This year we decided to do a Thanksgiving special photo shoot. We picked our orange paisley print, Indian Summer, tablecloth. It doesn’t seem to be an obvious choice this time of the year, based on our sales data, but it lends itself nicely to the colors of the season, and we are hopeful that seeing the tablecloth in context will motivate more of our customers to try it for their holiday celebrations.
Behind the Curtain
In a world where beautiful things can be delivered to your doorstep like magic, we sometimes forget that real people are hard at work creating them. Here you will learn what happens behind the curtain and will get to know us better.
Relaunching Spice Route: Recreating the moroccan souks
Spice Route, our signature Indian Moroccan inspired print, has been a perennial favorite for many years now. This season we decided to pay our respects to this print by re-photographing it. You can see the end results on the Spice Route collections page.
Making of Spice Route: how colors, blocks, and the human hand together make magic
The traditional craft of block printing is a labor of love. In this post we will walk through the process of printing Spice Route. Clicking on any of the images will bring up a larger version in a carousal view. Process starts with the printing of the border.
Our Christmas Wishes for You
A look at our block printing studio
In our block printing studio in Rajasthan, traditional artisans tirelessly transform our designs and concepts into beautiful collections. Here’s my attempt to give you an inside look. 15 foot tables are organized in rows. The fabric is stretched out and hand stamped on these tables.
Happy Fathers Day – Letter 2013
Dear Friend of Saffron Marigold, Fathers Day is upon us and I would like to take a moment to thank you for making it so special for me in so many ways. As a way of introduction Anisha, my wife, and I are co-founders/owners of Saffron Marigold.