Bihart promotes the various art forms of Bihar like Sujani, Manjusha, and Sikki and weaves like 'extra weft', 'fishnet' 'Chingari' and 'Jharna'. Their attempt is to uplift and revive these crafts by infusing new styles motifs and designs. They make functional products and apparel like cushions, belts, bags, sarees, kurtas, Dupattas, Dresses, Throws, Anarkali suits to name a few.
Purpose
The inspiration behind Bihart came from a desire to create contemporary designs using
age-old crafts which have never been explored outside their traditional methods and in
the process bring some never-seen-before styles and designs that appeal to a larger
market than the one existing.
India is one of the most ancient cultures still thriving. The brand celebrates this legacy. The weaving patterns, motifs, colors, style, all carry the old and the new times with them, like a string of generations bundled into one!
India is one of the most ancient cultures still thriving. The brand celebrates this legacy. The weaving patterns, motifs, colors, style, all carry the old and the new times with them, like a string of generations bundled into one!
People
Bihart employs artisans and weavers from all over Bihar. They have about six clusters of
weavers and numerous clusters of artisans of various crafts. The main motive is two-
fold. To keep the craft alive and to infuse new techniques and designs to keep it
relevant to the market today.
Weaver communities are spread around small villages in various districts of Bihar and in most clusters, the craft is transferred from generation to generation. They have tried to revive the fish-net weave, Jharna weave and extra-weft. Their hand-work artisans are mostly women, the clusters of these artisans vary from 30 women to 500 women. They introduce regular upskilling workshops to these clusters to make them more versatile and less dependent on just one skill.
Weaver communities are spread around small villages in various districts of Bihar and in most clusters, the craft is transferred from generation to generation. They have tried to revive the fish-net weave, Jharna weave and extra-weft. Their hand-work artisans are mostly women, the clusters of these artisans vary from 30 women to 500 women. They introduce regular upskilling workshops to these clusters to make them more versatile and less dependent on just one skill.
Planet
Bihart uses only natural fabric, cotton and silk yarns and is a zero-waste, zero-plastic
company. They upcycle waste fabric into beautiful products Consumers today have
evolved beyond just cuts and colors. Things like just buzz words anymore. It has become a
conscious choice and they believe this maturity in thinking is here to stay.
