Block Print Berlin: Introduction to Block Printing

Block Print Berlin — The Māya Experience Series is Atelier Māya’s original block printing programme, shaped by long-term field research and Print Thinking.

A 3-hour hands-on block printing workshop in Berlin.

Create your own printed textile using eco-friendly inks and hand-carved woodblocks, guided by our Print Thinking approach.

– all materials provided
– small group (max. 8 participants)
– create your own printed textile
– experience #FLOW test printing

This session is a creative introduction to the foundations of hand block printing.

Working with eco-friendly inks, curated woodblocks, and natural-fibre cloth, participants are guided through the core principles of:

– Pressure and imprint
– Ink behaviour
– Placement and spacing
– Building repeat patterns

Rather than focusing only on a final product, you’ll explore how patterns emerge through repetition, layering, and experimentation on cloth.

Ideal for beginners and those looking to reconnect with material-based making.

The atelier is an analogue space; we function in offline mode.

We encourage exploration through a pause from screens and digital noise. Our workshops are designed to support focused, tactile creative exploration.

This experience is built on our philosophy of Print Thinking, our focus on slow craft, and our practice of mindful making.

Hosted in a working textile research atelier in Berlin, you step directly into an active print lab environment.

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– Principles of block printing
– Design, print thinking, and heritage craft
– Layering, ghost printing, and brush-and-print techniques
– Colour exploration with eco-friendly, biodegradable inks
– Printing with hand-carved woodblocks and found tools
– Inspiration to continue your journey in print thinking

– All materials provided
– A curated collection of 200+ hand-carved blocks
– Non-toxic, biodegradable, eco-friendly inks
– In-house colour palette developed for this workshop series
– Natural fabrics for test printing (#FLOW sessions)
– Cotton, cotton voile, cotton silk, cotton canvas, and kala cotton
– You are welcome to bring your own light-coloured textiles or garments

– Your hand-printed functional, wearable, and collectable textile
– A final piece from our blank craft collection
– All your #FLOW test prints
– A deeper understanding of sustainable printmaking
– The confidence to continue exploring eco-friendly art and design
– Access to a growing creative community

– Access to materials and techniques rooted in heritage craft
– Eco-conscious materials from fabric to final print
– Small group (max. 8 participants) with individual guidance
– Guidance from a textile researcher, visual journalist, printmaker, and designer.
– #FLOW test print sessions.
– A working block print and textile research atelier in Berlin.

– Each participant works on their own 1 m × 1 m print space
– Print experiences in a working print studio and research lab
– Water, tea, coffee and stocked mini bar
– A creative environment, designed for flow

“Each workshop brings me back to the teachings of my teachers in the field. Their work continues to shape how I think about print, colour exploration and the tools that we use in our print practice. Most importantly, we continue to learn to listen to material. I look forward to sharing the stories of my teachers and their practices, and to inspiring each participant to find their own language within print thinking.”

Lizane Louw

Founder and Creative Director, Atelier Māya.

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