The Charpai Life
BEAUTIFUL THINGS
BEGIN
WITH CURIOSITY
A sourcing studio, travel atelier and interiors practice in Jaipur

A Charpai is a woven bed found across India. Simple, functional, deeply human.

A place to

rest, gather, drink chai, wait and sleep

Four wooden legs, rope pulled tight between them. Nothing unnecessary. For us, the Charpai is more than a piece of furniture — it reminds us that the things which matter most are rarely built quickly, but woven patiently over time.

A woman sitting on a charpai on a terrace
A man sitting cross-legged on a charpai

A Charpai Life begins with curiosity. It is shaped by the people we meet, the objects we discover, the spaces we create, and journeys that change how we see the world.

What we do

Curiosity shapes
everything we do.

A sourcing studio, travel atelier and interiors practice. Three disciplines, one way of seeing the world.

A tabletop of sourcing notes, folded textiles, pottery and threadA travel table with a map of Rajasthan, camera, journal and compassA workbench spread with tools, textiles and a potted sprig

01  ·  Objects & Craft

Sourcing

Looking for something you'll never find in a catalogue?

The best collaborations rarely begin with a specification. More often, they begin with a conversation over a cup of chai.

02  ·  Journeys & Stays

Journeys

The Rajasthan we know isn't found on an itinerary.

Years of curiosity have led us to remarkable people, hidden places and unforgettable conversations throughout Rajasthan and beyond. Every journey grows from the relationships we've built and the places we've come to know.

03  ·  Spaces & Interiors

Interiors

The most personal homes are collected, not decorated.

Over the years, we've been welcomed into remarkable homes, heritage properties, artists' studios and workshops along the way. Each has quietly shaped the way we think about home: a place where meaningful objects tell the story of the people who live there.

A red-framed louvred vent set into a sunlit ochre wall

Our way of working

Everything begins with curiosity. The rest is simply taking the time to follow where it leads.

Dispatches

Letters from Rajasthan

Stories from Rajasthan, written slowly.

Not everything we have learned about India can be found in a sourcing catalogue or a travel itinerary. It lives in conversations, workshops, and ordinary mornings. These are a few of the moments we felt worth writing about.

For a while now, we've been quietly gathering the people, objects and stories that have shaped our life in India. The Charpai Life Box is where they come together.

Coming soon

A collection of India's everyday treasures — objects shaped by time, tradition and daily life, gathered into one carefully considered box.

Help shape the first edition by sharing your thoughts in our short survey.

Letters from the Charpai

The box carries objects.
The letters carry everything else.

From time to time, we write from Rajasthan about the places we wander, the artisans we meet, the objects that catch our attention, and the quiet moments in between.

From The Charpai Life

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