Lately I have been in India for a while to search for products which appeal to me. It had to be products which had something to do with the country and not some kind of western product which I could buy for a small prices.

A voyage which I won't forget in a lifetime. I have visited many workshops, Workshops because you can't call them factories. In small numbers people work on the products in their homes which are picked up by their employers ones a week or ones a month, depending of the type of product. There are of course also big factories but most of the time western products are made over there and the creative mind of the employees is unfortunately turned off. Not very surprising of course because there is only one rule; money has to be made to support the whole family and the rest is unimportant. Fortunately I have also come across lots of workplaces where beautiful handmade products are being developed. To give you an impression of these workplaces, I have included with almost every product group some information about how and where these products are being made. In this way I try to take you with me in my experience so you will appreciate the products more and you justly can say you have brought a piece of the real India in to your home. A special aspect of the products is that because of the individual creativity of the makers they are not always and can't be all 100% the same. Of course this depends on the product but always take into account that a handmade product always differs some 5% of the showed model on the photo. I myself find this the beauty of the products because behind every product, a person, a face, an emotion can be found. This makes this creator in something grand.... an artist. Enjoy your time looking around.