Project Bly

08/11/2018

Thank you so much for stopping by! We're sorry to let you know that Project Bly closed its doors a couple of years ago. We initially closed with the hope of re-opening with a more sustainable business model. As we brainstormed ways to make this small business work financially so that we could support the creative people who make Bly what it is, we found that the math just didn't add up. It made more sense to keep our doors closed permanently. We're so glad to have traveled around the world with you, and hope that Bly has inspired you to wander the streets of cities and shop its bazaars. Our website will stay up for now, but our online shop will remain closed.

13/05/2016

Waltzing to the Vengaboys in Hanoi, Vietnam...
http://www.projectbly.com/destinations/hanoi/dance

Project Bly. Explore and shop the streets of cities around the world.

03/05/2016

The Kuriyana Floating Guava Market in Bangladesh by Md. Moazzem Mostakim on Flickr.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mostakimtimur/20142770523/in/photostream/

Explore mostakim timur's photos on Flickr. mostakim timur has uploaded 502 photos to Flickr.

12/04/2016

We love a good block print! This video by Victoria & Albert Museum is about the process of carving the wooden printing blocks.
https://vimeo.com/140778074

An integral step in the block-printing process takes place before any textiles are involved. The carving of a printing block is in itself a highly skilled practice,…

21/03/2016

This news makes us a little sad... http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/21/471233422/for-tokyos-famed-fish-market-a-dreaded-death-and-a-hopeful-rebirth

As the 2020 Summer Olympics loom in Japan, the 80-year-old Tsukiji is moving to more modern facilities across the Bay. But sellers are worried about the accessibility and safety of the new location.

15/03/2016

"Someone once told me that the history of Mumbai is a history of mispronunciation." http://www.projectbly.com/destinations/mumbai/market

Project Bly. Explore and shop the streets of cities around the world.

08/03/2016

The German street artist, TONA , gets it right in India.

03/03/2016

When a writer is also a photographer..."It is part of the photographer's job to see more intensely than most people do. He must have and keep in him something of the receptiveness of the child who looks at the world for the first time, or the traveller who enters a strange country."
http://www.catchnews.com/culture-news/meet-william-dalrymple-photographer-who-shot-the-world-with-a-samsung-phone-1456955039.html

William Dalrymple has a love affair with the camera that

02/03/2016

So beautiful. http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2016/03/01/blogs/young-africans-wrapped-in-tradition/s/20160301-lens-joana-slide-XMQ6.html?action=click&contentCollection=Blogs¤tSlide=1&entrySlide=1&module=RelatedSlideShow&pgtype=imageslideshow&slideshowTitle=Young+Africans%2C+Wrapped+in+Tradition&version=EndSlate

Joanna Choumali, a photographer from Ivory Coast, is documenting modern African women wearing traditional clothing. She said these portraits allow her subjects to reconnect with their family history.

29/02/2016

Our Leap Day Sale starts now! Use code LEAPNOW for 50% off everything today. Certain restrictions apply. This discount code may not be combined with bargained-for discounts! Sale ends February 29th, 2016 at 11:59 pm PST. http://www.projectbly.com/shop

Project Bly. Explore and shop the streets of cities around the world.

23/02/2016

Colorful inspiration from our Krakow Collection.
http://www.projectbly.com/destinations/krakow/lookbook

16/02/2016

“One pigeon gives the love of 10 women.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/16/world/asia/china-xinjiang-uighur-pigeons.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=second-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

The market fills with ethnic Uighurs engaged in a frenzied, mercantile display of traditional male bonding. The objects of their attention: pigeons.

13/02/2016

As we learned when we were in Ghana "The Ashanti don't respect you if you speak too literally..." http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/02/13/466288362/puzzling-proverbs-so-why-did-the-goat-go-home-after-it-broke-a-leg

Ghana is a land of many sayings, often starring an animal. Only the meaning is not always clear. We turned to our correspondent on the ground for answers.

09/02/2016

03/02/2016

"They say Malaysia is where the monsoons meet: the Southwest Monsoon and the Northeast Monsoon. But these are only the literal monsoons. For Malaysia, and specifically the city of Malacca, was also the point of encounter for two metaphorical monsoons, namely the Eastern cultural behemoths of China and India."
http://www.projectbly.com/destinations/malacca/the-streets

Project Bly. Explore and shop the streets of cities around the world.

29/01/2016

"Mi Comida Latina" not only features delicious recipes from El Salvador to Peru like llapingacho and causa, but it's full of the loveliest water color illustrations. http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/01/28/464283412/mi-comida-latina-a-hand-drawn-guide-to-latin-cuisines

27/01/2016

What we bring back when we travel: textiles. http://bit.ly/23tyQ5f

26/01/2016

There's a grand story of a shipwreck in these little 15th century boxes we found in Hanoi, Vietnam. http://bit.ly/1OW3BGn

21/01/2016

It's always an exciting day when we wake up to an article about Project Bly in the Huffington Post! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/spot/how-to-shop-the-worlds-be_b_9034116.html

Photo by Shantanu Starick for Project Bly The world's major craft markets, heady mixes of hawkers and shoppers and objects galore, can feel almost alive: energetic, pulsating, the heart of their ...

13/01/2016

On the blog... an interview with Derrik Chinn who shows travelers a different side of Tijuana. http://blog.projectbly.com/a-bus-ride-beyond-the-borders-of-convention/

An unconventional Tijuana tour company that takes visitors off-the-beaten path in Tijuana.

11/01/2016

Explore Mumbai's Bhendi Bazaar with photojournalist Rizwan Mithiwala.http://scroll.in/article/801564/photos-mumbais-bhendi-bazaar-from-the-inside

Photojournalist Rizwan Mithawala trains his cameras on the sights and sounds that surround him.

07/01/2016

Shopping the best street markets around the world with Project Bly over on LonnyMag http://www.lonny.com/Escapes/articles/Ep4dOALiFea/How+Shop+World+Best+Markets+Like+Pro

Spot, our favorite crowd-sourcing travel app, shows Lonny what to look for and where to find it.

18/12/2015

An interview you don't want to miss... La Carmina on the blog!
http://bit.ly/1lULrxa

For Gothic travel journalist La Carmina, standing out is the perfect way to reveal an unnoticed side of the world.

15/12/2015

On our gift list this year: The New Bohemians, a coffee table book full of interiors that inspire wanderlust and eleven other perfect presents for the free-spirit in your life. http://blog.projectbly.com/bohemian-gifts/

Color, texture, pattern and a book to inspire: twelve of our favorite gifts from around the world for the free-spirited wanderer in your life.

11/12/2015

The best gifts can be given again.
http://blog.projectbly.com/gift-guide/

Gifts from around the world that have traditionally been passed down over generations.

10/12/2015

New on Project Bly! Kuldeep Kaur, a self-taught textile designer, traveler and founder of Serendipity Delhi takes you through the backgrounds to Alwar, Rajasthan. Shop her one-of-a-kind finds from the Alwar Market on Project Bly! http://bit.ly/1Y5CCw9

Project Bly. Explore and shop the streets of cities around the world.