Block Print & India

Block Print & India - lecture with Sofie Beck: Tuesday 1 December 2026, 15:30–17:30, Birkerød Bibliotek, Birkerød. Admission is free.

Sofie Beck gives a lecture on textiles, techniques and traditions. She shares stories about the relationships that form when participating in workshops, meeting the people behind the craftsmanship, and getting to know a place through what the hands create.

Over the past 10 years, Sofie has travelled to Jaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan. She has visited family-run workshops, women's cooperatives and local artisans working with textiles, block print, dabu-print and plant dyes such as indigo.

About Sofie: Women's rights and social enterprises have been her focus for many years, and she has visited projects in Cambodia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and India. She is a trained lawyer and works for the World Bank and the African Women Entrepreneurship Cooperative, among others. She lived in London, Singapore and Hong Kong for 15 years. Sofie also founded the travel agency Take Time to Care, which arranges group trips for women with a focus on design, art and craftsmanship.

Questions about the event can be directed to Lene Holmstrøm at leho@rudersdal.dk.