From the names you grew up with to the ones you’re about to discover.
इकोकारी
Founded by Nandan Bhat in 2020, EcoKaari turns waste plastic into handwoven fabric for bags, accessories, home goods and gifts. The business has its headquarters and workshop in Warje Malwadi, where it also offers booked upcycling experiences.
रीचरखा
Amita Deshpande's social enterprise upcycles waste plastic using charkhas and handlooms. Its range includes bags, office accessories and home goods, with a store in Karve Nagar and weaving activities near Bhor. The reCharkha brand formed in 2020 after an earlier venture.
स्टुडिओ कॉप्रे
A women-led Pune design business working with traditional metal artisans on copper, brass and bronze homeware. Founder and design director Rashmi Ranade works alongside three co-founders. Its office and small retail space are on Senapati Bapat Road.
क्युरेटर्स ऑफ क्ले
Potters Bhairavi Naik and Rohit Kulkarni founded this ceramic studio in 2014. They handcraft functional ceramics, from preparing clay to glazing and firing. The studio, a brand of RnB Clay, is in the Bhugaon hills outside Pune and receives visitors by appointment.
बांबू इंडिया
A Pune-based social enterprise started in 2016 by Yogesh and Ashwini Shinde. It makes bamboo toothbrushes and other plastic-free everyday products and sells them through its own online shop.
सत्व – ऑर्गॅनिक फूड फॉर स्किन
A Pune skincare and haircare brand founded by cosmetologist Radha Sukhadia. It began in 2020 as Radha's Cosmic World, adopted the SATVA name in 2023 and now sells through its online shop.
सत.सुमा
A Pune personal-care brand making cold-process soaps and selling body and hair care online. Founder Naina Panemanglor says she began at home and later moved to a Baner studio.
जगताप नर्सरी गार्डन सेंटर
A Magarpatta garden centre associated with the Jagtap family's Pune nursery business, offering plants and garden supplies alongside landscaping services.
पॉटरीडेन
A Pune ceramics brand with a Baner studio, selling hand-painted mugs, plates and bowls and running wheel-throwing and hand-building workshops.
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