The Collections
From the loom, the carving bench and the painter's table — every piece is made by hand in Kashmir and can be commissioned to your own measure.
Qaleen
Kashmir's carpets trace their lineage to the court of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin in the fifteenth century. Each is still knotted by hand, read from a coded pattern script called the talim, in pure silk or silk on cotton.
Juglans regia
Kashmiri walnut is prized for its strength, its grain and its natural sheen. Carvers raise floral, chinar, almond and lattice motifs from the solid wood — skills passed from father to son for generations.
Kar-i-Kalamdani
Born in the Persian courts and perfected in Kashmir, papier-mâché is shaped from fine paper pulp, then painted freehand with Chinar, Hazaar Posh, Shirk Posh and Mughal darbar scenes — often touched with gold.
Zalakdozi
Worked with a hooked needle and thick woollen thread, Kashmiri crewel brings flowing vines, blossoms and paisleys to life with a tactile, raised texture — on velvet, cotton or linen.
Naqashi
Hammered from pure copper and engraved by the naqash, Kashmiri copperware carries floral, paisley and Mughal-inspired motifs onto samovars, jugs, trays and ceremonial vessels.
Soft gold
High on the Changthang plateau the Changthangi goat grows the world's finest undercoat. Gathered each spring, it is hand-spun on the yinder, woven on wooden looms and embroidered in Sozni and Tilla.