SEE ALL JEWELLERYOver many years, Maiwa has travelled the world researching textile processes and the cultures that support them. During this time we have also encountered cultures with a long history of unsurpassed skill in working precious metals. Maiwa seeks out traditional items, such as amulets, broaches, turquoise, lapis...
JUNE 2021JOURNEY INTO INDIGO WORKSHOPWatch The JOURNEY INTO INDIGO Trailer HereJOURNEY INTO INDIGOEnrolment opens May 3rd at 10am (pacific time)Discover why indigo is the worlds most magical dye.- Over 40 detailed instructional videos.- All shaped resist techniques shown with clear, step by step instructions.- Works taken from blank cloth...
Shown: Calico Dress - Coral, with the Tulsi Skirt - Coral, and Bengal Weave Shawl - Deep Cutch & MadderIt is impossible not to move when you are wearing silk. A turn, a twirl, a swoop, a sensation of silk against the skin. There is nothing like it.Our...
JUNE 2021THE INK MAKING WORKSHOP Watch The Ink Making Workshop Trailer HereTHE INK MAKING WORKSHOPEnrolment opens May 3rd at 10am (pacific time)- 21 documentary-style instructional videos.- Work with a wide range of materials including indigo, carbon black,cochineal, weld, gum Arabic and shellac.- Learn about ink making as a way...
A NEW FLAGSHIP STOREMAIWA GRANVILLE ISLAND A little bit of history from Maiwa's Founder, Charllotte Kwon:In 1986 I opened a store on Granville Island.I was a young, ambitious artisan working as a silk painter. At that time Granville Island was a hotbed of new ideas - it was, literally,...
START YOUR NEXT PROJECT WITH THE BEST OF MATERIALS.Nothing has the hand, the drape, and the buttery feeling of laundered linen.SEE ALL OF MAIWA'S LAUNDERED LINENThe following garments were made from Maiwa's laundered linen. Linen produced and woven in Eastern Europe. Laundered several times in a chemical-free laundering...
