Matter Prints The History of Storytelling Through Textiles

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Meherab and Koya: Coming Full Circle

Textile artisanship is a lens through which we see the universal basics that connect us – the need to express our values, find meaning through storied motifs, and create beauty. We believe in designing from the past, which is why most of our styles are inspired by inspiring heritage silhouettes and our prints are taken […]

Why Craft Takes Time

Every piece of craft is an extension of its maker’s life work to master a skill encompassing their own unique signature. When we know the care that goes into a product that takes 120 days to make, passing through more than 10 steps and 20 people in its journey, we understand the love that has […]

A Day In The Life: Khushiram Pandey

5:30am — Before the sun rises. I like the rhythm of starting my day slow and easy. Waking up before the sun comes up, I get ready for an hour before leaving the house to run some errands. 6:30am — Prayer and errands. I walk out to buy milk. On my way back, I visit two temples […]

Master Ji: The Artisan With Dye Stained Fingers

This is Jagdish, but we (and everyone else in the blockprinting workshop) call him Master Ji. As is common in the Indian culture, adding ‘Ji’ conveys a sign of respect and it’s an endearment given to the person by those around them. Master Ji is a fourth generation artisan, and a master blockprinter and dyer […]

The Chenelle Jacket: An Inside Look

Working with a curative philosophy inspired by tradition, we source heritage prints and styles while reinterpreting them in a modern manner. We believe that the cultural history of many nations lies in their textile heritage, and it is through the continuation of that narrative that we pay tribute to their tradition. We began this with […]

F1: A Collaboration

In the last 3 years, we worked with over 8 rural artisan communities in India with over 16 designer collaborations so far. Collaboration is the heart of what we do; every collaboration has been rooted in an appreciation for the value of craft and artisanship, connecting artisans with designers, bridging traditional craft with modern designs […]

Kérastase: A Collaboration

We believe in the value of collaborations, that great things are done by a series of small things brought together. Where there is shared passion, the potential for collaboration is far more valuable than competition – and it is our mission to manifest this in our everyday. We have had 11 collaborations so far. Some […]

IChing

There’s a new print on the block – parallel with the Fire and Water motif, we went to the sand and lakes of an island nearby to document the collection. Shop the collection here.

The Tea Sommelier: A Collaboration

Anne-Carole is the founder of The Tea Sommelier, a business in Singapore created to educate and inspire respect for the Art of Tea. After working in Finance for a decade, she realized she wanted more out of her life. In her search, she came across a shop in Shanghai where she experienced a traditional Chinese […]

A Generational Story

The craft of blockprinting was a medium created for storytelling: to record history and legacy. At the very heart of it, blockprinting holds still a moment in time. The heritage technique, in all its beauty, is a celebration of stories. In November, we hosted a series of workshops with Khushiram, our fifth generation blockprinting artisan. […]