Textiles designer Brigitte Singh is trying to keep alive the Indian art of block printing that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries - Copyright AFP Wakil KOHSAR ...

"Indian textile designs express dazzling inventiveness and creativity, from the woven silks of royalty to the simple block-printed patterns. This authoritative sourcebook overflows with colour and ...

The French-Indian block-printing textile designer Brigitte Singh carefully rolls out a piece of fabric adorned with bright red poppy flowers that probably belonged to Mughal emperor Shah Jahan from ...

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"This is our tiny yet cozy living room filled with abundant natural light," Kamakshi begins. "We have a three-seater English roll arm sofa upholstered in handloom stripes that was custom-made and ...

In North India, visit this women-led textile workshop outside Jodhpur, Rajasthan, to see and shop block-printing, tie-dyeing, ...

Celebrated every May 3, National Textile Day honours India’s centuries-old weaving heritage, from Varanasi’s silk brocades to Kashmir’s feather-light Pashmina. As we commemorate this year’s edition, ...

Textiles designer Brigitte Singh lovingly lays out a piece of cloth embossed with a red poppy plant she says was probably designed for emperor Shah Jahan, builder of the Taj Mahal, four centuries ago.