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Saharanpur, a city in Uttar Pradesh is well renowned for its work on wood carving and brass inlay work on wood. Having influences from Kashmiri designs, their open worked screens with vines and floral patterns threading through the entire screen is very famous. Each work is methodically carved, engraved and buffed to give another-wordly shine. Along with shelves, furniture and coasters, small toys such as trains and planes are also designed. Piggy banks ranging in different sizes are also made quite popular by them.

The tanneries in Kanpur are known all over the world for the finest quality leather tanned by them. In fact, Kanpur caters to the major part of the Indian leather export markets in the form of shoes, sandals and accessories like belts made out of leather. Moreover, Kanpur is known for leather horse riding equipment, bags and purses. Sheepskin or goat skin is the most preferred leather in this cluster. The pattern of the shoe or chappal is drawn on a thick paper which is further traced on leather and cut accordingly to produce export quality footwear.

Jute is the second most popular natural plant fiber and is available in abundance in the sub-tropical regions of India namely Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura. The jute fibers are dried and knit into threads. The threads are further woven into jute fabrics to be further hand-stitched into the desired jute product. In fact, the cleaned fiber, the threads and the fabrics are all used to make beautiful craft products like bags, rugs, carpets, hangings, footwear, coasters, jewelry, show pieces, etc. Some very fine quality jute is also used to make furnishing material and finished apparel as well.

Located in the most populous state of India, Khurja in UP is a relatively small city with a population of just under 1.5 lakhs. Although famous for a special sweet named Khurchan, this town is also known as The Ceramics City because of the thriving cluster of handmade ceramics that has been established in this town over time. The skyline of this city is dotted with chimneys of more than 500 factories working on handcrafted ceramic works there. These factories employ more than twenty-five thousand artisans in this cluster who work on products like stoneware, kiln furniture, decorative wares among a myriad of handmade ceramic products. These ceramic products not only provide a livelihood to the people of the city but also give the city a very colorful and vibrant feel.

This craft form originated around 500 years ago in the Middle Eastern regions of Persia and Turkey. Back then, it was mostly used for manufacturing vases but its elegance and robustness has resulted in its application in making boxes, ornaments, trays, paintings and various other showpiece items. Bidriware gets its name from Bidar, a small town in North Karnataka which is the hub of manufacturing this unique metal ware, characterized by silver inlay patterns on black metallic surfaces. The skilled artisans from the southern regions of India beautifully engrave patterns of various flowers, leaves, and human figures to leave an indelible mark of their work across the world through these black metallic canvases.

This art-form was originally a form of mural or wall art or Bhitti Chitra practiced in Madhubani in Bihar and showcased the feminine expression usually. It was used primarily in the past for ritualistic purposes such as paintings symbolizing important stages of a persons life, festivals etc. Popular in the Madhubani art-form are motifs of mythical figures, deities, nature and local flora and fauna. Most motifs are loaded with symbolic elements and quite recently, linking the cultural and economic setting of the painters life has become a very popular take on expressionism in this art. Both colorful and rich with symbolism, it is an invaluable piece of Indias art history.

Bhujodi, a 500 years old village in Kutch is the mother to this need-driven craft, practiced by 200 weavers at present. The craft is said to have evolved as a need to cover against the harsh weather in Kutch, barter system being the preferred method of exchange in earlier times. Rabaris being the original nomads and cattle herders provided wool, milk products, and grains to the village and Vankars took up to weaving cloth in exchange for these products from the Rabaris. Cotton and wool from locally grown sheep are still used as the raw material for these shawls. The fine cotton has enabled them to create more intricate and colorful designs over the period of time. Weaving of a piece may take anywhere from a few days to a couple of months, depending on the intricacy and uniqueness of the designs.

