Stories from the atelier
and the road
Craftsmanship, travel, style and the quiet details behind every hand block printed piece.
The art of hand block printing
Carved teak blocks, natural dyes and a rhythm that has not changed in three hundred years.
Packing light for long weekends
A cabin-friendly method built around one tote, two pouches and a very short list of rules.
How to care for quilted cotton
Quilted cotton is forgiving, washable and long lived — here is how to keep it looking new.
The Tote Edit: five ways to wear one bag
From an early flight to a late dinner, the quilted tote is the most quietly versatile thing you own.
Inside the Jaipur atelier
A morning with the printers, quilters and tailors who make every Qrubiss piece by hand.
Marigold: the story of a print
How a flower sold by the armful outside Jaipur's temples became our most requested design.
An hour in the market
Vegetables, flowers, one very full tote — the weekly ritual our bags were designed around.
Why small batch matters
We make a few dozen of each print, then retire the block. Here is the reasoning.
The Kaftan Edit: dressing for warm evenings
Block printed cotton kaftans, styled from the pool at noon to dinner at nine.
Travelling with hand printed cotton
Cotton creases, cotton recovers — a short guide to keeping printed pieces sharp on the road.
Colour notes: indigo and madder
Two dyes, several centuries of use, and why they still behave better than anything synthetic.
A guide to choosing your first tote
Size, print and handle drop — the three decisions that matter, in the order they matter.