Block by Block
AsiaPreservationWood / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTThe art of block makingGandhinagar is the state capital of Gujarat, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi. With its tall government buildings, wide roads and...
View ArticleReinterpreting Kutch Embroidery
AsiaPreservationTextileEmbroidery / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTGraham Hollick’s love affair with Indian TextilesWhen I was about eight years old, I made an appliqué of the Taj Mahal for a school project....
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North AmericaPreservationArtifactOther Natural Materials / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTElsie Stone Holiday’s Navajo philosophy and the art of basketweavingElsie Stone Holiday emerges from a dark pick-up...
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AsiaPreservationTextileWeaving / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTTeaching young weavers the art and business of hand-loomed textilesAt 18, Bhavna is already a highly accomplished handloom weaver, taught by her...
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PlaceAsiaCulturePreservationArtifactCeramic / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTBreathing life into idolsKolkatta (previously known as Calcutta) is a traveler’s delight. It is the last stop of the Ganges before...
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North AmericaSouth AmericaCulturePreservation / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTRichard Sexton Documents New Orleans and Other Creole SurvivorsRenowned photographer Richard Sexton has traveled extensively...
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AsiaPreservationArtifactMetal / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTThe art of metal engravingNaqqashi or repousse is the art of engraving lavish and intricate designs on metal. Metal artisans in Lucknow have been...
View ArticleMud Chic
AfricaPreservationContemporary DesignFashionInteriorsNatural Dyes / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTTraditional mudcloth from Mali Boubacar Doumbia is a legend in Mali. Few artisans have impacted, directly or...
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CulturePreservationContemporary DesignTextileFashionInnovation / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTTwo designers who have never met create a collection that bridges Uzbek tradition and American fashionHAND/EYE’s...
View ArticlePieces of Silver
PreservationArtifactMetal / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTMark Sloneker’s Orijyn brings traditional Lao Lum silverwork to market with sustainable business practicesAsk Orijyn founder Mark Sloneker how he...
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South AmericaPreservationWeavingNatural Dyes / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTRugs to love“I’m very proud of being a weaver , It´s a marvelous art. This is something really beautiful and at the same time it...
View ArticleQuilts to Scarves
AsiaPreservationTextile / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTTransforming the lives of exploited women in IndiaFrom quilts to scarves, recycled saris are hand sewn by Indian commercial sex workers, who seek to...
View ArticleLife on the Loom
PreservationTextileFashionWeaving / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTMaheshwar weaver Hema Shroff Patel showcases her talents with her own micro brand, AmbaThe small town of Maheshwar, Madhya Pradesh is renowned...
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PreservationSustainabilityPaperRecycled / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTSaving India’s rhinos and elephants with papermakingElrhino is a small social business enterprise with a big heart. My father, Mahesh...
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North AmericaCulturePreservationStone / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTRestoring a church, rebuilding a communityJust a stones throw away from the historic San Jose De Gracia church in Las Trampas, New Mexico,...
View ArticleParsi Embroidery
CulturePreservationTextileEmbroidery / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTCraft Collaboration from Asia and EuropeParsi Embroidery is an aesthetic composition of pictorial traditions and an emblem of elegance....
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CulturePreservationTextile / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTChanging women's lives in MahmudabadThe backbone of the erstwhile world of feudal privilege and opulence was always an invisible army of skilled...
View ArticleThe Silk Generation
Preservation / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTCambodia’s Silk-Weaving RevivalFounder of Craft Village Naiseng Lang embodies a new generation of hope in the textile industry. Lang began the company in 2009,...
View ArticleSweet Dreams
PreservationArtifact / Gallery / EMAIL / PRINTManik Interprets Dreams of Creativity and CommunityManik’s dreamcatchers do more than catch sweet dreams, it is a company founded by the hope and social...
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