"mending" means taking up again, like the ancestral Japanese "boro" technique inspired by the Wabi Sabi philosophy: the idea is to darn worn textiles because we love them so much, rather than...
Stunning discovery of this video presented by New Century Foundation on the hair embroidery from the Yuan Miao's ethnic chinese population that i admire so much for their amazing...
Isabelle Dupuy Chavanat has spent several years making documentary films about the men and women who make a living from the talent of their hands.
For a very long time, the gestures of...
Immersion...
Craftsmen, gestures and know-how.
The breath of leather and crystal, the song of silk and metal,
the words of men and women, their silences too.
https://vimeo.com/160364562
film...
Whole or the art of vegetable dyeing...
I was lucky enough to be able to take part in a workshop with Aurélia Wolf, the creator of the Whole brand specializing in vegetable dyes.
WHOLE is...
Once upon a time, a doll was born in memory of an old rag doll. Neither a character nor an animal, without front or back, mixed and faceless, the pigmée...
A wonderful encounter in India, twenty years ago...
Austrian by birth, Marlies has lived in Rajasthan for a very long time, and in 2004 founded the Samajhna association to help...
I recently discovered dominoterie, which I admire as much for its history, its technique, its motifs and their colorations...
At the crossroads between relics of the past and timelessness,...
Having long been fascinated by this ethnic group, I dedicate this article to the splendor of their heritage...
The Miao are one of the few national minorities in China whose population also...