Meet The Makers

Punarjeevana is working towards reviving local weaves, local skills, training and empowering women artisans in the region. 

See Sow arose from a shortage of resources for instilling positive mental health in children, particularly during and after the pandemic.

Ekibeki is a social enterprise which works to preserve the rich craft heritage of India through awareness, design and market interventions.Their vision is to revive the folk arts and crafts...

Jaggery is a social enterprise that uses bags as a powerful tool to advance social equity, climate action, and economic resilience. They create handcraft purposeful products like functional bags, cases,...

Solayi is an Indian artisanal jewelry brand based out of Jaipur. It was created with a desire to create unique accessories and jewellery. 

Black Baza Coffee Co. is an interdisciplinary specialty coffee roastery. They facilitate meaningful and empowered market experiences for smallholder coffee growers. The grassroots work builds on traditional ecological knowledge and...

Aadyam Handwoven is a corporate social initiative of the Aditya Birla Group. They are working with the weaver communities in India to create a self-sustaining ecosystem for the artisans of...

‘Merakus’ is derived from the word Meracus, which means Pure, and it is also the essence of the brand. 

Padukas Artisans combine traditional crafts, (Patchwork Quilting, Warli Painting, Basket making, Fabric Jewelry and Toy Making), with modern design elements.

One 'O' Eight Knots is an initiative by Happy Faces Foundation for first-generation women artisans.

Kara is a creative social enterprise. Its goal is to provide much-needed impetus to the Kerala handloom industry.

Kaizen the label was launched with two primary goals: to bridge the gap among craft communities & urban cultures and to use "waste" in fashion to create conscious fashion.

Kaisori is a celebration of Indian culture and storytelling as seen through ancient crafts.

Whitewater was established by a team of spirited women in 2017.

Indigo Amour is a sustainable fashion brand started in 2018.

“Himadri-Hans Handloom” (HHH) is an initiative of The Hans Foundation, a non-profit organization, working in collaboration with the Government of Uttarakhand.

The word “Diti” in Sanskrit means an idea, splendor and earth goddess.

Digikargha was born out of Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF), an NGO with 1,000 digitally equipped centres across India.

This classic menswear label seamlessly decodes utilitarian designs with its minimalist and purpose-driven design approach: reimagining the realm of contemporary fashion. 

With a vision to encapsulate Indian heritage arts and crafts in tandem with trends, Dharang is driven by slow and mindful fashion.

Bindu Giri works with heavenly silks, exquisite Kanchivaram weaves, Ikats, Jamdanis, and more

Bihart promotes the various art forms of Bihar like Sujani, Manjusha, and Sikki and weaves like 'extra weft', 'fishnet' 'Chingari' and 'Jharna'.

Baka is a holistically sustainable jewelry brand.

B Label is a greener route for Fashion and Living.

Arture is a brand of sustainable and vegan lifestyle accessories, based in Chennai.

Arte-Alter is an eco-friendly fashion & lifestyle label which promotes sustainability and social responsibility as its core design philosophy.

KASIA is a fervent advocate of slow fashion and was started with a vision to craft a product that is all earthy and attached to the roots with women empowerment at...

With the aim to make sustainable products accessible and a part of everyday lives, Saltpetre is driven to create minimal effortless designs.

Windie is focused on a comfort-first approach and unequivocally stands for sourcing well-monitored, low-impact and certified sustainable fabrics of the highest quality that are better for the wearers and the...

Why So Blue is a small business started by mother-daughter duo Jaya and Shweta to make customizable clothing available to all.

Rias Jaipur is an initiative to keep handmade techniques alive in a contemporary market.

Young Earthlings is a brand born with a notion to provide clean and green clothing and essentials for children right from the time they set foot on the planet.

MORAL FIBRE creates fabrics and clothing without costing the earth. 

Ekatra was started by Minakshi & Aishwarya Jhawar, a mother-daughter duo, looking for mediums to express themselves.

Kilmora is Kumaun Grameen Udyog’s (KGU) product brand. KGU works on sustainable livelihoods in rural Kumaon in the Uttarakhand Himalayas.

