You’ve probably encountered the multicolored, lively cotton fabrics known as chintz at some point, and your response likely veered toward one of two very different feelings. The eye-catching South ...

Before chintz became the print we loved, then loved to hate, and now, perhaps, love again, it began simply in the early 1600s as a glazed Calico (a type of cotton originally from Calicut in India) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chintz, which originated in India, is a glazed cotton painted with florals. Once associated with fashion, today it’s a decor ...

Far from a chance encounter, chintz is back on the scene. Even the name has a lovely ring to it. Chintzy, ritzy, she’s the grand old dame of florals and vintage furnishings – and very much in vogue.

Chintz has been making a comeback after decades of banishment. Once a standard in interior design, especially for upholstery and drapes, this glazed fabric usually featured floral prints on a ...

It’s spring, and the flowers are blooming. The fashion magazines say that overall-flower prints are the thing to wear this year. So why not “dress” your table in vintage flower-decorated dishes? From ...

Form trumps function in ordinary objects created to impart a sense of beauty and grace - even everyday things like dinnerware and fasteners. Question: Enclosed are photos of a creamer and sugar bowl ...

It's associated with ladies of a certain age, but chintz has a secret and exotic past. Far from epitomising Britishness and conservatism, this fabric was once a rare and racy luxury, discovers Dominic ...

The Silk Route was a network of ancient trade routes that connected China, India, Central Asia and the Mediterranean. It ...

“The idea behind our products,” she says, “and the stories we tell through our films, is that we are so fortunate to come from a country with a rich heritage of textiles, jewellery, architecture, ...