Red Orange Block Design, Hand Dyed Batik Tie-up, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K060 Ad A machine would have made

A machine would have made it flatter

medium-depth tone that reads clearly against the white cotton without heaviness

What makes this piece contemporary is simply the cut and the cotton

The green carries a natural warmth

sunset-like

Red Orange Block Design, Hand Dyed Batik Tie-up, 100% Cotton Kaftan - K060 Ad A machine would have madeRed and orange block shapes arranged across the cloth bold, warm, and geometric. The two colours sit close in temperature but read distinctly, the orange carrying brightness and the red anchoring it with depth. Block design batik uses larger wax areas to create the pattern, which means the dye has more open cloth to settle into. Where the blocks meet the undyed ground, the edges carry the characteristic softness of hand applied wax nothing ruler