we believe in the art of slow making
one of our founders lived in India for two years and fell in love with traditional craftsmanship and the mastery of local artisans. inspired by this rich heritage, we proudly create pieces that are hand-printed, hand-woven, hand-spun, or hand-dyed—using ancient techniques like block printing, ikat, shibori, and jamdani. every piece tells a story, woven with history and made to be worn with pride.
our vision is to bring you the best manual craft techniques in the world - from portugal to india - and to keep textile traditions alive while promoting the slow fashion movement.
ikat
ikat is a dyeing craft used to create a distinct style of textile patterns. ikat is done by resist dyeing sections of the yarns prior to weaving the fabric. it's a slow, handmade process and it takes approximately 40 to 60 days to produce enough fabric for 30 pieces.
blockprint
block printing is the manual technique of printing textile fabrics using engraved wooden blocks. It's the earliest and slowest of all methods of textile printing. most of our shirts and jacket's linings are made with this technique and we're obsessed with the result.
shibori
shibori is a Japanese manual resist dyeing technique with over 1.300 years. in Shibori dyeing, the patterning comes from the way that the craftsman bind, fold, twist, or clamp the fabric before immersing it into a dye bath.
hand-weaving
many of our pieces are woven on a hand-operated loom. hand looms do not require electricity and are carbon neutral.
jamdani
jamdani is a time-consuming craft where the artisan weave all the extra weft designs by hand. being one of the most advanced hand weaving techniques in the world, the traditional art of jamdani weaving won a spot on the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.