EcoKaari is committed to giving back to the communities where weavers and artisans live and work, to bring a meaningful positive change through empowerment programs.

SR by Sonali Raman believes in slow fashion.

The Second life started with bringing responsible waste management, design, and traditional craft together to create products from discarded newspapers using block printing techniques. 

Neev Herbal Handmade Soaps is a Social Enterprise based in the village of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. 

The Mango Tree combines a love for sustainable design and generating livelihoods for women in rural India.

Madder Much is a women’s resort clothing brand that is inspired by the Mediterranean colors and is homegrown in India.

Sonica Sarna is an ethical designer and educator who creates limited edition slow fashion pieces using sustainable, artisanal, and fair trade materials.

Working for a cause, for a solution through ‘slow living and better fashion’ is reflected in IKRIIT’M’s work and philosophy.

Lotus Veda is all about handmade fabrics, home textiles, & sustainable clothing.

Asan is a social venture with a mission to eradicate period poverty across the world.

Flourish collections are rooted in collaboration.

"Paiwand Lagana“ is a local common phrase in India, which means to patch or repair.

Drawing inspiration from the striking beauty of Mother Nature, Tintory was born as an earthy brand that houses a range of contemporary clothes handcrafted in collaboration with nature and Indian...

PAPER WINGS is an environment-friendly product brand that endorses unique, upcycled, and sustainable products for everyday use.

Arras is an inclusive platform rooted in the culture of India while staying true to a passion for preserving the environment.

Inspired by nature and captivated by the city, Chambray & Co.

Mura Collective was started in 1998 by Kusum Tiwari and Prabha Gahtori, as a response to experiencing the lack of workplaces for women and people with special needs.

An interdisciplinary award-winning lifestyle design studio and enterprise committed to the development of ideas using traditional crafts.

Earthwhile makes comfortable clothing with consciously sourced plant fibers that are woven on handlooms in India.

Théla is a circular fashion and lifestyle brand. They handcraft honest, ethical fashion and home accessories by bringing together discarded plastic and traditional crafting skills. They strive to be circular...

The Fairkraft Creations brand stands for quality, safety, and great design.

RangSutra is an artisan-owned organization that was founded in 2006 with a vision to create economic opportunities for marginalized rural artisans in India.

Umang or the Mahila Umang Producer Company started as a producer company forged by SHGs.

Bun.Kar Bihar is the retail brand of Srijani Foundation launched in October 2018. The goal was to showcase the pure hand skills of rural communities of spinners, weavers, and embroidery...

Clan Earth has handcrafted completely plastic-free, cruelty-free, stylish & super-functional carry accessories such as backpacks, wallets, purses, etc.

WHE stands for Women, handcrafted & Eco-friendly. A design-driven ethical fashion brand, it was started in the year 2020 with the goal to connect the artisans to the end market. WHE...

Blue Lotus is an ensemble of next generation entrepreneurs, designers, dyers, weavers, weaver organizations who are fully engaged with and proud of being associated with traditional practices of handcrafting.

Patch over Patch works to build a bridge to go from trash to trend; to bring the fabric waste back to the production cycle of garments.

Incubated by Industree Crafts Foundation, GreenKraft Pvt.

Khamir in Kachchhi means “intrinsic pride”, and that’s what they stand for.

Samoolam, meaning 'collective roots' in Sanskrit, was founded as a grassroots social movement in Gaya, Bihar (India) with the vision to use design as a powerful tool for social change....

Last Forest, registered in the year 2010, is a profit-hybrid institution incubated by an NGO – Keystone Foundation – that provides marketing solutions to primary producer groups and communities that...

In the remote valleys of the Indian Himalayas, abundant in natural resources but scarce in sustainable rural livelihood opportunities, Avani works with the rural community of Kumaon, part of the...

Kaarigar Clinic is an initiative that works towards rural development by mentoring local artisans to strategically grow their traditional craft practices into self-sustaining businesses

LUKKA CHUPPI aspires to bring colors to everyday life with its range of aesthetically appealing and quirky products.