A Woodblock carver scrapes off parts of the block with various cutting tools and (inset ) the pages of a book printed with woodblocks. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/China Daily] 2009, Representative List of ...

The technique is ancient but the look is modern. This fall, Eastern Indian block printing is giving a glow to comforters, quilts, throws and pillows. Artisans carve designs, like the floral and ...

KARACHI: It was a slow day at work for Amjad Ahmed. But then, almost every day had been so for the past few years. Ahmed, who runs a block printing shop in North Karachi, has been working since the ...

Don’t be surprised to spot Ajrakh, one of the oldest block printing techniques in the world, on your next shopping jaunt in the US or the UK. Thanks to a number of independent ethical brands, the ...

Painter Kelly Witmer’s work often depicts geometric pattern on repeat, similar to the final product of a block-printed textile or canvas. This made-to-order piece features a soothing sky-blue palette ...

The elegance is in the imperfections with this ancient yet totally on-trend hand-printing process Ajrak linen cushion, €129, Mind the Gap; mindtheg.com Ceramic stool, €53.33, Anthropologie; ...

Wooden printing blocks, traditionally used for textile printing, are now being creatively repurposed in various crafts and ...

Woodblock printing is a quintessential example of art transcending history and border throughout the South Asian subcontinent. It originated in China, and remained to be the most non-communal method ...