Block Print Berlin
—An Original Māya Experience
Explore our block printing workshops in Berlin. Our practice is rooted in slow craft and textile storytelling.
Learn more about textile design and discover how to block print wearable and functional art—practising slow crafting and mindful making. With our block printing workshops in Berlin and also our textile design experiences, we invite you to be part of an exclusive textile revival movement.
In our one-of-a-kind block print experiences, you’ll learn the art of traditional woodblock printing with a modern, sustainable twist. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced designer, these immersive slow craft textile workshops are perfect for anyone who appreciates craftsmanship, sustainability, and creativity.
We host monthly block printing workshops in Berlin, inspired by the seasons, and we also offer specialist textile craft workshops for creatives who love sustainable design.
Our monthly block print workshops in Berlin:
Block Print Berlin: Slow Craft Summer
Explore your creativity with Māya Block Print Berlin — Berlin’s first sustainable block printing and textile storytelling experience.
Block Print Berlin is an artistic, meditative, and one-of-a-kind seasonal block printing workshop series in Berlin, with each series inspired by the rhythm of the seasons and creative renewal.
You’ll create wearable and functional textile art using eco-friendly inks, or natural dye and hand-carved wooden blocks — printing botanical, geometric, or nature-inspired motifs that bring your fabric to life.
You can also bring your own textiles and recycle, repurpose, and reuse used fabric, cloth, and clothing.
Natural fibres only. No synthetics. Eco-conscious, slow crafted.
We host this session once a month.
Bock Print Berlin: Open Print + Slow Craft
A signature Māya block printing and textile design experience. A creative space to explore block printing at your own pace.
This is a unique, eco-friendly textile workshop in a professional block print and natural dye studio in Berlin.
We offer experimental eco-craft sessions that explore block printing, natural dyes, earth pigments, sustainable textile design, and textile storytelling.
Bring your ideas to life on fabric and experiment with colour, layering, and composition. We welcome creative exploration and offer a variety of print surfaces — from fabric to paper.
We cross-pollinate: exploring eco-crafting, mark making, block printing, stitching, painting, and of course, storytelling through textiles.
We host this session once a month.
Take your first step into sustainable block printing, eco-crafting, and textile storytelling at Berlin’s first dedicated sustainable block print and textile lab.
The Atelier Māya Intro Session is a creative, mindful, and one-of-a-kind introduction to our studio. We will introduce your to our creative practice, heritage craft, contemporary design, and sustainability
You will explore the art of block printing using hand-carved wooden blocks and eco-friendly inks, learn about Print Thinking, and experiment with colours from our curated Māya palette. Discover our tools, understand our approach, and experience the joy of printmaking.
During the session, you’ll also learn how to book independent studio time, join our membership, and take part in our upcoming workshops.
We host these workshops once a month.
Our block print and slow craft masterclasses:
Block Print & Sashiko: Māya x Keiko
Our Block Print & Sashiko Workshop is a unique textile experience in Berlin. In this creative exploration we combine two traditional techniques in a single session: hand block printing with eco-friendly inks and Japanese sashiko embroidery.
This mindful, hands-on class is designed for those who love slow craft and experimentation.
You’ll create wearable and functional textile art by learning how to print patterns on natural fabrics using hand-carved wooden blocks and biodegradable inks, followed by the meditative practice of sashiko stitching to add depth, texture, and narrative to your design.
Whether you’re new to textile arts or looking to expand your creative skills, this workshop offers an opportunity to explore pattern-making, surface design, and stitching techniques while working with sustainable, eco-conscious materials.
All materials are provided, including a curated selection of blocks, inks, sashiko threads, and organic fabrics. You’ll leave with your own handcrafted textile piece, plus a deeper understanding of how to integrate block printing and sashiko embroidery into your creative practice.
Sessions start in September.
Atelier Māya: Private Studio Sessions.
These session are our Atelier Māya: One-on-One Studio Sessions
What started out as private home studio sessions are now expanding to a special offering, a one-on-one studio session in our new professional block print studio in Berlin.
We invite artists, designers, and makers to an intimate, in-depth exploration of sustainable block printing. Tailored to each participant’s creative journey, these private studio print sessions will inspire you to experiment, create freely, find flow, and deepen your connection to artisan techniques.
These are not group classes — but focused, one-on-one block printing workshops in Berlin, designed to support deep creative engagement, personal project development, and quiet, process-led exploration.
In this private print masterclass, we continue to explore eco-friendly inks, and now also work with natural dyes, earth pigments, organic fabrics, and textile storytelling — all within our new dedicated print lab space.
We tailor the experience to each participant’s needs and can help you start your journey in sustainable textile design and printing.
Print Thinking & Printmaking Master Classes
Discover our philosophy behind Print Thinking in our new atelier. We are proud to be Berlin’s first design atelier, focusing on block printing and sustainable textile craft.
Print Thinking Masterclasses are immersive, research-driven sessions held weekly at Atelier Māya. Each class blends heritage craft, contemporary design, and mindful making, exploring the relationship between colour, pigments, patterns and storytelling.
As a printmaker you will develop conceptual and practical skills , you will explore block printing and experimental mark-making. We also explore colour mixing with eco inks, learn to print repeat patterns with blocks and found objects. In one of our sessions you will also learn to write about and photograph your work.
You will be part of a community that continues to research sustainable colour application using natural pigments and eco-friendly materials in textile arts.
