From open-air gatherings to floor seating circles, Kula 2025 built the connections that matter to reimagine craft's role in climate action, inclusion, and future-ready innovation.
Meet the global and local leaders who co-created Kula‘25
Business Lead, Aadyam Handwoven, An Aditya Birla Initiative
Founder & CEO, Frontier Markets
Director, Indian Institute of Crafts and Design
Editor-in-Chief, The
Voice of Fashion
Partner,
IIM-A Ventures
Founder, Baro Market & Gallery 47A
Co - CEO, Upaya Social Ventures
Director, Investments and Portfolio, Upaya Social Ventures
Associate Director & Head of Accelerator, Upaya Social Ventures
Senior Consultant, Startup Movers
Guided by the 2030 Agenda’s Five Ps — People, Planet, Prosperity, Peace, and Partnerships — Kula ’25 placed craft at the centre of progress. Our installations and showcases traced the journey from material to object, artisan to community, spotlighting makers who persist despite climate and resource challenges, and inviting collaboration and investment in craft-led entrepreneurs and communities.
by Kabbish
Matka: Stories of Living Traditions reimagines the humble clay pot as a living archive of India’s cultural memory. Through Kabbish jewellery, the installation translates the pot’s everyday roles into contemporary wearable art, expressing how one timeless object carries countless meanings.
by Noori
Noori ka Vaadyagram reimagines the instrument maker’s studio as an intimate “baithak,” where visitors experience musical instruments and their stories up close. Featuring string instruments such as the sarod, rubab, oud, lute, and Noori, the installation traces each instrument’s journey from making to evolution through cultural exchange.
by Fashion Revolution
"Mend at Kula” is a slow, participatory, and restorative space at the Kula Conclave, designed for moments of social or emotional overstimulation. It invites participants to sit, stitch, quilt, and recharge, using craft as a meditative, communal practice. Collective repair becomes a metaphor for personal reflection and social renewal, echoing Fashion Revolution’s ethos of “Repair as Revolution."
by Anantaya
The Anantaya Cart transforms an everyday object into a quiet, moving space for craft. Carrying a select few pieces in wood, metal, and brass, it invites a slower way of seeing, drawing attention to material, surface, and the many skilled hands behind each object. There is no heavy staging; the cart lets the work speak for itself.
by Asha Gautam
Nature has always been humanity’s first muse. The Soul of Creation celebrates this through wall art hand-embroidered with delicate French knots. Each piece, taking up to 2,000 hours, transforms thread into texture, and patience into poetry.
by Shrujan
The Living Embroideries of Kutch showcases contemporary textile panels created by women from twelve traditional communities of Kutch. Historically, embroidery served as both identity and voice, an expressive language in patriarchal societies where women’s stories were often unheard. Today, these same skills empower women economically and socially, enabling them to become earners and leaders within their communities.
by M/S Lafaani
Crafted Horizons begins with the quiet poetry of making. Translucent Chanderi tapestries, eco-printed with temple-flower pigments and detailed with fine Kantha stitches, are suspended as layered scrolls forming horizon-like landscapes shaped by the rhythm of handcraft.
by Studio How About That!
Designed to activate the theme of Kula Conclave ’25, Trendspotting 2030 is an interactive game that blends the playful spirit of Jaipur with the energy of India’s creative and cultural economy. Its visual language draws from Jaipur’s rich history, royal heritage, and iconic art and architecture, inspiring an eclectic mix of motifs across the experience.
By Jaipur Rugs
This installation begins with a gesture of regard for the hands that shape craft. At its centre are wooden handles once used in the hand-carding of wool — an early, often unseen stage in rug-making. Each handle bears the quiet traces of labour: worn edges, marked grain, and the soft sheen created by repeated touch. Left in their original state, they stand as small archives of time and intention.
by Aadyam Handwoven (An Aditya Birla Initiative)
Kinship Baithak at Kula is a gathering space designed by Aadyam Handwoven to foster meaningful exchanges through circles, lecture-demonstrations, and fireside chats in a warmly curated setting adorned with traditional textiles and seating.
by IIM-A Ventures
A curated showcase of craft-led enterprises from North East India, presented by IIMA Ventures and SAP
by Artisan Showcase
A consolidated showcase of products, tools, and materials from 25+ artisan entrepreneurs across India, by Antaran (a Tata Trusts initiative).
Supported by Next Bharat Ventures the Kula Goodie Bag '25 showcased a curated selection of 8 craft-based brands from pan-India enterprises. This initiative provided market access, visibility, and income to artisans across Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala.
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Some of the esteemed organisations that attended our Conclave
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