Block printing is a technique used to create patterns by stamping shapes cut out of wooden blocks. The blocks are previously impregnated either with concentrated mordant, or with mild acid that erases the mordant pre-existing on the fabric. This creates either a...
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A workshop with Paul Jackson
Paul Jackson is a rockstar of the design world. Along with his wife he teaches origami techniques and their link to geometry from kindergarten to design students and has written several reference books on folding and pleated techniques. He presents himself as a paper...
Photoshooting Mei Line’s first collection: 2018
It was really exciting to shoot my first creations. The robes were from the start, a staple of my collections. All photos are linked to their respective product or category
Arimatsu Shibori, from tradition to innovation
Was very lucky to attend a workshop with Kuno Hiroaki organised by Couleur Garance. His enthusiasm about traditional indigo shibori and the way he envisions it's transposition into a XXIe century sustainable and modern production is very inspiring. We trained in...
Couleur Garance
Some pictures of a week long course in vegetal fabric dying at the prestigious Couleur Garance school, see website here And back home, at the studio: