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Studio Alaya

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Product: Crafts & furnitures
Brand: Studio Alaya
Industry: Design-led Social Entrepreneurship
Location: Uttarakhand

Hishey made Studio Alaya brand operational in 2008. This for-profit venture is a design-led social enterprise which works with rural craft and skill-based producers to design, produce and market a range of products and accessories in locally available sustainable resources such as bamboo, natural fibers, etc. In doing so, it partners with small scale producers. Its USP lies in the fact that it offers contemporary designs made by using local traditional skills, promotes environmental sustainability and rural entrepreneurship. Their main clients include institutional buyers such as hotels, restaurants and spas as well as domestic customers and in-region tourist market. Their main competitors are multiple brands retailing design in craft goods.

Founder: Joshua P. Hishey

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Key Clients: Hotels, restaurants and spas, domestic consumers and tourists

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URL: www.studioalaya.com

 

Joshua P. Hishey