How the Lac Takes Shape
Born on a hand-turned lathe
Each form is shaped from hale mara ivory-wood, spun steady by a single artisan's foot.
Color drawn from the earth
Turmeric, indigo, kumkum — every hue is a vegetable dye, heated and pressed into raw lac.
Seven coats, one surface
Layer after layer of friction-melted lac builds the signature high-gloss finish.
A village of hands
Sixty families in Ramanagara carry the craft forward — each household a living workshop.