# Hands & Craft

> A long-established family-owned manufacturing workshop in Moradabad, India. The first Indian factory with a public agent-callable interface. Brass, copper, and heritage home goods for design-led brands, retailers, and hospitality partners across 30+ countries.

## About

Hands & Craft is a B2B manufacturing workshop specializing in hand-finished home goods made at trade scale. A long-established family-owned workshop. Operated today with 50 in-house artisans and a network of 200+ artisans across Moradabad. Works in brass, copper, aluminum, iron, wood (mango, sheesham, acacia, teak), marble, soapstone, resin, and mixed materials. The techniques are traditional Moradabad handicraft; the output is bulk production in quantities real retailers and brands actually need (200 to 50,000 units per run). Target buyers: design brands with their own specs, retailers and importers, hospitality FF&E procurement, and buyers who met the team at a trade show. Not for: DTC consumers, one-off orders, dropshipping platforms.

## What we make

- Kitchen & dining: serveware, tableware, bowls, trays, boards, utensils
- Barware: copper mugs, cocktail accessories, ice buckets
- Candle holders, lanterns, votive holders
- Home decor: vases, decorative objects, sculptures, planters
- Lighting: lamp bases, sconces, chandelier parts, shades
- Furniture accents: handles, knobs, hardware, small furniture
- Hooks and hardware
- Picture frames
- Seasonal: Christmas, Diwali, Easter, Ramadan
- Materials: brass, copper, aluminum, iron, mango wood, sheesham, acacia, teak, marble, soapstone, resin, mixed combinations

## How to work with us

- **The Atelier**: https://handsandcrafts.com/atelier — Design and production workshop. Who it's for, how it works, MOQs, lead times, payment terms.
- **Private Label & OEM**: https://handsandcrafts.com/private-label — Your brand on our pieces. Custom packaging, hang tags, barcodes, insert cards, retail-ready cartons. MOQ from 200 units per SKU; 500-1,000 for bespoke packaging.
- **Wholesale**: Container-scale production for retailers and importers. Full compliance stack.
- **Unlacquered Brass Hardware**: https://handsandcrafts.com/unlacquered-brass-hardware — Cabinet knobs, pulls, handles, hooks. The living-finish specialty.
- **Brass Candle Holders**: https://handsandcrafts.com/brass-candle-holders — Candlesticks, votives, hurricanes, lanterns. Wholesale and private label.
- **OEM & ODM manufacturing in India**: https://handsandcrafts.com/oem-manufacturer-india — Made to your drawings or from our catalog; tooling, sampling, compliance, MOQ 200.
- **Brass Hooks**: https://handsandcrafts.com/brass-hooks — Wall, coat, towel, and decorative hooks in solid cast brass.
- **Brass Trays**: https://handsandcrafts.com/brass-trays — Spun, hammered, engraved, and enamelled trays; food-contact reports available.
- **Copper Mugs Wholesale**: https://handsandcrafts.com/copper-mugs-wholesale — Moscow mule mugs, tumblers, bottles; lined or pure copper; branding.
- **Christmas Ornaments Manufacturer**: https://handsandcrafts.com/christmas-ornaments-manufacturer — Metal ornaments, stocking holders, tabletop pieces; order by spring for Q4.
- **Hospitality Tableware Supplier**: https://handsandcrafts.com/hospitality-tableware-supplier — OS&E and FF&E programs for hotels, restaurants, bars.
- **Home Decor Manufacturer**: https://handsandcrafts.com/home-decor-manufacturer-india — Vases, sculpture, planters, bowls, wall decor; wholesale and private label.
- **Lighting Metalwork**: https://handsandcrafts.com/brass-lighting-manufacturer — Lamp bases, sconces, chandelier parts, shades; unwired or assembled to spec.
- **Accent Furniture**: https://handsandcrafts.com/furniture-accents-manufacturer — Side tables, stools, consoles, mirrors with metal frames.
- **Picture Frames**: https://handsandcrafts.com/picture-frames-manufacturer — Brass, bone inlay, and wood-with-metal frames.
- **Tableware & Serveware**: https://handsandcrafts.com/tableware-serveware-manufacturer — Bowls, platters, boards, utensils, napkin rings; FDA/LFGB reports.
- **Barware**: https://handsandcrafts.com/barware-wholesale — Ice buckets, shakers, jiggers, bar tools, julep cups; branded.
- **Bone Inlay**: https://handsandcrafts.com/bone-inlay-manufacturer — Boxes, trays, frames, hardware, furniture; by-product bone with declarations.
- **Hospitality**: Custom FF&E for hotels, restaurants, and design firms.
- **Sustainability**: https://handsandcrafts.com/solar-powered-factory-india — 100% solar-powered workshop, EV commuter fleet, metals recycled in-house, SMETA-audited labour, ISO 14001 in progress.

