Follow Our Journey

Three simple steps to a pretty summer table! Using Artha Collections embroidered linen placemats and cloth napkins, seasonal flowers and simple table wear. Read this journal post to get the look.

Our new textile collection is here!  Refresh the look in your bedroom using these simple throw pillows as well as a selection of our handcrafted goods. Design ideas using neutral colors and natural materials for a bedroom update.

There is nothing better than creating a perfect sanctuary around your home and we love how simple additions to your décor can uplift an entire atmosphere. Taking 5 more minutes in the morning for example, to create that perfect table is one easy way!  

What better way to create a festive atmosphere than with a beautiful table setting? To show you just how easy it is to create a setting everyone will be talking about, we've put together four different table settings to inspire you. Read more.

Last year, in 2015, we spent many weeks travelling throughout different regions of India. A country so vast and so full of completely different cultures and customs, we found inspiration in many new and unexpected ways. Find out more!

2015 has flown by for us!  Our first full year spent carrying out our vision has been busy and exciting. Producing our first collection while perfecting our working model, discovering new types of craft and other artisan groups, 

The idea for Artha first came to life in early 2013. It was through a combination of our experiences working with and learning about craft, and our belief that craft could be leveraged to provide sustainable livelihoods that we, Catherine and Claire Grigioni, a mother-daughter team, developed an initial concept. 

Over the past few years, we have spent many weeks working with the Lambadi community settled in a valley in the northwestern part of Tamil Nadu. We spend our days with them working together on design, color and stitch ideas, getting to know the individual women through their stories and learning about the processes involved in creating the hand embroidered pieces that are part of the Artha Collections table linens collection. Read more.