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VIDEO | Hand Blocked Prints: From Rajastan With Love
Tweet www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-qLUPW4KfI After meeting the world’s great hand-block printing artisans on a recent trip to northern India’s Rajasthan, we asked them to make a special collection of...
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In the Neighborhood: Inventing the Cardboard Box
Tweet The construction of 55 Washington Street, 1907— one of the Gair buildings in DUMBO. Our partners at Etsy are also our neighbors — they are right around the corner from us in Brooklyn’s DUMBO...
View ArticleRishtan Blue: Ceramics from Uzbekistan
Tweet Hand/Eye Magazine visits the small city of Rishtan in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. Known for their ceramics, the city is home to over 2000 potters (approximately a tenth of the total...
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Jute: Durable + Sustainable
Tweet In between a textile fiber and a wood fiber, Jute is a plant fiber that is rapidly renewable and very durable — it’s the second most important vegetable fiber after cotton! Jute is color-fast,...
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Mercury Glass + Foxed Mirrors
Tweet Adding shimmer and shine to your decor is easy with west elm’s expanded options for mercury glass and foxed mirrors — just in time for holiday entertaining! Mercury glass (sometimes called...
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Papier-Mâché
Tweet The French translation of papier-mâché is chewed paper — and that’s really all you need to know! Commonly made with discarded newspaper and cardboard combined with a starchy glue or paste,...
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Dhurries: Flat-woven Rugs
Tweet Dhurries are tightly woven flatweave rugs. Many of the west elm dhurries are handwoven or handprinted. Most often made out of wool, cotton or a blend of the two fibers, dhurries can also be made...
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How To Choose a Rug Size with Emily Henderson
Tweet Emily Henderson used her own living room to demonstrate how to choose the right-size rug for a room… lots of magical rooms designed and styled by Emily Henderson With Orlando‘s help, Emily...
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