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Shown: Men's Deccan Shirt - Heather Grey Ikat




Maiwa announces the arrival of ikat handweaves for men. Nicely cut and fitted , with feature cuffs and Maiwa's famous attention to detail. Designed with men in mind, but really, they could be worn by anyone.
These shirts all feature the ikat technique - where yarns are carefully tied to resist the dye and form a pattern. It's takes time and a good geometric imagination. Then, the weaver must align the threads so that the pattern will emerge intact. 

A remarkable technique made into a remarkable garment.




SEE ALL MEN'S CLOTHING






Shown: Men's Deccan Shirt - Ikat Zig Zag


Shown: Men's Deccan Shirt - Grey Broken Lines Ikat


Shown: Men's Deccan Shirt - Black Serrated Grid Ikat





Shown: Men's Mahout Shirt - Black Dash Ikat


Shown: Men's Mahout Shirt - Floating Grid Ikat





Pair a Maiwa shirt with the Kaam Utility Jacket
Designed for both men and women.


The Kaam Utility Jacket - Dark Grey Linen  shown left: with the Men's Deccan Zig Zag Ikat Shirt. Shown right: with the Liberty Tank - Madder Red and the Tulsi Pant - Classic Black.


The Kaam Utility Jacket - Light Grey Linen shown left: with the Men's Deccan Heather Grey Ikat Shirt. Shown right: with the Liberty Tank - Indigo and the Tulsi Pant - Classic Black.



SEE ALL MEN'S CLOTHING

  



To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.


Tuesday, June 30, 2020 No comments
Above: Working in India.  We are looking over our best cloth, carefully choosing and bundling with intent. The results are these now famous masala quilts.





SEE ALL MASALA QUILTS





Maiwa's Masala Quilts are your chance to experience the best of Maiwa's artisan cloth. Pieced together from the work of craftspeople located throughout India, these quilts feature naturally dyed,  handwoven, block printed, ikat, and resist patterned cloth.

Each quilt is unique – there is only one quilt in each style.  The perfect compliment to any bed.  $249 each.


Shown: Masala Quilt - Amethyst


Shown: Masala Quilt - Indigo


Shown: Masala Quilt - Ikat Flower


SEE ALL MASALA QUILTS


Shown: Masala Quilt - Clay Dream


Shown: Masala Quilt - Cutch


Shown: Masala Quilt - Flower


SEE ALL PATTERNS






SEE OUR ENTIRE QUILT COLLECTION



To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.



Thursday, June 25, 2020 No comments


This is a very limited collection of baby clothes
for young ones between 1 and 18 months old.

Made with our favourite cloth
Ikat and Bengal hand weaves in organic cotton
 using natural dyes on natural fibres.

Cleverly designed with cuffs that unroll as your baby grows,
with a contrasting, feature lining,
and generous, gender neutral styling.



Shown: Baby Jacket 6-18mo - Handwoven Cutch Cotton, Baby Pants 6-18mo - Handwoven Cutch Cotton 






Shown: Baby Pants 1-6mo - Natural Handwoven Cotton - Indigo


Shown: Baby Pants 1-6mo - Natural Handwoven Cotton - Ikat



Shown: Baby Pants 1-6mo - Natural Handwoven Cotton - Sage



SEE ALL BABY CLOTHING





Shown: Baby Jacket 6-18mo - Handwoven Ikat Cotton, Baby Pants 6-18mo Handwoven Ikat Cotton



Shown: Baby Jacket 6-18m o - Handwoven Indigo Cotton, Baby Pants 6-18mo Indigo Cotton Block Print



Shown: Bandanas - Block Printed Cotton - Vine, Bhuti, Dot, Petal 



THE STORY BEHIND THE CLOTHES


Maiwa is a small family business. It was founded by Charllotte Kwon in 1986. In Maiwa's early years, among other things, Charllotte designed and sold children's clothing. These clothes were often modelled by Alex and Sophena, Charllotte's children. 

