Stories | People | Collectables

Travel enables us to join the dots, to discover the interconnectedness of everyone and everything. We travel to learn about our world and her people, and in doing so, we begin to discover who we are.

Wanderlust Collectables is a family-run business that is inspired by our love for our planet and its diverse and fascinating people. It is driven by our belief in the innate ability of humans from every corner of the globe to create art and beauty in everyday objects. We have a keen appreciation of travel, as this enables us to share with you artisan and unusual products and captivating stories from the places we visit.

Quilts
Beautiful Colours and Patterns

Block Printed Cotton Rugs

The textile art of woodblock printing is the process of printing patterns on textiles – usually on linen, cotton or silk – by means of incised wooden blocks. It is the earliest, simplest and slowest of all methods of textile printing. Block printing by hand is a labour-intensive process. It is, however, capable of yielding highly artistic results, some of which are unobtainable by any other method. Wanderlust Collectables stocks a beautiful range of hand stitched, block printed cotton quilts that are guaranteed to add texture, character and colour to your home.  The colours come from vegetable dyes which give them a unique organic beauty. They have the ability to complement modern or classic homes and due to their very generous size, the quilts can be used in various ways.

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.” – Maya Angelou

Beautiful | Handmade | Unusual

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It doesn’t matter how many years go by and how many times I do it, but some things still have the power to scare me… like driving in bad weather, saying goodbye to a loved one knowing I won’t see them for a while, those few minutes waiting for a power yoga class to begin and embarking on a long trip, to name a few. Some make sense, others not so much but when I think about it, the very things that scare me have always set me off on a path to bigger and better things. And of course, the thought of staying in the same place for the rest of my life is scarier… The textile art of woodblock printing is the process of printing patterns on textiles – usually on linen, cotton or silk – by means of incised wooden blocks. It is the earliest, simplest and slowest of all methods of textile printing. Block printing by hand is a labour-intensive process. It is, however, capable of yielding highly artistic results, some of which are unobtainable by any other method. We stock a wide range of hand stitched, block printed cotton quilts that are guaranteed to add texture, character and colour to your home.  The colours come from vegetable dyes which give them a unique organic beauty. They have the ability to complement modern or classic homes and due to their very generous size, the quilts can be used in various ways. In addition, we stock a small but beautiful range of block printed journals, purses and scarves in store as well as a few of the blocks which can be used for personalising your linen, clothing or stationery or pressing patterns into clay. We have a Heritage Day long weekend coming up… please take note of our opening times below for both stores: These magnificent Ajrakh kantha quilts are large enough to fit beds from a double to a super king. They are made of pure cotton and are fully washable in cold water.