A Karuneya Studio · Mumbai
Karuneya.करुणेय
Bridging India. Inspiring the World.
A premium marketplace where Indian artisans show up named, paid fairly, and told in full — and where buyers from anywhere in the world can read the maker's story before they buy.
Eight reasons we exist
A studio, not a marketplace.
- HANDMADE
Preserved traditions. Passed down with pride.
- ROOTED IN PURPOSE
Building livelihoods. Empowering communities. Creating impact.
- NATURAL BEAUTY
Fabrics. Dyes. Motifs. Inspired by India.
- LIVE EVERYWHERE
Real-time. Trusted. Loved across the globe.
- THOUGHTFUL BY DESIGN
Mindful packaging. Meaningful connections.
- UNBOX HERITAGE
More than a product. It's a story you can feel.
- GENERATIONS OF SKILL
Honoring our artisans. Celebrating their legacy.
- CURATED WITH CARE
Timeless pieces. Made to be cherished.
Founder · Mira Nayar
From a six-month field stint, in 2022
On a six-month field stint across Kutch, Mithila, and Channapatna, I watched fifth-generation artisans sell heirloom-quality work to middlemen at a tenth of its global value.
The buyers — in Brooklyn, Berlin, Tokyo, Bombay — were ready to pay fair, but the bridge didn't exist. We built Karuneya to be that bridge: artisan-direct, story-first, fairly priced, and shipped with care. The maker keeps the bigger share. The buyer gets the maker's name, the village, the story, and the right to write back.
- B.Com (H)Lady Shri Ram College, 2007
- MBAIIM Bangalore, 2010
- Senior Engagement ManagerMcKinsey & Co. India · 2010–2018
- Chief of StaffTata Trusts livelihood-impact · 2018–2022
- MentorNID Ahmedabad · social-innovation cohort
- FoundedKaruneya Crafts · Q2 2022
Eight categories · all hand-made
The Atelier
From ₹1,450 · 86 pieces
Textiles
वस्त्र
Kantha quilts, indigo dabu runners, block-print scarves and handloom shawls — woven by clusters across Kutch, Bhuj, Lucknow and Bhujodi.
From ₹850 · 54 pieces
Pottery & Terracotta
मिट्टी के बर्तन
Hand-thrown vases, black-pottery bowls, terracotta water pots and wheel-turned dinnerware from Khurja, Pondicherry and Manipur.
From ₹2,400 · 48 pieces
Brass & Bone Work
पीतल व अस्थि शिल्प
Inlay jewelry boxes, brass diyas, candlesticks and engraved bowls — six generations of metalwork from Moradabad and Hoshiarpur.
From ₹1,900 · 72 pieces
Embroidery & Mirror Work
कढ़ाई व आरीदार शिल्प
Cushion covers, wall hangings, framed embroidery and Phulkari shawls from the women-led collectives of Kutch, Patiala and the Nilgiris.
From ₹1,250 · 41 pieces
Woodcarving
काष्ठ शिल्प
Block-print stamps, lacquer-turned figurines, jewelry boxes and hand-shaped platters from Channapatna, Saharanpur and Sankheda.
From ₹690 · 38 pieces
Paper & Journal
कागज़ शिल्प
Hand-bound journals, marbled paper sets, block-printed cards, framed miniatures and Sanjhi paper-cuts from Sanganer, Mathura and Auroville.
From ₹1,850 · 64 pieces
Jewelry
आभूषण
Silver filigree, brass tribal pendants, beaded statement chokers, lac bangles and Dokra-cast charms from Cuttack, Bastar and Karauli.
From ₹2,150 · 29 pieces
Glasswork & Lighting
काँच व प्रकाश
Etched glass vases, bead pendant lamps, stained-glass panels and brass-and-glass diyas from Firozabad and Channapatna.
Six of our makers
Named. Paid first. Heard.