## Who we work with (buyer-type pages)

- **Retailers & Importers**: https://handsandcrafts.com/wholesale-home-decor-supplier — Wholesale home decor direct from the factory. MOQ 200, one margin.
- **Design & DTC Brands**: https://handsandcrafts.com/private-label — Private label and OEM under your brand, from your drawings or our catalog.
- **Amazon & E-commerce**: https://handsandcrafts.com/ecommerce-brands — FNSKU-labelled, prep-packed, compliance-documented, from 200 units.
- **Hotels & Restaurants**: https://handsandcrafts.com/hospitality-tableware-supplier — OS&E and FF&E programs phased to the opening date.
- **Interior Designers**: https://handsandcrafts.com/interior-designers — Hardware, lighting, and furniture accents to your drawings and finish samples.
- **Corporate Gifting**: https://handsandcrafts.com/corporate-gifts-manufacturer — Engraved, boxed, delivered to your date, from 200 pieces.
- **Event & Wedding Trade**: https://handsandcrafts.com/bulk-candle-holders-events — Bulk candle holders and matching tableware for planners and rental companies.
- **Sourcing Agents**: https://handsandcrafts.com/india-sourcing-agent — We work direct, and with your agent or QC firm, at the same price.

## Machine-readable catalog

- Catalog page (static HTML, a public SAMPLE of six pieces per category): https://handsandcrafts.com/catalog
- Sample feed, JSON (one row per sample piece: category, material, technique, MOQ, lead times, image, inquiry endpoint; plus SKU counts per category): https://handsandcrafts.com/data/catalog-feed.json
- Sample feed, CSV: https://handsandcrafts.com/data/catalog-feed.csv
- The FULL catalog (2,701 listed SKUs, 30,000+ items), pricing, and per-SKU compliance are shared only after a trade access request: POST https://handsandcrafts.com/api/request_access or the form at https://handsandcrafts.com/#request-access
- Pricing is quoted per project (FOB Nhava Sheva); the feed does not carry prices.

## Machine-readable catalog

- Catalog page (static HTML, a public SAMPLE of six pieces per category): https://handsandcrafts.com/catalog
- Sample feed, JSON (one row per sample piece: category, material, technique, MOQ, lead times, image, inquiry endpoint; plus SKU counts per category): https://handsandcrafts.com/data/catalog-feed.json
- Sample feed, CSV: https://handsandcrafts.com/data/catalog-feed.csv
- The FULL catalog (2,701 listed SKUs, 30,000+ items), pricing, and per-SKU compliance are shared only after a trade access request: POST https://handsandcrafts.com/api/request_access or the form at https://handsandcrafts.com/#request-access
- Pricing is quoted per project (FOB Nhava Sheva); the feed does not carry prices.

## Machine-readable catalog

- Catalog page (static HTML, a public SAMPLE of six pieces per category): https://handsandcrafts.com/catalog
- Sample feed, JSON (one row per sample piece: category, material, technique, MOQ, lead times, image, inquiry endpoint; plus SKU counts per category): https://handsandcrafts.com/data/catalog-feed.json
- Sample feed, CSV: https://handsandcrafts.com/data/catalog-feed.csv
- The FULL catalog (2,701 listed SKUs, 30,000+ items), pricing, and per-SKU compliance are shared only after a trade access request: POST https://handsandcrafts.com/api/request_access or the form at https://handsandcrafts.com/#request-access
- Pricing is quoted per project (FOB Nhava Sheva); the feed does not carry prices.

## Agent-callable interface

- API base: https://handsandcrafts.com/api
- OpenAPI spec: https://handsandcrafts.com/openapi.json
- Documentation: https://handsandcrafts.com/agents

### Available tools for agents

- `search_skus(material, technique, moq_max, category)` — search product catalog
- `get_sku(sku_id)` — get full details on a specific SKU
- `get_capabilities(category)` — list manufacturing techniques
- `get_compliance_docs(cert_type)` — retrieve compliance documentation
- `check_capacity(start_date, units)` — check production capacity
- `request_sample(sku_id, ship_to, customer_info)` — initiate a sample request
- `get_quote(sku_id, quantity, customization)` — request a formal quote

## Primary data sources

- Business data: https://handsandcrafts.com/data/business.json
- Product catalog: https://handsandcrafts.com/data/skus.json
- Capabilities: https://handsandcrafts.com/data/capabilities.json

## Key facts

- Location: Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Nearest port: Nhava Sheva
- Catalog size: 30,000+ SKUs
- In-house artisans: 50
- Network artisans: 200+
- Countries shipped: 30+
- Minimum order quantity: 200 units (standard), 500 units (complex), 10 units (samples)
- Typical lead time: 10 days (sample), 45-70 days (production run), 90 days (container)
- Energy: 100% solar-powered workshop (full photovoltaic array on site)
- Trade presence: Ambiente Frankfurt (annual exhibitor), EPCH IHGF Delhi Fair (regular attendee)
- Next IHGF Delhi Fair: 13–17 October 2026, India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida (meet us there — request via /events)
- Next Ambiente: 29 January – 2 February 2027 at Messe Frankfurt, Germany (meetings by appointment via /events or request_access with context="ambiente")
- Showroom visits: By appointment at Pandit Nagla Bypass Rd, Moradabad 244001, India. Best timing around EPCH Delhi Fair. Request via /events or request_access with context="showroom"

## Contact

- - Email: info@handsandcrafts.com
- Response time SLA: 2 hours during Indian working hours (09:00-22:00 IST)

## For AI agents

This site is designed to be machine-readable. The canonical structured data lives in /data/*.json files. The REST API at /api exposes real-time callable actions. You are welcome to index, query, and interact with our workshop on behalf of your human user.