Bamboo Incense Stick Cluster, Nalbari - Design Clinic Scheme

Unit 7 - Maniram Bah-bet Udyog
Proprietor: Mr. Arun Barman
Contact number: 98543 19114
Date of visit: 18 th July, 2013
Maniram Bah-bet Udyog is a small unit in Kaithalkuchi Village, Nalbari. The
expertise of the unit is in the making of products from cane and bamboo,
and include furniture, lampshades, baskets, flower-pot holders and other
small items of household use. Mr. Barman has been involved in the cane and
bamboo handicraft industry for over 20 years, and participates in numerous
exhibitions and trade fairs, notable those at Dilli Haat and Pragati Maidan, in
New Delhi.
In addition, he also retails locally from a shop at the nearby town of Barama,
Nalbari. Though the products are sturdy, there has been no change in the
design of the products for many years, leading to a dip in the demand for
these products.
He works out of home, through a small workspace in the yard and is aided
in the work mainly by a younger brother. A large part of the production is
sold through the exhibitions and fairs and finished products are stored in
any unoccupied space in the house. Citing large expenses incurred in the
transportation of the products outside Assam, Mr. Barman is working on
furniture that can be packed into compact units - an example is a set of two
chairs, a table and a basket, as illustrated in the images.
Mr. Arun Barman, proprietor, Maniram Bah-bet Udyog
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N.A.S for Bamboo Incense Stick Cluster, Nalbari | 2013 | Mridul Mitra, Design Consultant | Email: mridul.mitra@gmail.com