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Jaipur Rugs Foundation Transforming human capacities by empowering rural artisans towards a sustainable livelihood. Mr.

Jaipur Rugs Foundation is currently associated with over 40,000 artisans in 6 states of India. 80% of the artisans are women and live in disadvantaged rural communities. Our core focus at JRF is to provide skill building and skill up-gradation training to those artisans who are associated with carpet weaving and thereby substantially increase their income. Since most artisans involved are women, increased income will make meaningful contributions in alleviating poverty. We facilitate income generating opportunities at the door steps of artisans residing in the remotest of the locations and forward & backward linkages with the aid of our strategic partners. We believe there are 3 basic necessities for anyone to live a decent life:

1. Access to a Sustainable Source of Income
We create & transform skills into a sustainable source of income by training low-income people in rural areas in different processes of making a rug & giving them access to manufacturing companies.

2. Access to Education & Health Services
We facilitate the access to medical services by partnering with healthcare providers and we develop alternative education programs for women & girls in artisans` communities.

3. Awareness on Ones Rights
We create local awareness on the regional or central governmental programs for people living in the rural areas. Nand Kishore Chaudhary, the founder, has a dream to empower the weaving community and improve the rural artisans` standard of living while developing human capabilities and skills at the grassroots level. Please visit http://www.nkchaudhary.com/ to know more about our founder.

13/08/2026

Chopra’s inquiry asks: what if we approached plant intelligence not as an artifact of the past, but as instruction for the future?

During her residency with Jaipur Rugs, wool emerged as a cyclical, resilient fiber. Conversations with shepherds revealed it as a seasonal canvas with its color and texture shaped by soil, rain, and sun.

Like wool, which holds the imprint of seasonal change, the residency research followed the four seasonal rhythms of the Aravalis by documenting the flowers, leaves, and seeds that mark each shift in the land, alongside the water architectures that sustain them. Regional biodiversity became the primary archive, revealing how deeply ecological intelligence is written into the landscape.

11/08/2026

From flowers and foliage to threads and knots

Meet Kaanchi Chopra (Kaanchi Chopra ), an artist and designer whose practice is deeply rooted in the botanical world.
During her residency with Jaipur Rugs Foundation , she brought her way of observing plant life into a space of craft, conversation, and collaboration.

What unfolded was a shared exploration, where artisans’ knowledge of weaving met Kaanchi’s fascination with the forms, textures, and rhythms of the plant world, transforming organic forms into hand-knotted textiles.

A glimpse into the making, the conversations, and the process of translating the beauty of flowers and foliage into craft.

25/07/2026

At the Jaipur Rugs Foundation Residency, Neeraj Patel stepped away from his usual materials and into the loom.

Through conversation, making and walking with weaving communities, he traced the line between control and chance.

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18/07/2026

Meet Neeraj Patel ( ), a multidisciplinary artist, represented by whose practice moves across space, material, memory, and systems of control.

During the residency, his work extended beyond the studio and into the lived ecosystem of artisan communities. Time spent in conversation, at the loom, and across different cultural landscapes created a space for exchange, reflection, and learning.

A shared curiosity led the artist and artisans towards experimentation, questioning familiar patterns, testing new forms, and allowing unexpected possibilities to emerge. Through this process, weaving became a way of thinking through structure, intuition, and collective knowledge, expanding both the possibilities of the craft and Neeraj’s practice within a wider ecosystem of making.

06/07/2026

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the earth.”
— Rumi

While the city rushes ahead, life in the villages of Rajasthan moves at a gentler pace, echoing through the loom, the potter’s wheel, the shimmer of handcrafted lac bangles, and the winding paths that lead us back to nature.

In collaboration with the wonderful , we are so incredibly proud to bring you Maati: The Loom of Life. An ode to the roots, the rhythms, and the resilient hands of rural Rajasthan, where Maati is a memory, identity, and foundation that keeps tradition alive.

Come step away from the noise and into a world where every craft tells a story, every trail has something to teach, and every creation begins with the earth beneath our feet.

Over the coming weeks, join Vanikaa and us as we take you behind the scenes of a lifestyle where nothing is rushed, and everything is created with intention.

26/06/2026

Applications Now Open

Be a part of JResidency, a program that brings artists and artisans into conversation through material knowledge, traditional techniques, and contemporary forms of expression.

We believe that artisans are not just skilled makers, but first-hand knowledge bearers, passing down techniques, stories, and ways of working shaped by generations of practice.

JResidency supports this exchange by connecting two worlds: the lived knowledge of craft communities and the evolving language of contemporary art and design.

Tradition. Technique. Exchange. Contemporary Expression.

Open to creatives worldwide.

Applications are open until 31 July 2026.
Apply now via the link in bio.



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24/06/2026

We invite creative practitioners to submit applications for JResidency, a residency program focused on cultivating new material languages and cultural exchange.

The program welcomes creatives working across different mediums. We are interested in practices that expand the vocabulary of craft through material understanding, conceptual clarity, and meaningful engagement with contemporary culture within an evolving global context.

Objects. Textures. Narratives. Processes.
Open to creatives worldwide.

Applications are open until 31 July 2026.
Submit your application via the link in bio.



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19/06/2026

For Tejal, the residency was as much about learning as it was about making.

It gave her the freedom to follow ideas without knowing exactly where they would lead. Some experiments worked, some didn’t, but each one opened up a new way of thinking about material, form, and craft.

Over time, she began to see textiles differently, not simply as something functional, but as a way of expressing stories, memories, and experiences. The work that emerged from the residency reflects that journey of curiosity, where observation, making, and discovery became deeply connected.

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15/06/2026

Meet our Young resident, Tejal Jadhav, a designer whose work grows from curiosity, observation, and a deep connection to nature, patterns and materials.

Raised in Nashik and trained at the National Institute of Design, Assam, Tejal’s practice moves across textiles, fibre, craft, and spatial interventions. She is drawn to the stories held within objects, traditions, and everyday experiences, often using materials as a way to explore memory, identity, and belonging.

During her residency, Tejal found herself slowing down and paying closer attention to the world around her. The tiny details of insects, the textures of leaves and bark, and the quiet rhythms of nature became a source of wonder. What began as observation soon evolved into a new way of thinking about textiles, where forms, patterns, and materials could carry stories of their own.

Through her work, Tejal continues to explore how craft, culture, and material can come together to create meaningful connections, inviting us to look more closely at the worlds we inhabit.

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G-250 Mansarovar Industrial Area
Nawai
302020

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Monday 9am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 6:30pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

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