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Read MoreAashka
The pet project of the Princess Bhargavi Khumari Mewar of Udaipur, Aashka is a lovely boutique that sells fashion, jewelry and housewares made in India but with an updated aesthetic. The airy boutique, which is in the same heritage hotel...
Read MoreAdinath
This sliver of a shop in the Taj Rambagh Palace has a wide range of jewelry from tribal silver necklaces to beads of precious and semi precious stones as well as gold and diamond jewelry.
Read MoreAnantaya AKFD
Opened by furniture designer, Ayush Kasliwal, and his wife, Geetanjali, this design shop is a great place to find contemporary Indian craft. A graduate of the acclaimed National Institute of Design in Ahmedbad, Kasliwal is one of the country’s most...
Read MoreAnokhi
This textile house sells and exports its hand-block fabrics by the yard and in an array of products from table and bed linens to sarongs to beaded jackets. All of their products are finished by artisans on a farm outside...
Read MoreBhuramal Rajmal Surana
For more than two centuries, the Surana family has been crafting some of the finest jewelry in Jaipur. The company was established in 1735 and, in addition, to supplying various royals, it has been exporting its diamond-studded gold Kundan and...
Read MoreBrigitte Singh
Among the most sophisticated hand-blocked fabrics being made in India are those designed by the French born Brigitte Singh. She moved to Jaipur more than twenty years ago and married Surya Vijay Singh. You may recognize some of her patterns,...
Read MoreCharmica
One of the best shoe shops in Jaipur, this tiny store sells leather sandals in various styles including embroidered sandals.
Read MoreCottons
We fully admit that the tunics and scarves here may not be as precisely block printed as others in Jaipur, but what this textile emporium does get right is slim-fitting silhouettes and contemporary motifs. Translation: they’re easy, effortless and dare...
Read MoreEmerald House
As the name implies, this is the place to buy emeralds (the company has been supplying emeralds to Indian royalty as well as the world’s most discerning jewelry houses, from Cartier and Van Cleef to Tiffany and Harry Winston). It’s...
Read MoreFabindia
Established by an American in the 1960s to provide work for artisans in small communities and to bring Indian textile work to a larger audience, Fabindia is sort of like the Pottery Barn of Indian fabrics. There are branches in...
Read MoreForest Essentials
Though it does have branches in several Indian cities, this beloved skincare and beauty store is a local favorite for its Ayurveda-inspired products. Among their fragrant potions and lotions: butter soaps, sugar cane and tamarind pulp-infused body scrub, sandalwood and...
Read MoreGem Palace
The Kasliwal family, who owns this historic jewelry institution, once served as the court jewelers to Jaipur’s maharajas and maharanis and has been designing baubles for nine generations now. The family’s jewelry emporium is often described as the Tiffany’s of...
Read MoreGems Paradise
Not as well known as Gem Palace but considered by some to offer a better selection of western style jewelry, Gems Paradise is more than a century old. If you have browsed in Fred Leighton, you have probably seen pieces...
Read MoreHot Pink
Founded by late Gem Palace jeweler Munnu Kasliwal and French jewelry designer Marie-Hélène de Taillac, this whitewashed boutique sits in the airy garden pavilion of the wonderfully atmospheric Hotel Narain Niwas Palace. Think chic dresses with Indian flair, kitschy accessories,...
Read MoreIdli
French designer Thierry Journo has lived and worked in Jaipur for quite a few years, adding flair and eccentricity to the expat community and the export options. He recently opened this fabulous boutique in a much more central location in...
Read MoreIdli Design
Tie-dyed cushion covers, silk shawls and women’s dresses line the shelves at French designer Thierry Journo’s pint-sized boutique, tucked away in a residential pocket. Journo, who was also introduced to Jaipur by Marie-Hélène de Taillac and the late Mannu Kasliwal...
Read MoreIndagare Tours: Special Access Shopping
For those interested in antique textiles, there is a fabulous dealer in Jaipur who shares his private collection (many museum quality pieces) and sells rare pieces. Academics and museum curators seek him out, and a visit to this showroom is...
Read MoreJaipur Modern
Opened in January 2014, Jaipur Modern is the labor of love of Yash Agarwal and Maximiliano Modesti who have melded an Italian sensibility with Indian artisans to champion “modern Indian craftsmanship.” The owners work with numerous producers in India, including...
Read MoreJohari Bazaar
This bazaar is one of the highlights of Jaipur. Here you’ll find a kaleidoscope of vibrant hues in everything from shawls, wedding saris, embroidered tunics and, of course, traditional saris tie-dyed in shocking pink, indigo, chrome yellow, acid green and...
Read MoreKilol
A stylish boutique that is known for superb quality hand-block-printed silk saris, including Tussar silk and Khadi tussar. Sonia Gandhi is a client as are many of the stylish women in Jaipur. The pretty showroom also has ready-to-wear garments and...
Read MoreLeather King
The shop of the Agarwal family specializes in leather goods but what you are coming for are the hand embroidered slippers. It is a simple place that we were turned on to by a rickshaw driver. The products are not...
