This is Rahul. He, his wife, Priya, his brother Anil, his brother's wife, Manisha, and his parents work together in their home in Dehli creating one of a kind bags, jewelry, kimonos, and jackets using one-of-a-kind, vintage textiles. 

Rahul making a banjara bag in their living room. 

 These bags are hand-embellished using shells, coins, pom-poms, beadwork, kutch tribe patches and other one-of-a-kind adornments. No two are ever the same. 

Priya sewing cowrie sells onto a banjara bag

After a week of team work, this is the finished product, a beautiful, one-of-a-kind bag.

 Rahul's father is the jewelry-maker of the house.

He makes necklaces and bracelets using vintage pieces from the Kutch tribe of Northern Rajasthan. 

Here is the finished piece, a completely handmade and one-of-a-kind necklace made with upcycled tribal jewelry pieces. 

Anil and Manisha specialize in embellishing jackets with antique tribal patches, pom-poms, shells, beadwork, and vintage coins. Here are some of the beaded tribal patches that will be sewn onto denim jackets. 

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These tribal patches are also available for sale for your DIY projects

Rahul's mother sews one-of-akind kimono wraps made from vintage Indian sarees using a traditional sewing machine that is operated by hand, not with electricity. 

The finished product:

Not only are all these upcycled pieces eco-friendly and sustainable, no factories were involved so all the profits go straight to Rahul and his family. 

Thank you for being a part of supporting these talented artisans and keeping the handmade crafts alive.

 Rahul and I visiting the Taj Mahal