“My mother, Maha Laxmi Shrestha makes about 100 packets of incense per day. I help her on dayswhen we have more orders than usual. Personally, the aromas make me feel...
There’s a basket on a table in my living room. It’s woven of straw, in two-tone natural colors, with a close fitting lid. If you look inside, along...
One of the most treasured pieces in my closet is a cholo made for me by my grandmother. Hand sewn despite her failing eyesight, it was the last...
Paper lanterns diffuse yellow lighting and spread the glow in all directions, making the hall warm. Covers of journals are dyed and decorated differently, beneath which are well-cut...
Throughout time, crafts have served as way for societies to create symbolic reflections of their daily lives and preserve their tradition and culture. Craft work has allowed generations of skill...
The liquid gold of fabrics, pashmina is the considered one of the finest materials to make clothing from. Pashmina comes from an indigenous goat breed, Capra Hircus, usually found...
Hari Lal Nepali Kulu, 58, held a tungna he was making in his hands. It seemed half-way done. But, make no mistake, this was no ordinary tungna. It...
Many subjects of our craft section come to our attention via research, but The White Yak caught my my eye in the best, old fashioned way: word of...
Handmade in Lake City at MidTown Galleria is Pokhara's newest exclusively handmade market event for young local artisans and crafters. This thoughtfully curated platform is the perfect place...
Woven opened its first outlet in Pokhara in 2016, quickly expanding to six stores located in the tourist hubs of Lakeside, Pokhara, and Thamel, Kathmandu. In all of...
Walking into Pia’s showroom in Kulimha, down a lane off Patan Durbar Square, I had just one thought, I wish my house looked like this; this is what...
Most artists and craftsmen can make a living out of their respective works. Be it painters, sketchers, sculptors, potters, carvers, they are all respected for their work, and...
