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Kerala’s Neytt made Met Gala carpet with 500 artisans
Hindustan Times··3d ago
Kerala couple Sivan Santhosh and Nimisha Srinivas run Neytt, which has made Met Gala carpets for the last four years from Cherthala. Hindustan Times said the 2026 carpet was created by 500 artisans in 90 days. Their solar-powered factory sits beside a two-million-litre fish pond. For over a hundred years their family made carpets anonymously.
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What It Means For You
- The Met Gala carpet seen in the last four years was manufactured in Cherthala, Kerala, not Milan or Jaipur.
- The 2026 edition took 90 days and about 500 artisans, HT reported.
- Neytt operates from a solar-powered factory with a two-million-litre fish pond on site.
What's Happening
- Co-founders Sivan Santhosh and Nimisha Srinivas are a husband-and-wife team from Kerala.
- HT profiled how Neytt moved from anonymous family carpet-making to named Met Gala commissions.
- The factory surrounds include coconut trees and the large fish pond noted in the report.
From Anonymous Looms To The Met
- The family made carpets for the world anonymously for over a hundred years before branding Neytt.
- Met Gala coverage often focuses on celebrity looks while the carpet supplier stays off-camera.
- Neytt’s public profile now links Indian handmade carpet capacity to a global fashion event.
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