Design & craftFeature
How blue pottery got its blue
Cobalt, ground quartz and a kiln that runs all night. Inside a family studio.
Writer · Darwaza Digest
Kamil Hussain
Writes about work, cities and change.
Made-up writer for this sample site. Initials stand in for a photo.
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Stories by Kamil
City lifeFeature
The architecture of the old havelis
Courtyards, jharokas and thick walls built for heat long before air conditioning.
Design & craftProfile
The tailors of the old bazaar
Measurements in a notebook, a tape around the neck and thirty years of regular customers.
City lifeEssay
The new cafés and the old dhabas
Two ways to spend an evening out, and what each says about the city.
Design & craftFeature
Block printing comes back into fashion
Young designers are reviving carved wooden blocks. The old printers have mixed feelings.
