Lamps
Our vendors speak – In most of our homes, an oil lamp is lit daily before the altar of the Lord, either at dawn or dust or twice a day. Even today, our parents are a lot stricter when it comes to the timing & the discipline of lighting the lamp. We cannot deny the special energetic feeling that swipes over us when we know that the lamp is lit. Light symbolically leads us from darkness to light and it also symbolizes knowledge. Knowledge gives us the everlasting wealth of removing ignorance and takes us towards higher ideals. In our quest to discover traditional wisdom of lamps, we bring to you brass ‘vilaku’ from Nachiar Kovil near Kumbakonam and Vagai kulam in Tirunelveli district. The ‘Nagasu’ workmanship on the vilaku is hand done and gives it the beauty beyond words. It takes these traditional craftsmen around 10-20 days to make a lamp depending on the level of work.
Mats
Our vendors speak – Everyone has loving memories of sitting or sleeping on the floor on mats made by local artisans of their community. Mat weaving is an age-old tradition of India with references dating back to Atharva Veda. India has a rich tradition of hand crafted mats made from grasses and reeds that are abundantly available in our country. The traditional custom of sitting on the floor has several benefits including calming of mind, better digestion of food, improvement in body posture and is also said to make one humbler. In our first introduction of traditional mats, we bring to you Madur mat hand crafted by traditional artisans from Paschim Medinipur of west Bengal. Making of Madur mats is an age-old tradition of Bengal & a traditional item used in every household of Bengal for sitting, sleeping or for performing rituals. It takes an artisan around 2-3 days to make a single mat.
Hangers
Adorable, kitsch products made from hand-made paper and manufactured through fair-trade practices, these are as innovative as one can get – ‘prints of the elephant’ processed and made bacteria-free in attractive colours and sizes. You won’t know unless someone tells you that it is a ‘rear’ product.
Frames
Adorable, kitsch products made from hand-made paper and manufactured through fair-trade practices, these are as innovative as one can get – ‘prints of the elephant’ processed and made bacteria-free in attractive colours and sizes. You won’t know unless someone tells you that it is a ‘rear’ product.