These sessions are perfect for artists, designers, and makers seeking to deepen their understanding of block printing techniques, sustainable design, and creative process in textile art.
Sessions start in September.
Image credit: “Small Feather. 1933”. Dorothy M Larcher.
We practice cultural storytelling through sustainable textiles. Our sessions range from introductory block printing classes to advanced print techniques, blending eco-conscious design with cultural storytelling. Perfect for mindful makers and creative explorers seeking a meaningful connection to craft.
What You’ll Learn in our block print workshops:
- The history and modern applications of woodblock printing.
- How to create your own handprinted designs using hand-carved woodblocks and eco-friendly inks
- Techniques for printing on organic cotton fabrics and natural Khadi paper.
- Learn to create sustainable art pieces and learn eco-crafting techniques.
- We will share more about our passion for wearable and functional art.
- We will inspire you to recycle clothing by printing and revamping your closet.
We have a growing collection of over 200 hand-carved woodblocks that we have collected on our travels and imported for our workshops. We work with found blocks from trustworthy suppliers that support the local block-carving communities in Jaipur and Bagru. We are very proud of this growing collection, and we take the utmost care of our blocks by washing them after printing projects and treating them with unique wood cleaning products that contain jojoba oil. We work with businesses that align with our founding objectives and vision. We are also delighted to share that we are in the process of designing our own blocks for various print methods and print projects. We will share more info on this project soon.
How we work and what you’ll work with:
- We offer immersive and introductory block printing workshops; keep an eyes on the page and Instagram
- All materials for the workshops are provided.
- A curated collection of hand-carved blocks.
- Non-toxic, biodegradable and eco-friendly inks for safe and sustainable printing.
- We offer our in-house colours that we mix for each workshop series.
- All the tools you need: brushes, dampers, scissors, rulers, pencils, irons and aprons.
- Cotton fabric for test prints: our #FLOW test prints are a hit.
- Choose from our “Craft Your Art Collection” of products to print on; products are specific to each workshop
- Additional print surfaces are available if time allows, even in shorter workshops
In our block printing workshops, right from the beginning, we explored a variety of print surfaces. We have test printed all our print surfaces and have mixed our in-house colours according to the print surfaces that we offer in our experience. We pay attention to detail so that you will get the highest quality prints possible.
We currently have four naturally dyed print surfaces and test print surfaces available in our maxi bags and mini totes. These surfaces are dyed with pomegranate and madder, myrobalan, weld and also sea salt. We also have additional print surfaces available and always continue experimenting.
We are exited about the development of our “Craft Your Art” line that will be available in our online shop and our workshops; this line also includes repurposed textiles in cotton and linen. We source high-quality reclaimed textiles from a sustainable material hub in Berlin, supporting circular fashion and upcycling initiatives. We offer these print surfaces available in our open print workshops
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What You’ll Take Home:
You can choose your print surface for your hand-printed functional and wearable art during your session.
- We print on tea towels, organic maxi tote bags, bandanas and natural paper.
- Our new print surfaces include yoga bags, yoga mat bags, pillow cases, table napkins, table runners
- All your #FLOW test print surfaces, for your growing Māya #FLOW collection.
- A deeper understanding of sustainable crafting techniques.
- The confidence to continue exploring eco-friendly art and design.
- A new outlook on textiles and sustainability, and joining a growing community
Note: you can bring your own print surfaces or buy some more print surfaces from our “Craft Your Art” line”
All print surfaces are available, but each workshop has it’s own offering that is included. Read the description of your booking.
Personalised Guidance:
- Small group size (up to 8 participants) for individual instruction.
- Print and create in a beautiful, professional print and natural dye research lab
- Tea + Coffee + Milk (+ Almond Milk) for self-service.
- Access to a growing collection of books on block printing and African and Indian textiles for inspiration.
- Access to growing our archive of contemporary sample and pattern books
Why would you LOVE our block printing workshops?
- Exclusive access: Materials and techniques that reflect centuries of craftsmanship.
- Eco-conscious design: We follow sustainable principles.
- An earth-friendly approach from fabrics to the final printing process.
- Personalised guidance: Small group, one-on-one feedback.
- Expert facilitator, visual researcher, storyteller, printmaker and designer helping refine your designs and techniques.
- Take-home creations: unique, handcrafted pieces you created that you will LOVE!
- You will find your flow in our #flow test print sessions, and you will fall in love with the print crafts!
Māya Block Print Berlin Vox Pop: What past attendees say
“I want to be inspired by the possibilities of a new medium for art, craft & expression. I am amazed at what can be achieved in a few hours! Really fun & totally inspiring. Your enthusiasm is really contagious."
Amy
“Learning the craft in a technical way. Making sure to understand and honour the practice. Amazing! Beautiful experience. So much knowledge and freedom. I love it! “
Brandi
Māya workshops are available in #OfflineMode only.
For more information, get in touch with us at: lizane@ateliermaya.eu
Discover more about Māya: Māya Instagram Discover more about Lizane: Lizane Louw – Visual Artist I Journalist I Designer
Ready to explore the craft? Follow our page on Eventbrite! We are launching our Slow Craft Summer Workshops on 15 August.
The work our participants create at our block printing workshops in Berlin is so inspiring. Our experiences remind me why I’m so committed to sustainable printmaking and creative exploration. I’m excited to build a community that values creativity and sustainability just as much as I do. If you’re ready to make impactful art, join me on this journey of creativity!
Lizane Louw
Founder and Creative Director, Māya.