India, Shaivyya Gupta, Block Printing

Shaivyya Gupta creates small batch hand block printed textiles using upcycled old wooden blocks and the pigment method of printing. Gupta works predominantly with hand block printing, a three-century-old craft that has flourished in and around Rajasthan and parts of Gujarat. She conceived her line of textiles to celebrate the reverence of colours and revive the local ‘Bazaar’ aesthetics. Her designs exist at the cusp of tradition and modernity, where the past becomes the propeller for the present. Inspirations range from Indian kitsch, local architecture and Op art–all fused together to create a distinctive language.

The textiles are versatile in terms of how the user connects with them and wants to use them. They can be designed as accessories–scarfs, wraps and sarong–and are printed on Indian Cotton Silk. The printed textiles can also be used as tableware, as a throw for the couch or even framed as wall art. They are universal, customisable and open to interpretation based on the user's whim. Gupta also creates yardages of her designs for custom orders on cotton textiles.

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