elephant

K. Baka's charming cotton cushion covers bring the wise, regal nature of the elephant to life. The Ghanaian artisan hand crafts each cushion from 100% cotton, painting a black and white elephant on the marigold base, and adding a stainless steel zipper on the back for inserting and withdrawing cushions.

A wise grey elephant roams through the dense forest of Thailand in this pair of cotton cushion covers designed by Thanyarat Sananpanich. Each cushion cover features a grey and white border along with a zipper closure.

Proud Indian elephants tend playful babies in an ambience of warm caramel brown. Sajad works in an ancient technique brought to the Kashmir valley in the 15th century. A dense chainstitch, aari embroidery covers the front of two cheery cushion covers, while the reverse side is a solid cream color.

Thailand's Auravee presents this stunning bed runner to adorn your bedroom. Rich hues of green and gold bring to life a parade of dancing elephants across the front.

Working in batik, Alaya Cholprasertsuk depicts dreamy elephants on a purple background. She seems to capture the personality of each pachyderm. They grace a pair of cushion covers with modern Thai style.

From Indian artisan Sajad, two elephants wearing floral blankets are embroidered onto this pair of cotton cushion covers using aari chain stitching. A hook, or aari is used instead of a needle, which results in large stitches with visually pleasing textures. The stately elephants are stitched on background whorls of mossy green, while the reverse sides of the covers are off-white and include slits to insert cushions.

Working in batik, Alaya Cholprasertsuk depicts purple elephants with golden tusks. She seems to capture the personality of each pachyderm. They grace a pair of cushion covers with modern Thai style.

Accompanied by an elephant, a young Lanna (northern Thai) woman is pensive. Baskets of flowers adorn her tranquil country environment, and a spiraling plant motif swirls upward like her thoughts. Alaya Cholprasertsuk's design depicts this beautiful scene using batik on 100% cotton. Charming and original, these cushion covers are ideal for an informal contemporary decor.

Batik is a fabric art in which the cloth is stretched on a wooden frame and the design sketched with a pencil. Then a mixture of melted wax and resin (70%/30%) is painted onto areas where color is not desired and the fabric is dipped in a solution of reactive dye, water, salt, and sodium bicarbonate. When the fabric is crumpled into the dying solution, the wax cracks, creating an attractive network of fine lines. The wax is removed and process is repeated for each color utilized. Finally, the cloth is washed and rinsed to remove any excess dye.

This pair will feature the same design, but the colors may vary slightly to those pictured, making each a unique work of art.

Better economic conditions and the preservation of time-honoured methods and craftsmanship—those are the goals Ingrid and Andrea share with weavers in several departments in Guatemala. This cushion cover's front panel is woven on a backstrap loom by artisans of Chichicastenango who use wool prepared by those in Momostenango; the classic design features alternating thick and thin lines in elephant grey on an ivory background. The back side is milk white cotton blend fabric, and after the two sides are sewn together, a zipper on one side aids in inserting a cushion.