Lamali is a Paris-based paper and textile house built on long partnerships with artisan workshops in Nepal and India. For over twenty years the company has worked with its Nepalese partners, who create handmade and hand dyed Lokta paper to be made into unique, artisanal stationary. The relationship extends beyond production: Lamali has helped partners gain international Fair Trade certifications, introduced a retirement plan and medical cover, as well as supporting a schooling programme for employees' children, reflecting a shared commitment to fair, dignified working conditions across teams.
Lamali is a Paris-based paper and textile house built on long partnerships with artisan workshops in Nepal and India. For over twenty years the company has worked with its Nepalese partners, who create handmade and hand dyed Lokta paper to be made into unique, artisanal stationary. The relationship extends beyond production: Lamali has helped partners gain international Fair Trade certifications, introduced a retirement plan and medical cover, as well as supporting a schooling programme for employees' children, reflecting a shared commitment to fair, dignified working conditions across teams.
Lamali’s Lokta paper begins in the Nepal hills, where bark is cleaned, beaten by hand with mallets and poured as pulp onto wooden moulds, sun-dried, then sorted and dyed in the Kathmandu valley, giving each sheet its natural texture. In New Delhi, the workshop uses traditional papermaking techniques, working with organic cotton, upcycled sari fabric and indigo to craft beautifully unique paper products. Several times a year, new Lamali collections are imagined and drawn in-house at the company’s Paris office.
Lamali’s Lokta paper begins in the Nepal hills, where bark is cleaned, beaten by hand with mallets and poured as pulp onto wooden moulds, sun-dried, then sorted and dyed in the Kathmandu valley, giving each sheet its natural texture. In New Delhi, the workshop uses traditional papermaking techniques, working with organic cotton, upcycled sari fabric and indigo to craft beautifully unique paper products. Several times a year, new Lamali collections are imagined and drawn in-house at the company’s Paris office.