Cottage9 for Android

11 things about Cottage9

1. From artisans’ perspective, we seek to expand their market by creating an organic demand for their products lest their skills, art forms and their production methods go into oblivion.

2. We strive to bring best quality traditional art from various countries and cultures thereby creating an opportunity to invest in art, a hobby that is both pleasing and rewarding at the same time.

3. Cottage9 is more than just an online store in the sense that we strive to sell with a purpose of kindling genuine interest in art among our buyers besides ensuring that their purchases also become return-giving investments in art.

4. The founder of Cottage9 is himself serious art-collector and has solid foundational knowledge of ancient arts of Countries such as India, Burma, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Japan and Thailand.

5. Besides, we also outsource our production to artisans in India and abroad but only after ensuring they adopt traditional techniques and don’t compromise their art style.

6. Our products are produced by our own team of selected artisans under stringent, centuries old standards laid down in ancient texts and manuals and handed over from master to pupil over generations.

7. Compromise the quality of their work to produce in bulk so they can lower their prices and therefore expand the scope of their market.

8. This notion among potential buyers impacts the artisans’ market for it becomes too limited for survival.

9. Start looking for other means of survival and growth, giving up their traditional skills and crafts.

10. We also procure our inventory variously from old antique shops, art exhibitions, and private art-collectors or individuals interested in selling artefacts.

11. We particularly encourage artists whose work is created after following their own traditional standards.