Chikankari Embroidery
An ancient special art form called Chikankari Embroidery creates intricate hand embroidered designs. Believed to be more than four centuries old, the technique was created during an empiric period where embellishing...
Chakra Rug: Spiral 1.0
In collaboration with artist, Llane Alexis, we created a Kharad, a Sindhi word for carpet and a limited series of small objects. Llane Alexis, a multidisciplinary artist, uses recycled textiles in...
Yak Wool Origins
We are committed to sourcing the highest quality materials and yak is one of the most precious types of wool in the world. We traveled to the source to meet...
PHILOSOPHY
Umber & Ochre is a small clothing design studio in San Francisco. We specialize in creating simple, considered products from materials carefully chosen for their impermanent natures.Everything is designed and...
THE CANNONBALL
Our Cannonball Jacket was inspired by Erwin “Cannon Ball” Baker. He set a cross-country record in 1912 by racing coast to coast in 11 days, 11 hours and 11 minutes...
IVORY GROWS ON TREES
The Tagua Palm. Ubiquitous throughout costal South America, these wide, medium-height palms have a very peculiar fruit. Encased in the clusters of hard, spiny pericarps are 5-6 egg-sized nuts....