In 2019 Sophena had her own child. We'd like you to meet Boden. For Sophena, he was the inspiration of a small line of baby clothes. She has designed these with care and passion to be everything that she wished she could find in baby clothing. They combine Maiwa's commitment to artisans with clothing that is as thoughtful and as long lasting as we can make it.

We like to think that baby clothes give us a chance to work with ideas about the future. You think a lot about the future when you hold a young one in your arms. These clothes are made to endure while also supporting a culture of craft and making. They are made to support organic cotton growers and hand weavers, natural dyers and ikat artisans. Yes, the run of these clothes is small. We do believe that Small is Beautiful - a nod to  E. F. Schumacher's 1973 book of essays, Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered. 

Today Alex and Sophena still model Maiwa's clothing and both are still devoted to the family business. Charllotte still runs it with the help of our very capable and dedicated staff. Boden visits Maiwa often — making us all feel special. Like one big extended family.



Be inspired by Maiwa clothing,
read about our philosophy of slow clothes



Shown: Baby Jacket 6-18mo - Handwoven Indigo Cotton, Baby Pants 6-18mo Indigo Cotton & Wild Silk



Shown: Baby Jacket 6-18mo - Handwoven Cutch Cotton, Baby Pants 6-18mo Handwoven Cutch Cotton


Shown: Baby Jacket 6-18mo - Handwoven Cutch Cotton, Baby Pants 6-18mo Handwoven Indigo Iron Cotton



Shown: Baby Jacket 6-18mo - Handwoven Cutch Cotton, Baby Pants 6-18mo Bandhani Cutch Linen



SEE ALL BABY CLOTHING




To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.




Tuesday, June 23, 2020 No comments



SEE ALL EMBROIDERED CUSHION COVERS

SEE ALL EMBROIDERY


For centuries embroidery has been an expression of personality ...
Over the years, working with needle and thread has been, by far, the most enduring form of personal expression: adorning cloth, piecing it together, adding strength and embellishment. In India, embroidery patterns can be so distinct that a child can recognize someone from their village just by the stitch-work on their clothing.

Maiwa has collaborated with artisans to bring the most skillful work into the modern world. The items below all have one thing in common. They were designed to showcase needlework in a way that can be used on a daily basis.




12" CUSHION COVER – Village, Tanda


24" CUSHION COVER – Red Sun




16" CUSHION COVER – Desert Sun




12" CUSHION COVER – Adobe




16" CUSHION COVER – Ruby, Garnet



SEE ALL EMBROIDERED CUSHION COVERS




12" CUSHION COVER – Desert


24" CUSHION COVER – Diamond, Geometrics




16" CUSHION COVER – Celestial Light, Desert Sand, Celestial Garnet, Celestial Red, Mandala




16" CUSHION COVER – Desert Sun, Silver, Midnight Moon, Monsoon, Terracotta, Adobe







THE BANJARA

A semi-nomadic group found throughout the Indian subcontinent, are renowned for their highly colourful textiles. Embellished with mirrors, shells, & intricate embroidery, Banjara work displays a surprisingly modern aesthetic. It’s a celebration of the strength of the women who practice it.

Learn more about the Banjara





THE EMBROIDERERS OF KACHCHH

The proud stitch-heritage of the Kachchh region shows in every thread of these embroideries. Many ethnic groups are famous for their needlework: Dhebaria and Kutchi Rabari, Dhanetah Jats, Sodha Rajputs, and Mutwa. Each group has a traditional repertoire of figure and motif. These embroideries bring the richness of desert cultures into your hands — heirlooms for the future.

Learn more about the embroiderers of Kachchh




BOOKS WE'VE WRITTEN

Textiles of the Banjara - Cloth and Culture of a Wandering Tribe
Through the Eye of a Needle - Stories From an Indian Desert

DOWNLOAD - Through the Eye of a Needle




To our U.S. customers – don't forget that the exchange rate works in your favour, it's like an extra discount.

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 No comments
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