Handcrafted Design
Sustainable Design: Innovation and Creativity at MarketPlace
April 8TH, 2025
Sustainability at MarketPlace goes beyond materials--it's about people, longevity, and making thoughtful choices at every stage. From...
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Behind The Garment: Placement Print Sunita Jacket
March 27TH, 2025
The Sunita Jacket is a true work of art, not only for its imaginative design but also for the craftsmanship involved. Featuring a...
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Empowered by Hand: The Story of MarketPlace Garments
January 30TH, 2025
In a world dominated by fast fashion and mass production, we've chosen a different path--a path steeped in history, artistry, and...
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From Plant to Fabric: The Journey of Indigo
November 12TH, 2024
Indigo, once a symbol of luxury reserved for royalty and elites, has evolved into a widely used color in fashion and home...
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Denim With A Difference: Sustainability, Quality, And Craftsmanship
September 27TH, 2024
At MarketPlace, we are deeply committed to sustainability through recycling and upcycling in our designs. This philosophy is evident...
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From Fabric to Finish: The Heart of Handmade Fashion
September 9TH, 2024
MarketPlace garments are handmade from the start, from the intricate fabric printing to the detailed hand embroidery. Here, we...
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The Sampler Shirt: Where Handwork Meets Precision
August 19TH, 2024
Handwork isn't just part of our name—it's the very foundation of our mission to empower women. Hand embroidery plays a vital...
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Threads of Wisdom: Artisans' Proverb Bags Weave Stories of Life's Lessons
August 16TH, 2024
Recently a group of more-experienced artisans (affectionately known as the "Golden Agers") got together for a thought-provoking...
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Behind The Garment: Parineet Shirt Dress
June 7th, 2024
Every piece of MarketPlace clothing is crafted with great care. From the first step (fabric printing/dyeing) to the last (ironing the...
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From Practice to Innovation: The Sampler Shirt
April 1st, 2024
Embroidery has long been at the heart of MarketPlace's mission. From its inception, the primary goal was to create job opportunities...
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Fashion For A Better World
March 11th, 2024
Can buying beautiful clothing in America improve the lives of women in India?
We know it can--as do the hundreds of women who...
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Hand Block Printing: Where Artistry Meets Textiles
September 20th, 2023
The age-old practice of using intricately carved wooden blocks to print patterns onto fabric can be traced back to at least the 12th...
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Chindis: Redefining Fashion with Sustainable Creativity
August 23rd, 2023
Waste fabric scraps are inevitable in textile and garment production. When we cut lengths of fabric for a garment, there are always...
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The Power Of Embroidery
August 9th, 2023
Rinky Gupta, Embroidery Artisan at Nirmaan Collective
Hand embroidery is a hallmark of the MarketPlace brand, present on...
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Slow Fashion With A Purpose
August 9th, 2023
MarketPlace: Handwork of India didn't set out to create a fair trade, ethically-manufactured clothing line. Our brand is artful,...
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The Ancient Art of Batik Block Printing
December 29th, 2022
The art of Indian block printing has been in existence for centuries, passed down through generations of artisans. It is seen in...
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Meet Abdullah Shaikh
March 31, 2021
" People at MarketPlace believed in me and sent me for training and technical workshops, even to Delhi."
Abdullah Shaikh...
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Kalamkari: A Tradition Continued and Renewed
March 23, 2021
Kalamkari. Even the word, a mixture of Persian and Indian, reflects the storied past of this textile art. Kalamkari is an ancient...
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