Read MoreNayika
This shop in a courtyard off of the MI Road is an expat favorite. The owner, Meenu Tholia, whose husband owns the jewelry store outfront Tholia Kuber, works with artisans to create fashions with a slightly modern nod. Top sellers...
Read MoreNeerja
A great source for Indian ceramics, in particular the region’s famous Indo-Persian blue pottery. The company was founded in 1978 by a native of Calcutta, Leela Bordia, as an enterprise to help local people earn money by practicing their craft....
Read MorePalace Atelier
The gift shop in the City Palace in Jaipur, which is housed in the same building as the textile museum, was the concept of Princess Diya Kumari who wanted to offer products inspired by the museum collection. Everything is made...
Read MorePrincess Diya Kumari Foundation
Princess Diya Kumari, who was also behind the renovation of the Rajmahal hotel, started this foundation in 2013 to give underprivileged women employment. Today more than 65 women create crafts out of the nearby Badal Mahal (Monsoon or Cloud Palace)...
Read MorePuja Arya
Puja is Jaipur’s most famous designer, thanks to her distinctive, whimsical and playful modern fashion and accessories. She designs her own blocks for the hand-printed textiles and uses traditional motifs in an abstract design. The fabric is normally enhanced further...
Read MoreRajasthan Fabrics and Arts
This trio of extraordinary textile stores includes the original shop—run by the patriarch of the family—which specializes in museum-quality antique and vintage fabrics. At the family’s Satayam, closest to the City Palace entrance, are superb handwoven cashmere blankets; natural, undyed...
Read MoreRambagh Palace Hotel Book Shop
N. K. Jain’s impressive fifty-year-old bookshop has an in-depth collection of reference books on Indian culture, many of them rare and out-of-print. The key: for approximately $15, any book can be hand-bound in brown, green or red leather and its...
Read MoreRasa
This chic boutique sells stunning, contemporary and exceptional quality textiles, especially their cotton quilts and bed linens that would easily work in a country cottage or urban home. Owners and designers Madhulika and Manish Tibrewal are especially attune to contemporary...
Read MoreRatan Textiles
Raid this 30-year-old block printing emporium for quilts, cushion covers, bright tunics, quilted totes, and darling children’s tops, dresses, and pajamas that will have you wondering if they’re available in adult sizes. (In fact, we’ve seen some of Ratan Textiles’...
Read MoreRidhi Sidhi Textiles
This shop is crammed with hand-blocked textiles and screen prints, so you have to be prepared to rummage and negotiate but the Badaya family who runs the shop boast an incredibly loyal following because they have learned how to cater...
Read MoreSaurashtra Impex
Fabric hunters who have had their fill of the ubiquitous hand-blocked fabrics and who are interested in tribal textiles (antique and contemporary) should head to Saurashtra Impex inside the Jorawar Singh Gate.
Read MoreSilver & Art Palace
This large building in the historic part of town is on lots of group tour stops because the owner has smartly positioned actual stone cutters right inside the entry. It is one of the places you can examine raw stones...
Read MoreSophia 203
Working with famed Parisian jeweler Marie-Hélène de Taillac first brought designer Sophia Edstrand to Jaipur, and she’s stayed since, launching her own atelier and line of zardozi (an embroidery technique using silk threads) accessories. Edstrand’s fabric necklaces, belts, sandals, and...
Read MoreTaara
Located in a residential area (your driver will need to call for directions), Taara is the chicest new shop to open in Jaipur. The city has long been the shopping mecca of India with legendary jewelry shops and Euro-chic takes...
Read MoreTeatro Dhora
For shoppers who want to browse a range of high-end Indian crafts but prefer the atmosphere of a Barney’s or Colette to an Indian market, then Teatro Dhora is the place to come. Located in a bright, contemporary-style cottage, this...
Read MoreThe Jaipur Shop
This hotel gift shop is curated by the owner of the hotel who supports many local NGOs so in addition to bright beaded bags and fun quilts, you will find hand-blocked pajamas and bags to benefit Help in Suffering, a...
Read MoreTholia’s Kuber
On the same road as such jewelry institutions as the Gem Palace and Gem Paradise, this shop is run by two brothers, Romi and Lala Tholia, who carry many of the traditional Indian jewelry styles in gold and silver and...
Read MoreTokree
Located in the small heritage hotel Alsisar Haveli, Tokree is a charming new boutique that was opened by Sanyukta Singh to sell the artisan accessories and fashion that she designs and has local cooperatives manufacture. Antiques from around Rajasthan add...
Read MoreTrunks Company
If the British colonial aesthetic appeals, you may want to seek out the leather trunk makers Priyank and Paritosh Mehta. You can see examples of their extravagant cases at the Rambagh Palace or have a consultation to design your own....
Read MoreYamini Tholia
Located in the Tholia House courtyard near Nayika and Tholia Kuber Jewels, Yamini Tholia is the place to come for traditional Indian evening clothes.