Longpi Black Pottery has its origins in a small village called Longpi in Manipur. This style of pottery is distinctive to that village and has been practiced for over decades. Being completely black, the material used to make this special type of pottery is a mixture of black Serpentite stone and weathered rock which is then molded into the desired object. A unique feature of this pottery is that the potters wheel is not used in the process. The piece is entirely shaped by hands! This style of pottery is rare, exceptional and quite extraordinary. Products created by this particular craft included bathroom accessories, jugs, decanters, crockery and ceramics.

Mother of Pearl has been used for multiple decorative purposes since long periods of time. The pieces of shell are smoothened and arranged in ornamental fashion on wood carvings or inlaid in brass objects. It gives both an embossed and a glossy look on finishing. Most products are fashioned in a simple and elegant fashion for mainly room dcor and kitchen accessories such as crockery, coasters and bathroom dispensers etc.

Blue Pottery, a unique craft distinctive to the Pink City Jaipur is slowly gaining popularity these days. Handmade with intricate floral patterns or animal and bird motifs, each piece is exquisitely painted and crafted in its own way. The shades of blue, turquoise, pale pink and green coloring the pottery with a shining coat of glaze, is sure to light up the room instantly. It includes a wide range of products from home decor to bathroom accessories to utility products such as vases, fruit bowls, coasters and beer mugs, making them an ideal and thoughtful gift for any occasion.

Bone and Horn carving has its roots in ivory carving and since the ban on commercial trading of ivory started in India, a shift of favor towards bone-crafted products has increased. While different types of bones and horns are chosen as per the desired carving usually the bones and horns from buffalo or bullock carcasses is preferred. Detail-oriented skills are required for the minute and intricate carvings. These products range from accessories to home decor to fashion such as cutlery, bowls, boxes, belts, drinking glasses, walking sticks etc.

Bone and Horn carving has its roots in ivory carving and since the ban on commercial trading of ivory started in India, a shift of favor towards bone-crafted products has increased. While different types of bones and horns are chosen as per the desired carving usually the bones and horns from buffalo or bullock carcasses is preferred. Detail-oriented skills are required for the minute and intricate carvings. These products range from accessories to home decor to fashion such as cutlery, bowls, boxes, belts, drinking glasses, walking sticks etc.

Bone and Horn carving has its roots in ivory carving and since the ban on commercial trading of ivory started in India, a shift of favor towards bone-crafted products has increased. While different types of bones and horns are chosen as per the desired carving usually the bones and horns from buffalo or bullock carcasses is preferred. Detail-oriented skills are required for the minute and intricate carvings. These products range from accessories to home decor to fashion such as cutlery, bowls, boxes, belts, drinking glasses, walking sticks etc.

Bone and Horn carving has its roots in ivory carving and since the ban on commercial trading of ivory started in India, a shift of favor towards bone-crafted products has increased. While different types of bones and horns are chosen as per the desired carving usually the bones and horns from buffalo or bullock carcasses is preferred. Detail-oriented skills are required for the minute and intricate carvings. These products range from accessories to home decor to fashion such as cutlery, bowls, boxes, belts, drinking glasses, walking sticks etc.

Saharanpur, a city in Uttar Pradesh is well renowned for its work on wood carving and brass-inlay work on wood. Having influences from Kashmiri designs, their open worked screens with vines and floral patterns threading through the entire screen is very famous. Each work is methodically carved, engraved and buffed to give an other-worldly shine. Along with shelves, furniture and coasters, small toys such as trains and planes are also designed. Piggy banks ranging in different sizes are also made quite popular by them.

Saharanpur, a city in Uttar Pradesh is well renowned for its work on wood carving and brass-inlay work on wood. Having influences from Kashmiri designs, their open worked screens with vines and floral patterns threading through the entire screen is very famous. Each work is methodically carved, engraved and buffed to give an other-worldly shine. Along with shelves, furniture and coasters, small toys such as trains and planes are also designed. Piggy banks ranging in different sizes are also made quite popular by them.

Mother of Pearl has been used for multiple decorative purposes since long periods of time. The pieces of shell are smoothened and arranged in ornamental fashion on wood carvings or inlaid in brass objects. It gives both an embossed and a glossy look on finishing. Most products are fashioned in a simple and elegant fashion for mainly room dcor and kitchen accessories such as crockery, coasters and bathroom dispensers etc.

