Sustainable Living
Bamboo brushes, copper bottles, jute bags, natural cleaning — sustainable kitchen and home goods from Indian craftspeople. Bengaluru delivery.
A meaningful sustainability shelf, in an Indian context, isn't really about imported bamboo straws or novelty compost bins. It's about the very ordinary things Indian households used before disposable plastic quietly moved into every corner of the kitchen — copper for water, brass for lentils, jute for shopping, coir for scrubbing, neem for teeth, mud for pots. Most of those materials still exist, still get made by hand in villages around this country, and still work better than the plastic version they were replaced by.
This collection brings a set of those alternatives back within reach for the Bengaluru household. Kansa dinnerware from West Bengal, copper water bottles from Moradabad, jute grocery bags from artisan cooperatives in West Bengal and Andhra, coconut-shell scrubs from Kerala, wooden combs from the Nilgiris, and natural cleaning products — cold-processed soap nut liquid, coconut-oil soap, wood-ash dishwashing bars — from Bengaluru makers who still remember how these were made before the surfactant industry took over.
The idea isn't ideological purity. Nobody in a real Indian home is running a zero-waste kitchen with a straight face; most of us have a mixer, a fridge, a phone charger, and a laundry machine. What this shelf tries to do is nudge the small, daily contact-points — the toothbrush, the shopping bag, the water bottle, the wash-cloth — toward materials that last longer, break down cleanly, and support the craftspeople who still know how to make them. Small changes, done consistently, add up to a meaningfully lower household footprint over a year.
Explore below — every item on this page is something we use daily in our own kitchens and bathrooms, sourced from a maker we can name.
Sustainable Living products
Beard Comb C
Beard Comb C — hand-carved from a single piece of neem wood by artisans who've been shaping combs the same way for generations. Neem has natural antibacterial properties that gently stimulate the scalp, tame frizz and reduce hair fall — the wood does the work no plastic ever could. Feels grounding in the hand, warms with use, and won't build up static like plastic combs do. Wipe clean with a dry cloth. If it gets damp, let it air-dry. A well-cared-for neem comb lasts years.
Beard Comb U
Beard Comb U — hand-carved from a single piece of neem wood by artisans who've been shaping combs the same way for generations. Neem has natural antibacterial properties that gently stimulate the scalp, tame frizz and reduce hair fall — the wood does the work no plastic ever could. Feels grounding in the hand, warms with use, and won't build up static like plastic combs do. Wipe clean with a dry cloth. If it gets damp, let it air-dry. A well-cared-for neem comb lasts years.
Beard Kit (Beard C + Beard U)
Beard Kit (Beard C + Beard U) — hand-carved from a single piece of neem wood by artisans who've been shaping combs the same way for generations. Neem has natural antibacterial properties that gently stimulate the scalp, tame frizz and reduce hair fall — the wood does the work no plastic ever could. Feels grounding in the hand, warms with use, and won't build up static like plastic combs do. Wipe clean with a dry cloth. If it gets damp, let it air-dry. A well-cared-for neem comb lasts years.
Only 5 leftComb Combo – Complete Set (4 Combs)
Comb Combo – Complete Set (4 Combs) — hand-carved from a single piece of neem wood by artisans who've been shaping combs the same way for generations. Neem has natural antibacterial properties that gently stimulate the scalp, tame frizz and reduce hair fall — the wood does the work no plastic ever could. Feels grounding in the hand, warms with use, and won't build up static like plastic combs do. Wipe clean with a dry cloth. If it gets damp, let it air-dry. A well-cared-for neem comb lasts years.
Dual Bristle Lilly Neem Comb
Dual Bristle Lilly Neem Comb — hand-carved from a single piece of neem wood by artisans who've been shaping combs the same way for generations. Neem has natural antibacterial properties that gently stimulate the scalp, tame frizz and reduce hair fall — the wood does the work no plastic ever could. Feels grounding in the hand, warms with use, and won't build up static like plastic combs do. Wipe clean with a dry cloth. If it gets damp, let it air-dry. A well-cared-for neem comb lasts years.
Hair Care Duo (Handle + Dual Bristle)
Hair Care Duo (Handle + Dual Bristle) — hand-carved from a single piece of neem wood by artisans who've been shaping combs the same way for generations. Neem has natural antibacterial properties that gently stimulate the scalp, tame frizz and reduce hair fall — the wood does the work no plastic ever could. Feels grounding in the hand, warms with use, and won't build up static like plastic combs do. Wipe clean with a dry cloth. If it gets damp, let it air-dry. A well-cared-for neem comb lasts years.
Handle Neem Comb
Handle Neem Comb — hand-carved from a single piece of neem wood by artisans who've been shaping combs the same way for generations. Neem has natural antibacterial properties that gently stimulate the scalp, tame frizz and reduce hair fall — the wood does the work no plastic ever could. Feels grounding in the hand, warms with use, and won't build up static like plastic combs do. Wipe clean with a dry cloth. If it gets damp, let it air-dry. A well-cared-for neem comb lasts years.