Block Print Berlin: Print & Repeat

is Atelier Māya’s original block printing programme, developed through long-term field research and Print Thinking.

A 4-hour hands-on block printing workshop in Berlin focused on pattern, rhythm, and repetition.

Design and print your own repeat textile using eco-friendly inks and hand-carved woodblocks.

– ideal after introduction or for confident beginners
– all materials provided
– small group (max. 8 participants)
– create a repeat-printed textile
– experience #FLOW test printing

Print & Repeat is a focused study of rhythm, repetition, and pattern.

Working in an analogue studio at Berlin’s only sustainable block-printing atelier, participants approach print as a design practice, learning how structure, spacing, and repetition shape visual form.

Using eco-friendly inks, hand-carved woodblocks, and found tools, you will design and print repeat patterns, exploring how even a single block can inspire a complex surface pattern.

Informed by Bauhaus principles, Print Thinking, and heritage craft research, this session balances experimentation with structure.

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. Print for us is a way of thinking.

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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– Design and print repeat patterns using hand-carved woodblocks
– Explore rhythm, spacing, and composition on cloth
– Transform a single block into layered pattern systems
– Experiment with layering, ghost printing, and brush techniques
– Work with eco-friendly inks on natural fabrics

– All materials for the workshop are provided
– A curated collection of 200+ hand-carved blocks
– Non-toxic, biodegradable, eco-friendly inks
– Our in-house colour palette, mixed for this workshop series
– A selection of natural fabrics for test prints (#FLOW sessions)
– Cotton, cotton voile, cotton silk, cotton canvas, and kala cotton

You are welcome to bring your own light-coloured textiles or garments to print on.

– Your own hand-printed repeat textile
– A finished functional or wearable piece from our craft collection
– All your #FLOW test print surfaces and pattern studies
– A deeper understanding of pattern and print design
– The confidence to continue exploring print and material-based design

You will also become part of a growing creative community rooted in craft and experimentation.

– A deeper, design-led block printing experience
– A focus on rhythm, repetition, and pattern composition
– Small group (max. 8 participants) with individual guidance
– Eco-conscious materials from fabric to final print
– Access to a working textile research atelier

– 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, Māya.

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Atelier Māya - Block Printing Berlin, Genslerstraße 13A, Berlin, Germany

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