The story behind the print
Jaal — the lattice print
- Origin:
- Mughal-era decorative arts
- Since:
- 16th–17th century
A net of interlocking shapes, borrowed from the carved stone screens of Mughal architecture and woven into Indian textiles ever since.
Jaal means “net”. In Mughal buildings, stone screens called jali were carved into lattices that let in light and breeze while keeping out the sun. The same idea — a repeating grid of diamonds, stars or flowers held inside a frame — travelled onto carpets, shawls and printed cotton.
On a bedsheet, a jaal gives a calm, even texture: the eye reads it as a soft pattern from across the room and as fine detail up close. Our Neel Lattice and Jaal Geometric designs redraw the traditional lattice at a smaller, modern scale.
Our jaal designs are screen printed, so the fine lattice stays sharp and even from edge to edge.
