EKA: Stories Sewn in Stillness

You may have already seen our wonderful interview with Rina Singh, founder of Ekà, in Clothes for Poets (Issue 124, Rural). But did you know you could also be the lucky winner of a block-printed jacket from Ekà, as part of this issue’s prize draw? To tempt you to enter, here’s more about the world behind the brand…

In a leafy part of Delhi, beneath a soft green roof, there is a studio where time slows down. The light falls gently across wooden tables. There is laughter between tasks, the hush of cotton being cut, the rhythmic press of carved blocks into cloth. This is the home of Ekà.

Ekà was born from a desire to return to something familiar and true - the slow rhythm of Rina Singh’s rural childhood, the textures of handwoven cloth, the quiet dignity of craft. Her clothes don’t follow trends. They follow feeling, memory, and the slow seasons of a life well lived...

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All images courtesy of EKA.