A small studio that has local bamboo weavers make baskets, trays and hamper boxes to its own designs, then sells them to hotels, office gift buyers and hamper makers in Visakhapatnam and online.
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This studio designs baskets, trays, hamper boxes, lampshades and storage boxes in bamboo and cane. A few weavers work in your small workshop and others make pieces at home to your sizes and samples. Your team treats, finishes, checks and packs every piece and sells it under your own label.
Basket weaving is one of Visakhapatnam's one-district-one-product crafts. Bamboo-weaving families have worked for decades on Medara Street near the city's Poorna Market, but many sell plain baskets to traders and keep little of the final price. The city itself is a good first market: its beach hotels, offices, colleges and wedding planners all buy gift hampers and decor, and Sankranti and Diwali bring big gifting seasons. Later, export orders for home decor can leave through the city's own port.
You need GST, Udyam registration, a small room for stock, and weavers who can match a sample. Learn to treat bamboo and cane against fungus and insects, because damp sea air spoils untreated pieces quickly. The hard parts are steady quality and delivery dates from home-based weavers, cheap plastic baskets that pull prices down, and cash stuck in stock that does not sell.
Start with sample kits for hotel buyers, office gift buyers and hamper makers. Craft fairs, government handicraft emporiums and online marketplaces bring buyers from outside the city.
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