story of CHAPEL COLLECTION

Amanda Oliver writes

Welcome to the collection, I lived in South East Asia for some years and 8 years ago I started to revisit India, I soon became interested in the textiles. I began travelling to cities to meet master weavers and other artisans and designers. One meeting would lead to many others, encounters with people who create traditional textiles which are indigenous to area. i needed to share what I had seen and decided to start Chapel Collection.

Chapel Collection has now formed strong bonds with designers across India, with Chinar Farooqui founder of the brand Injiri, Rina Singh whose brand Eka embraces simple living and Santanu Das of Maku who is passionate about indigo.

At Chapel Collection we are lucky to be able to have designs that are exclusive to us. We also travel to find smaller workshops and bring their work to our audience too. Traditional crafts, hand loom, block printing, embroidery, the use of natural dyes, where possible. All fabrics used are either silk, cotton, linen and wool. Only natural fibres. 

A desire to create beautiful clothes and accessories. Helping small communities and keeping local crafts alive.