List of products by brand Qasab

QASAB

Kutch Gujrat,

Qasab was set up as an initiative in 1997 to revitalize the embroidery craft of Kutch and reposition its cultural diversity by designing a business model that could not only create sustainable livelihood opportunities. for embroidery craftswomen in the remote area of Kutch, but also become a platform for them to express their creativity. 

Qasab has been formally structured and registered as a Producer Company owned by traditional craftswomen. It is a collective, socio-cultural enterprise comprising 1,200 rural master craftswomen from 11 ethnic communities spread across 62 villages in the arid interiors of Kutch. It has been for the last seventeen years re-interpreting and re-positioning the traditional embroideries of Kutch, building on the styles of each of the communities associated with the producer company.

Qasab is known for its outstanding quality of authentic Kutch embroidery, appliqué and patchwork products, its hallmark being – traditional motifs reflecting the cultural identity of each community in contemporary designs through items of premium quality.

The prices of the products are determined by the rural craftswomen themselves as being competitive and fair. Qasab distributes a portion of its profits as dividends to its artisan members, ploughing back the rest for business growth, capacity building and training of new artisans and community development activities.

PRODUCTS: - Art panels, lifestyle accessories, home furnishing, rag dolls, leather and threads.