Celebrating the rich history and process of handmade textile production.
Craftsmanship
Block Shop's textiles are printed by hand with carved wooden blocks in Jaipur, Rajasthan, a method known as hand block printing. This method is taught through the apprenticeship method, where the skill is passed over generations within a family.
Their designs are traced onto cross-sections of sisam wood and carved by master carvers by hand. A simple geometric block may take a day, whereas a complex set of floral blocks could take up to a month to complete.
Design Process
Block Shop is a textile, art, and design studio founded by the Los Angeles-based Stockman sisters. They are a multi-generational team of artists and craftspeople devoted to celebrating the rich history, process, and materials of handmade textile production.
Block Shop's products are produced in small, family-owned workshops and studios in India, Italy, and the US. They draw and design everything themselves and work with their partners in person in small batches of 50-300 units, ensuring ethical production standards and exceptional craftsmanship are met in every step of the supply chain.
Values
At Block Shop they believe in small-scale production, fair wages for workers, and healthy working conditions. Each year they invest 5% of their profits into our community initiatives in Jaipur and Los Angeles. In Jaipur, they work with PeTOSH global, and in LA with ArtworxLA and CreateNow: two fantastic organizations providing arts education and art therapy to young people in under-resourced communities.