Chintz Navy, Maroon and Ivory Block-Printed Cushion Cover

Chintz was India's gift to the world, a printed cotton so coveted by 18th-century Europe that England briefly banned it to protect its own textile industry. This cushion cover in navy, maroon and ivory brings that tradition home: hand-block printed using carved wooden blocks with floral motifs that recall the Chintz originals. Made by artisans who still work from carved wood, not screens.

The Chintz tradition is older than the name most people know it by, Indian artisans were producing these dense, multi-colour floral prints on cotton centuries before Europeans started importing and imitating them. This handmade cushion cover works from that lineage: navy, maroon and ivory, a palette that reads as both antique and entirely current. The florals are hand-block printed using carved wooden blocks, the kind pressed into fabric by hand, one colour at a time, in a sequence that requires both precision and pace.

This cover sits on a sofa without competing with everything else in the room. The ivory ground holds the navy and maroon together. It layers well with plain covers and with other Chintz pieces; it also works alone on a reading chair that has been waiting for something to anchor it.

Handcrafted · Hand Block-Printed · Pure Cotton · Artisanal Chintz Tradition · Floral Motif

Care Instructions

• Machine wash cold, gentle cycle.
• Remove cushion insert before washing.
• Wash separately for first two washes.
• Do not bleach. Line dry or tumble dry low.
• Iron on medium while slightly damp.