This craft form originated around 500 years ago in the Middle Eastern regions of Persia and Turkey. Back then, it was mostly used for manufacturing vases but its elegance and robustness has resulted in its application in making boxes, ornaments, trays, paintings and various other showpiece items. Bidriware gets its name from Bidar, a small town in North Karnataka which is the hub of manufacturing this unique metal ware, characterized by silver inlay patterns on black metallic surfaces. The skilled artisans from the southern regions of India beautifully engrave patterns of various flowers, leaves and human figures to leave an indelible mark of their work across the world through these black metallic canvases.

Bone and Horn carving has its roots in ivory carving and since the ban on commercial trading of ivory started in India, a shift of favor towards bone-crafted products has increased. While different types of bones and horns are chosen as per the desired carving usually the bones and horns from buffalo or bullock carcasses is preferred. Detail-oriented skills are required for the minute and intricate carvings. These products range from accessories to home decor to fashion such as cutlery, bowls, boxes, belts, drinking glasses, walking sticks etc.

The craft known by the French term papier-mache which literally means paper pulp, is locally known as kar-e-kalamkari or pen-case work, after its traditional Iranian name. Papier-mache was practiced as a form of decoration on the wooden wall panels and wooden furniture, and was eventually adapted to paper moulds as well. Trays, jewellery boxes and book covers were made for royal patrons and members of their courts. The two major processes involved in the craft are sakthsazi or mould making and naqqashi or mould painting. The naqqash renders the surface in intricate floral patterns or highly stylized scenes of hunts and battles. The Mughal period saw the art extending to palanquins, ceilings, bedsteads, doors and windows.

Longpi Black Pottery has its origins in a small village called Longpi in Manipur. This style of pottery is distinctive to that village and has been practiced for over decades. Being completely black, the material used to make this special type of pottery is a mixture of black Serpentite stone and weathered rock which is then molded into the desired object. A unique feature of this pottery is that the potters wheel is not used in the process. The piece is entirely shaped by hands! This style of pottery is rare, exceptional and quite extraordinary. Products created by this particular craft included bathroom accessories, jugs, decanters, crockery and ceramics.

Blue Pottery, a unique craft distinctive to the Pink City Jaipur is slowly gaining popularity these days. Handmade with intricate floral patterns or animal and bird motifs, each piece is exquisitely painted and crafted in its own way. The shades of blue, turquoise, pale pink and green coloring the pottery with a shining coat of glaze, is sure to light up the room instantly. It includes a wide range of products from home decor to bathroom accessories to utility products such as vases, fruit bowls, coasters and beer mugs, making them an ideal and thoughtful gift for any occasion.

The craft known by the French term papier-mache which literally means paper pulp, is locally known as kar-e-kalamkari or pen-case work, after its traditional Iranian name. Papier-mache was practiced as a form of decoration on the wooden wall panels and wooden furniture, and was eventually adapted to paper moulds as well. Trays, jewellery boxes and book covers were made for royal patrons and members of their courts. The two major processes involved in the craft are sakthsazi or mould making and naqqashi or mould painting. The naqqash renders the surface in intricate floral patterns or highly stylized scenes of hunts and battles. The Mughal period saw the art extending to palanquins, ceilings, bedsteads, doors and windows.

Walnut wood carving is an ornamental craft process that is virtually unique to Kashmir due to the exclusive availability of walnut trees (Junglas regia), locally known as dun or akhrot. The naqqash or the master carver first etches the basic pattern onto the wood and then removes the unwanted areas with the help of chisels and a wooden mallet. As a result, the design emerges from the lustrous walnut wood as an embossed surface.

Bone and Horn carving has its roots in ivory carving and since the ban on commercial trading of ivory started in India, a shift of favor towards bone-crafted products has increased. While different types of bones and horns are chosen as per the desired carving usually the bones and horns from buffalo or bullock carcasses is preferred. Detail-oriented skills are required for the minute and intricate carvings. These products range from accessories to home decor to fashion such as cutlery, bowls, boxes, belts, drinking glasses, walking sticks etc.

