print-on-demand: techniques
Print on demand (POD) has emerged as a game-changing solution for businesses and individuals looking to tap into the booming world of e-commerce. By allowing customers to order customized prints that are produced only when demanded, POD companies have revolutionized the way products are manufactured, distributed, and consumed. This article dives into the techniques and technology employed by these companies to make print on demand a viable and efficient business model.
MOLAS: textile design & political identity
“Clothes aren’t going to change the world. The women who wear them are.”
– Anne Klein
The Grammar of Ornament
From the universal testimony of travelers it would appear, that there is scarcely a people, in however early stage of civilisation, with whom the desire to ornament is not a strong instinct. Man's earliest ambition is to create . . . to stamp on this earth the impress...
the ART of INDIA
The origin of Indian art can be traced to prehistoric settlements in the 3rd millennium BCE. On its way to modern times, Indian art has had cultural influences, as well as religious influences such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Islam.
Artist & Author: Paul Klee
Klee has been variously associated with Expressionism, Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, and Abstraction
Artist: Eugène Séguy & the pochoir method
Emile-Allain Séguy, professionally known as E.A. Séguy, was a French designer during the Art Deco and Art Nouveau movements of the 1920s.
L’ornement polychrome & Albert Racinet
Albert-Charles-Auguste Racinet (1825–1893)
next-level gift wrapping
Giftwrap has been around since the invention of paper itself, which has been around since at least 105 A.D. in China. The Japanese (and Chinese and Koreans) take their gift wrapping seriously. Like most East Asian arts and crafts, the level of attention and skills...
sashiko, kimonos & history
Textiles say so much about the culture in which they are worn and used. Clothing can immediately identify who we are and what our history is. One can tell eastern v. western, wealthy v. impoverished, northern v southern. Clothing also tells us about the society that...
color in THEORY
red yellow orange green blue violet indigo