Roots Karigar India

Working on Commercial Street means you get used to the noise early on. Roots Karigar India is tucked into 21/1-2, and if you aren’t looking closely, you might miss the entrance. It’s a busy part of town. Our space is usually packed with materials. We have these large work surfaces that are always covered in bits of wood or fabric depending on what we are looking at that week. It gets a bit cramped when more than three people are standing in the same room. The street outside is always full of shoppers and vendors, so we hear a lot of shouting and honking all day long. We’ve been at this address for a while and the walls could probably use a fresh coat of paint, but we are usually too busy with the actual work to worry about that. Sometimes the power cuts out and we just sit by the window to use the natural light. It’s a practical setup. We aren't trying to impress anyone with a shiny lobby. Most of our day is spent handling orders or talking to the craftsmen who come in to drop off finished pieces. It’s a lot of back and forth. By the time evening rolls around, the street gets even more crowded, making it hard to leave. But we like the energy of being right in the middle of everything. It keeps us grounded in what we do.