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Saraswati
Jaipur, Rajasthan
A daughter of the Aravallis, Saraswati learnt to knot before she learnt to write. Today she leads a circle of seven women who work from their verandas, and whose afternoons begin only after the cattle have come home.
Artisan stories
Every piece is signed, in a quiet way, by the person who made it. These are some of them.
We work directly with seven women-led cooperatives and a handful of independent artisans across Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Panipat. No middlemen. No factory floors. The clatter you hear behind the photos is a sewing machine in a living room, somewhere between four o’clock tea and the end of a school day.
Our fair-pay floor is set above the regional minimum-wage benchmark, and orders are scheduled around the harvest calendar so nobody has to choose between the craft and the field. The numbers are unglamorous, but they matter to us.
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Imrana & the Karkhana Collective
Old Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Imrana stitches gold on jute in the same haveli her great-grandmother embroidered chikan in. The collective’s ten artisans share commissions, lunches, and a slow afternoon chai that turns into design review without anyone planning it.
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Sushila & daughters
Birbhum, West Bengal
A trio of crocheters — mother first, then two daughters who pretended to dislike the craft until college. The daisy granny-square bag was their idea. The roses on the tissue cover were their stubbornness.
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Rajan
Panipat, Haryana
Trained in the family workshop along Panipat’s weaver belt, Rajan now mentors four apprentices. He believes every basket has the temperament of the person who wove it — calm, restless, generous.
Want to meet the makers?
We host a small studio visit once a quarter, and we’re always happy to share an artisan’s story before you buy. Reach us on WhatsApp and we’ll set it up.