Radha Bisht
Aipan artistKausani
A young artist reviving Aipan for modern walls, blending tradition with contemporary framing.
8 pieces in the house
The hands
Nothing here comes from a machine. Every piece is drawn, woven or hammered by an artisan of the Kumaon valley — a grandmother’s three-finger stroke, a weaver’s loom, a silversmith’s patience. These are the hands behind the work.
Aipan artistKausani
A young artist reviving Aipan for modern walls, blending tradition with contemporary framing.
8 pieces in the house
SilversmithAlmora
A family workshop hand-raising Kumaoni silver — nath, galobandh and pauji — for four generations.
0 pieces in the house
SilversmithBageshwar
Guild artisans translating Aipan's line-work into engraved and filigree silver.
0 pieces in the house
Handloom weaverMunsyari
A cooperative of high-Himalayan women weaving sheep and angora wool into thulma blankets and shawls, as their mothers did.
0 pieces in the house
Wool artisanAlmora
Saraswati brings Aipan motifs onto handwoven cushions and throws, bridging the wall and the weave.
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Handloom weaverKausani
Keepers of the pichora tradition — the yellow-and-red cloth of every Kumaoni bride.
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Textile printerNainital
Hand block-printers translating Aipan's line-work onto natural fabrics.
1 piece in the house
TailorAlmora
A women's tailoring collective stitching kurtas and co-ords in Kumaoni prints.
0 pieces in the house
Millet farmerSomeshwar
A collective of hill farmers growing mandua, jhangora and bhatt on rain-fed terraces, milled fresh to order.
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HalwaiAlmora
Keepers of Almora's bal mithai and singori, made by hand the way the town has for generations.
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Food artisanBageshwar
A women's self-help group bottling buransh squash, bhang chutney and pahadi spice blends.
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