Serious, skill-focused learning for dedicated practitioners, designers and craft lovers. Unlike beginner workshops, Masterclasses require serious learning intent and prior experience may be required.
1. Botanical Dyeing — Intensive
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 2 Days
Batch / Format: Max 6 (Studio Intensive)
Deep dive into natural dye extraction, mordanting textiles, eco-printing, and permanent pigment binding.
Prerequisites: Basic understanding of natural fibers.
What you’ll learn: Plant dye chemistry, mordant recipes, and steam printing.
Outcome: Master natural vat dyeing and custom fabric palette creation.
Instructor / Mentor: Master Textile Artisan
2. Linocut & Printmaking — Intensive
Level: All Serious Learners
Duration: 2 Days
Batch / Format: Max 8 (Studio Intensive)
Precision gouging, multi-block registration, custom ink mixing, and hand-press printing on handmade rag paper.
Prerequisites: Basic drawing / motif sketching interest.
What you’ll learn: Relief carving tools, registration techniques, and oil ink rolling.
Outcome: Create limited-edition relief prints and master registration tooling.
Instructor / Mentor: Master Printmaker & Artist
3. Cyanotype — Intensive
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 1 Day
Batch / Format: Max 8 (Studio Intensive)
Emulsion chemistry mixing, UV exposure tuning, toning variations (tea/coffee/tannin), and printing on wood/fabric.
Prerequisites: Basic photography or botanical art interest.
What you’ll learn: Chemical solution prep, sun-exposure timing, and chemical toning.
Outcome: Produce Prussian blue botanical prints on wood, paper, and textiles.
Instructor / Mentor: Alternative Photography Specialist
4. Mirror Mosaic — Intensive
Level: Intermediate
Duration: 2 Days
Batch / Format: Max 6 (Studio Intensive)
Heritage Indian Lippan and Thikri glass craft. Geometric layout, mud-plaster prep, precision glass cutting, and framing.
Prerequisites: Interest in traditional Indian decorative crafts.
What you’ll learn: Glass scoring techniques, clay mud-relief work, and mirror placement.
Outcome: Complete a traditional Thikri mirror panel for interiors.
Instructor / Mentor: Heritage Craft Master
5. Furniture Restoration & Reimagining (Advanced NAD Program)
Level: Advanced / Designers
Duration: 3 Days
Batch / Format: Max 4 (Studio Intensive)
Structural joinery repair, antique timber preservation, distressing techniques, and transforming vintage items into contemporary luxury pieces.
Prerequisites: Experience in furniture making, interior design, or woodworking.
What you’ll learn: Structural joinery fixes, distressing patinas, and timber oils.
Outcome: Restore an antique furniture piece into a high-end statement product.
Instructor / Mentor: Senior NAD Furniture Restorer
6. Reclaimed Wood Product Making & Surface Development
Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Duration: 3 Days
Batch / Format: Max 5 (Studio Intensive)
Sourcing reclaimed teak/rosewood, hand-planing, organic oil finishing, and crafting bespoke functional decor objects.
Prerequisites: Basic hand tool & woodworking familiarity.
What you’ll learn: Timber selection, hand-planing, live-edge preservation, and natural wax finishing.
Outcome: Hand-craft a custom reclaimed wood object or accent table.
Instructor / Mentor: Lead Wood Artisan & Designer