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Inside Bhujodi: The Handloom Craft That Grows with Time
In the desert region of Kutch, the village of Bhujodi grew around this very idea. Rooted in a 500-year-old tradition, weaving here evolved to meet the needs of nomadic communities, shaping a craft that is both practical and deeply expressive. Today, Bhujodi is celebrated for its handwoven textiles, but its true story lies in the living culture of craft, community, and…
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Celebrating The Handloom Heroes of India
This National Handloom Day, we celebrate the true heroes behind every weave. From the master weavers who guide threads with practiced hands to the dyers, spinners & embroiderers who breathe life & color into them, each artisan carries forward a legacy shaped by centuries of tradition.
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Color Me Good
Why natural dyes are a win-win for us & the planet Blue hues of Indigo that impersonate water to soothe our souls, brilliant yellows of turmeric and marigold that make us happy and bold reds of roses and madder to get us charged up…colors are our eyes’ first interface with the world around us and…
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Suhaana
When the searing sun threatens to play spoilsport, nothing is quite as refreshing as a tall, ice-cold beverage, in a sub-zero oasis Jaypore’s newest edit of naturally-dyed, hand-spun, handloom cotton separates are the sartorial equivalent of a cold drink on a hot summer day. Sublime silhouettes, elevated with dainty hand-done zari-crochet and sequin-work promise to…
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Savoring The Jamdani
One of Bengal’s most famed textiles, the Jamdani, is a time consuming, labor-intensive weave with rich floral and geometric motifs like the kalka (paisley), fulwar (rows of flowers), tercha (diagonal) and panna hajar (a thousand emeralds). Traditionally woven into sarees, Jaypore’s newest edit reimagined the Jamdani in a more playful and contemporary, but entirely relatable…
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Maheshwar’s Raksha Bandhan Connection: The Ties That Bind
Raksha Bandhan is conventionally known as the festival commemorating the love between a sister and her brother. Each year this love is renewed and strengthened by a symbolic gesture – the sister ties a piece of thread – a rakhi – on the wrist of her brother. The thread represents the brother’s commitment to protect…
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Textile Trails: Museums for the Fabric Lover
A 200-year-old jacket that belonged to a Peshwa minister; a wall made of blocks used for printing; a village like space dedicated to India’s fabric traditions. These might seem like disjointed bits of information but look closer and you’ll find a thread that ties them. These are all pieces of the complicated Indian textile jigsaw. And…
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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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Mubarakpur Weaves a Success Story
When we talk of our commitment to revival of dying or languishing hand looms and handicrafts, we believe that change is happening, right now, right here and that it can only go up. Our confidence is based on many instances of craft revivals across the country; far reaching changes brought about by the collective efforts…
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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 