Dakshita International Pashmina Art Private Limited

Dakshita International Pashmina Art Private Limited is based in Mahavir Enclave-1, over in the Palam area. We are on the first floor of L-44. It’s a residential-looking building but we’ve turned the entire floor into our workspace. Since we work with pashmina, we have to keep the place very clean. Dust and dirt are the enemies when you’re dealing with such fine wool and delicate colors. We spend hours just inspecting the shawls and the hand embroidery to make sure nothing is snagged. It’s slow, tedious work and it can be quite hard on the eyes after a few hours. The lighting we installed is very bright for that reason. We don't have a big neon sign outside, just a small painted one by the main door. Most of our work is done while sitting on the floor on clean white sheets. We don't use many chairs because it’s much easier to spread out the long pashmina pieces on the ground to see the full pattern. It’s just a few of us here. We drink a lot of tea and talk about our families while we work through the day. The street outside can be noisy with kids playing and bikes going past, but inside it’s usually quiet because we really have to focus. We aren't a massive factory. It’s more of a small studio where we take care of these items. Sometimes the shipment takes forever to arrive from the north, and we just have to wait. It’s a patient business.