Saharanpur, a city in Uttar Pradesh is well renowned for its work on wood carving and brass-inlay work on wood. Having influences from Kashmiri designs, their open worked screens with vines and floral patterns threading through the entire screen is very famous. Each work is methodically carved, engraved and buffed to give an other-worldly shine. Along with shelves, furniture and coasters, small toys such as trains and planes are also designed. Piggy banks ranging in different sizes are also made quite popular by them.

Most of the people have a perception that bamboo is usually used only as a building material. This is more or less true, but that is just one aspect of this wondrous plant, wherein several artisans across the country have identified its decorative value and have used it to produce crafts which render a tropical feel to the ambience. The north-eastern artisans are the most prominent in bringing out this utility of bamboo, where bamboo is used both in the form of pipes as well as a natural fiber to make beautifully crafted products like trays, baskets, furniture and so on. The sleek lacquered finish that is achieved by bamboo products creates elegance and sleekness, which is unmatched by any other raw material.

This craft form originated around 500 years ago in the Middle Eastern regions of Persia and Turkey. Back then, it was mostly used for manufacturing vases but its elegance and robustness has resulted in its application in making boxes, ornaments, trays, paintings and various other showpiece items. Bidriware gets its name from Bidar, a small town in North Karnataka which is the hub of manufacturing this unique metal ware, characterized by silver inlay patterns on black metallic surfaces. The skilled artisans from the southern regions of India beautifully engrave patterns of various flowers, leaves and human figures to leave an indelible mark of their work across the world through these black metallic canvases.

Khadi or Khaddar is a term for hand-woven cloth using handspun yarn threads from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, mainly made from cotton. The cloth is usually woven from cotton and may also include silk, or wool, which are all spun into yarn on a spinning wheel called a charkha. It is a versatile fabric that has good thermal absorbent property where it remains cool in summer and warm in winter. To improve the look, khadi is sometimes starched to give it a stiffer feel. It is very widely accepted in fashion circles and international markets.

Jute, also known as the Golden Fibre, has been used for weaving different products out of jute fabrics for over centuries now. Not only is it used for making textile, but also for creating products and accessories for decor and fashion purposes. Being sturdy, durable, eco-friendly and cheap, accessories fashioned out of jute are gaining good popularity. The products are entirely hand-made with no help from machines at all, using simple tools and techniques such as braiding the fibers and arranging them in various combinations and patterns to create coasters, bags, necklaces and so on. An additional bonus to this is that it can be worn with almost all types of clothing and ethnic wear.

Cane as a craft type is found across the northern, eastern, north-eastern and southern parts of the country. But it is predominantly found and practiced in north-east India, especially in Assam. The variety of cane used determines the quality of the product made. For example, a kind of muli bamboo locally known as mulibazail is used for making umbrella handles. Two other varieties of bamboo locally known as Mrithinga and Bethua and different varieties of canes locally known as sundi, barjali, harua and golla are required for specific designs in making furniture and baskets.

The coconut tree is well-known for its multi-utility nature with all of its components used for food, oil, timber, rope, fuel and handicrafts. Even the hard coconut shells are utilized, being carved into beautiful patterns and objects which can be used in everyday life such as bowls, boxes, wall clocks, toys, wind chimes and even accessories such as pendants or earrings. Not only is it decorative but also functional in all aspects

Applique work employs ornamental needlework where pieces of cloth are cut out and then sewn back onto fine fabric to make a pattern. The fabric cut out is designed into popular motifs of the region such as flora, fauna, vines or geometric patterns and then hemmed onto the base fabric to make it more attractive. The colors chosen are vibrant and visually appealing for decor purposes. Different regions in India have their own style and central motifs in their respective applique crafts, some prominent states practicing the same being Bihar and Uttarakhand.