India Block Printing

After meeting the world's great hand-block printing artisans on a recent trip to northern India's Rajasthan, we asked them to make a special collection of quilts just for us. Watch here as they create an array of striking designs, all printed using intricately carved teak blocks and richly colored pigment dyes.

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[DUSTYCOUTUREdotCOM]

Fantastic film. So beautiful and very educational. I am curious to know though if the town isn't a bit more industrial than this film makes it out to be?

[bubbieble]

Beautiful scenery! It really feels like you're doing this yourself..

[javedpaygam]

I am also laber of Block print

in Ahmedabad Gujarat

Sai Raam Printers

Racharada near Bopal

[tolykozin]

A really inspirational video. Truly sad that these great artists never get recognized or their names never known to anybody. If this were the West, they would charge 1000s of dollars, their names printed on the products and marketed like there was no tomorrow. I guess this is the true humility of India, its greatness unrecognized and understated, just flowing into the emptiness of time.

[CatspitProductions]

That is an awesome video. Well done and photographic in nature. Those guys are not only expert block printers but they are wicked wood carvers ;) Come get some Catspit~! ☠

[alina sohail]

beautiful blocks they made.... i want those blocks

[Alana Florence]

This film has actually inspired me so much that I wish to find out if the company offers workshops over there to learn the block printing technique? WESTELM let me know if this is possible or how I may be able to get in touch with the workshop?

I checked out your website and the product and your ethos is fantastic!

[cdowhmo]

amazing!

[Sethi Gerardo Pilka]

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[Sethi Gerardo Pilka]

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[Jesus Lopez]

Simply fantastico!

[zione]

Very interesting and inspiring. Good work!