Splotches of watercolour and wildflower blooms are among the motifs seen in this collection of textiles created by Calico Wallpaper's new sister company, Cope. The recently launched brand – which will ...

Cotton conquered the world. Not bad for a notoriously fussy plant that requires vast quantities of water, lots of sun and moderate heat, and which is easily decimated by drought, flooding or pests. In ...

Blue calico, which dates back more than 800 years, is a traditional blue-and-white-printed fabric in Nantong, a city in east ...

Gus Casely-Hayford tells the story of how calico cotton first grown in India gave rise to the global trade of a fabric that is both contentious and revolutionary. Show more Gus Casely-Hayford tells ...