28/08/2016
Maiga handicrafts
To conserve the degrading environment…Think-Promote-Propagate Traditional Indian Lanterns.
It is a fight towards restoration of India’s dying art the Akashkandil – traditional Indian Lanterns.
Recycle; Reuse is our mantra.
We are a ten year old traditional Indian lantern manufacturing unit located In Nashik, the main administrative and business center of North Maharashtra.
We use mostly recycle, renewable and eco friendly material. Ladies who have liking for art and who belong to humble class work as artist at our place, in this way they get regular income all the year round.
We are strictly against chopping of trees and using unnecessary electricity…we use only waste wood, which we get from the scrap box packing suppliers from the nearby industrial zone
We manufacture two type of lanterns in various sizes, the toran lanterns and the Traditional Indian: (Cuboctahedron shape) using wood, fabric, paper
We also manufacture paper foldable lanterns and semi eco friendly lanterns. In Semi eco friendly we use fabric and winding paper as structure
Short Description:
Indian lantern artist. We use mostly recycle, renewable and eco friendly material. Ladies who have liking for art and who belong to humble class work as artist at our place. We are strictly against chopping of trees and using unnecessary electricity…we use only waste wood, which we get from the scrap box packing suppliers from the nearby industrial zone. We manufacture two type of lanterns in various sizes, the toran lanterns and the Traditional Indian: (Cuboctahedron shape)
1. The toran lanterns:
Locally known as ‘karanji’, it is made with fabric stripes at the bottom and paper from outside and industrial paper for inner frame.
It comes in 7 inches in length to 5.5 feet in length
It is manufactured in fabric both woven as well as non woven fabric
The sturdy structure, made from durable sheets structure and fabric stripes is a sturdy lantern, and can withstand strong wind and sizable amount of rain.
The smaller size are used in sequence at the doors and windows, these are made from eco friendly material as well as paper-fabric binding combination
2. Traditional Indian: (Cuboctahedron shape)
The traditional Indian lanterns are made from soft wood, paper as well as various kind of fabric including basic color cotton cloth, embroidery, jute, bamboo mats, khadi and other thread as well as print work
This category comes from 3 inches to 60 feet’s in size
For commercial as well as for function we design traditional lanterns with name, logo, and theme of the client according to his need, for that we use cotton, canvas, jute and flex material.
All the work is done with hands and only 10% of machines are used
Prior booking for bulk order is must.
We accept orders only after full payment.
Transportation and packaging charges extra
Participation and Training program:
1. Khajuraho dance festival -2012
2. National cultural festival, Chandigarh
Mati ke Rang (silver jubilee celebrations) -2014
3. Rainbow workshop, South Center Cultural Center, Nagpur -2011
4. Training for bar girls, Nagpur -2011
5. Training for physically challenged students, Nashik - 2010
6. Cricket Club of India’s Diwali exhibition 2015
7. Training at Kusumagraj Pratisthan, Nashik
8. Training for Adwasi’s national workshop, Melghat –Sampoorna Bamboo Kendra – 2015
