Pre-order sale — 20% off everything above €100 with code GHARPREORDER20

We are accepting orders, but please bear with us while we are still building our inventory. Delivery might take a few extra days — you will be notified of your exact delivery timeline as soon as we ship your order. Each piece is handmade, and we intentionally focus on limited stock so nothing ends up in a landfill.

Handmade in small batches — delivery may take a few extra days. We'll share your timeline when we ship.

Netherlands × India

Ghar — hand block printed home textiles

Crafted by Artisans

Made for your home.

Dimple and Akkriti, founders of Ghar, at home Dimple & Akkriti, at home.
Hand Block Printed · Handwoven Ikat · 100% Pure Cotton · Handmade in India · India to Europe · Empowering Artisans · Intentional Design · Small Batches, Always · Slow Living · Hand Block Printed · Handwoven Ikat · 100% Pure Cotton · Handmade in India · India to Europe · Empowering Artisans · Intentional Design · Small Batches, Always · Slow Living ·
घर
Ghar · Hindi
/ɡʰər/ — "home"

In Hindi, घर is more than a building — it is the feeling of belonging. We make things intentionally, with care, built to last — always in small quantities.

Dimple and Akkriti laughing at a picnic with Ghar cushions Laughing over a canal-side picnic.

The story

We started Ghar to bring intention home.

Ghar was started by two friends in Amsterdam, both originally from India, who wanted to bring their shared love of hand-made textiles into everyday life — kept intentional, made in small batches, and built to empower artisans everywhere.

Read our story

The collection

Hand block printed cushions to Ikat table runners
and everything in between.

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Good to know

Questions, answered.

Do you only sell hand block print?

We launched with hand block printed cushion covers, and that craft is still at our heart. Since then we have added new block print designs, plus a whole new Ikat weave collection — wall art, table linens, and more.

What is hand block printing?

Hand block printing is a centuries-old Indian textile craft. A design is carved into a wooden block, the block is dipped in colour, and pressed onto fabric by hand — one impression at a time. A single pattern can use several blocks, one for every colour. Our cushion covers are hand block printed on 100% pure cotton by artisan communities in India.

Why do I see small misprints or ink variations in the pattern?

Because a human hand pressed every block. Small variations in pressure, ink, and placement are the nature of hand block printing — they are not defects, but proof that your piece was made by a person, not a machine. No two Ghar pieces are ever identical.

Why is the design not perfectly aligned everywhere?

Each impression is placed by eye and by hand, block after block, along metres of fabric. The gentle shifts in alignment are part of the rhythm of the craft — look closely at any hand block printed textile and you will find them. It is how you know it is real.

What is Ikat?

Ikat is a weaving technique where the threads are dyed in a pattern before the fabric is even woven — not printed on afterward. That is what gives Ikat its soft, slightly blurred edges, instead of a sharp printed line.

How is Ikat made?

Weavers tie off small sections of thread and dye them in stages, building the pattern into the thread itself before it ever reaches the loom. The dyed threads are then woven together by hand — since everything has to line up just right, tiny natural shifts are what give Ikat its soft, blurred look.

Are your products bought from a wholesale collection?

No — every Ghar piece is custom made for us. We spend hours designing each print, wooden blocks are carved for that design, each piece of fabric is printed block by block, then cut and sewn to our dimensions, checked for quality, shipped to us in the Netherlands, and sent on to you. That is also why there are limited pieces of everything.

What goes into the price of a Ghar piece?

Hours of skilled work by real people. Designing the print, carving each wooden block from solid wood — a single block can take up to a week — printing colour by colour by hand, stitching, finishing, and quality checks. Our artisans are fairly paid for their craft. You are not paying for a logo; you are paying the hands that made it.

How do I wash and care for my block printed cushion cover?

Air it out often — it needs washing less than you think. When needed: cold water, gentle cycle, washed alone. Dry in the shade, never tumble dry, never bleach, and iron on the reverse side. Cared for this way, hand block printed cotton stays beautiful for years. See our Care page for the full guide.

Where do you ship and how long does delivery take?

We currently deliver within the EU, from Amsterdam. All orders are pre-orders while we build our inventory, so delivery can take a few extra days — we email you your exact delivery timeline the moment your order ships.

Why is your stock so limited?

On purpose. We keep every first batch small and build our inventory based on real orders, not guesses — so nothing is overproduced and nothing ends up in a landfill. Each design exists in a limited number of pieces right now; your order is what tells us to make more.

How does payment work?

We take all your order details first — no payment is collected at checkout. We then reach out to you personally with a payment link, and send a confirmation once it's settled. You'll hear from us shortly after ordering. We keep it this way because our production is small-scale and intentional, and we would rather stay personally in touch with every order than run it through an automated checkout.

Are your photos edited or filtered?

No. Every photo on this site is taken on our own phone cameras and kept as it is — no filters, no retouching. What you see is genuinely what the piece looks like.

Do you offer block printing workshops?

Soon! We are planning workshops where you can carve, ink, and press your own prints — the whole joy of making fabric by hand. Leave your name and email and you will be the first to hear the dates.

Postcards from Ghar.

New collections, market dates, and stories from India — a little colour in your inbox, now and then.