, the floral vines, the Mughal jali, the deep, earthy colors and the symmetry of patterns on fabric. But do you ever wonder who makes these block prints with exotic names like saudagari, dabu or Sanganeri? Do you know how the dyer…
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Re-Inventing Khadi: A New Design Direction
Breathable, rhythmic, textured, a blank canvas, versatile – just some of the words used by people who have fallen for the charms of the homegrown khadi. Not only does this handspun fabric come with an entire nation’s history behind it, it is one of the most conscious and environmentally friendly. After years of being weighed…
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Breathe New Life into your Home!
“I believe that trends must have the capacity to stay relevant for a long time; at least a few years, at any rate. Otherwise they are not worth the money and the trouble. Accessories of course, are the exception to the rule because that is the easiest way of updating a space and giving it…
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The Handmade Paper Trail: A Fascinating New Journey
Once upon a time, roughly in the late ’60s America, if you bought a dress and met with some post-purchase dissonance or dropped sauce all over the front, you could just tear it up. Because that particular dress was made of paper! In the 1920s London, one could buy a ‘Paper Suit’ for a tiny…
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Ajrakh Tales – Re-Contextualizing an Age Old Textile on the Contemporary Scene
The elegant symmetry of geometric patterns, the waltz of Indigo & madder dyes, and the minor imperfections that add to its allure… this is what forms the syntax of an ancient craft like Ajrakh. Like a skilled raconteur, the standard 3 meter length of an Ajrakh print tells tales of its invigorating history, the many…
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An Uncommon Journey
Design in India permeates everything we do. Its in our clothes, our buildings, our temples, even in the pots and pans we use in the kitchen. In this plentiful land of many seasons and myriad languages, of ancient civilizations and constant influx of new peoples; every material possession has become a canvas for expression. It…
Storytellers of Wonder 