84s storyJasodaben Bhanji
जसोदाबेन भांजी
Mirror-work embroidery & kantha stitch · Kutch Crafts Collective · Gujarat
38 years of practice
76s storyVishnu Kambli
विष्णु कांबली
Lac-turned wood lacquerware · Channapatna Collective · Karnataka
27 years of practice
- 92s story
Imtiaz Khan
इम्तियाज़ ख़ान
Brass etching & bone inlay · Moradabad Brass Guild · Uttar Pradesh
42 years of practice
- 68s story
Lakshmi Kala
लक्ष्मी कला
Indigo shibori & natural-dye textiles · Kutch Crafts Collective · Gujarat
24 years of practice
- 88s story
Pratima Sahoo
प्रतिमा साहू
Tarakasi silver filigree · Cuttack Filigree Guild · Odisha
31 years of practice
- 95s story
Mangaldas Markam
मंगलदास मरकाम
Lost-wax Dokra bronze casting · Bastar Dokra Collective · Chhattisgarh
33 years of practice
Story-mode · 60–90 second films
The piece. The hands. The room.
Live · Karuneya
From around the world, right now.
Every purchase, every wishlist, every story-view across the Karuneya marketplace — the moment it happens. We don't hide our customers behind an aggregate counter.
- 🇮🇳2 mins ago
Anaya in Bengaluru purchased Kutch Mirror-Work Cushion Cover
- 🇩🇪4 mins ago
Marcus in Berlin purchased Indigo Dabu Handblock Table Runner
- 🇺🇸8 mins ago
Mira in New York wishlisted Tarakasi Silver Filigree Earrings
- 🇦🇺11 mins ago
Sophie in Melbourne purchased Phulkari Cotton Shawl
- 🇯🇵15 mins ago
Hiroko in Tokyo opened story Channapatna Lacquer Stacking Tumbler Set
Auto-translate · ten languages
The maker writes. We translate. Always.
Product copy is composed in the maker's language and rendered live in ten others. The chip on every page reads auto-translated · view original — you can always read what the maker actually wrote. We hand-edit Hindi and English; the rest we review weekly for catastrophic errors.
Indigo Dabu Handblock Table Runner. Hand-printed using traditional natural-pigment indigo. Six-yard length, eighteen-inch width.
Thoughtful by design
The unboxing is the first chapter of the story.
We treat packaging as a hand-off, not a cost line. The box is cream and deep-red kraft. The wrap is handwoven cotton. The seal is pressed by hand in natural pigment. And there is always a sprig of dried marigold or jasmine, for fragrance.
Outer kraft box
Recycled-kraft outer with deep-red ink wordmark. Reusable.
Handwoven inner wrap
Cotton wrap with single indigo stripe — hand-rolled at the cluster.
Maker certificate
Linen-stock card with hand-pressed pigment seal and the maker's signature.
Maker's note
A short handwritten card from the artisan. Yes, written by hand. Yes, by the artisan.
Shipped with care · DDU to 60+ countries
From the village to your living room.
DHL Express to over sixty countries. Each parcel ships with a HS-coded commercial invoice. Customs duties and local taxes are not included; the courier collects them on delivery. We provide tracking and customs documentation up front — no surprises.
- DHL Express courier · door to door
- HS-coded commercial invoice · pre-cleared
- India domestic · tracked next-day to metros
- 60+ countries served
New York
USA
6–9 days
Berlin
Germany
5–7 days
Tokyo
Japan
4–6 days
London
UK
4–6 days
Sydney
Australia
6–8 days
Mumbai
India
24–48 hrs
Quoted at standard DHL rates ex-Mumbai. Express options available at checkout.
“I bought a Kutch cushion cover and three weeks later I was on a video call with the woman who stitched it. That has never happened to me from any other shop.”
Hannah W. · Brooklyn · Kutch Mirror-Work Cushion Cover
Ten questions, answered honestly
FAQ
- Every order amount is split live at checkout: 62% to the maker, 22% to the cluster collective (which funds raw materials, training, and shared equipment), and 16% to Karuneya (which covers photography, platform, packaging, and customer-care). The three numbers are visible on every product page — never hidden in fine print.