At Anchal (on-chal), design is our passion, and using design to impact lives has become our purpose. We believe design and interdisciplinary collaboration can be a catalyst for positive change. As a non-profit social enterprise, we use design thinking to create innovative solutions to tackle women’s social inequalities and reform traditional textile manufacturing practices. With a background in landscape architecture, Colleen Clines leads the brand by placing design at the center of Anchal’s everyday practice. Clines’s designs explore the synthesis of vernacular imagery, heritage artwork and a maker’s journey to empowerment. The contemporary graphic designs are defined by sophisticated patchwork and aggregated stitch patterns, revolutionizing traditional kantha quilting techniques. Anchal’s home goods and fashion accessories are entirely hand-stitched by Anchal’s 150 artisans in Ajmer, India using layers of the softest GOTS certified organic cotton since 2010. All of Anchal’s heirloom quality pieces are artfully crafted with the highest quality and attention to detail. Anchal has creatively partnered with Anthropologie, the Guggenheim Museum Store, Urban Outfitters & Madewell. Additionally, Anchal products have been featured in Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Forbes, Better Homes & Gardens, Design Sponge, Architectural Digest & Design Milk.

Contact:

Phone: (502) 709-4377

Email: info@anchalproject.org