ABOUT US

We acknowledge “Hastha” as the unique brand name in cyberspace which touches the deep roots of Sri Lankan Handicraft industry.

The meaning of “Hastha” in Sinhala language is hands.

It is a wonder when you think how the Sri Lankan artists are capable of making stunning handicrafts in their own style by just utilizing home grown materials. Actually it’s an unbelievable display of creativity, inventive capacity and discipline of those heavenly hands which acquired from the heritage and influence of Sinhala Buddhist culture. From ancient time upto now, those hands must have endured agonizing pain by shedding their blood and sweat in the name of Handicraft. As a tribute to those divine hands and their undying sacrifice, we coin our collection of handmade creations as “ Hastha”.

Since ancient times Sri Lankan rural people led a simple silent but deep perfect spiritual lifestyle consisted peace of mind,sensitivity,discipline which led to create these amazing creations which we enjoy today.

Among limitless varieties of local arts, hand craftsmanship has an exceptional spot. These fantastic talented artists are capable of transform aloof shakes into marvels and produce series of breath taking handcrafts . They use Wood, Stones, Clay, Various types of fiber and leaves of treas , Paint, Leather and other various homegrown raw materials to produce these master pieces.

Being Sri Lankans, we are proud owners of such a wonderful collection of handicrafts and “ Hastha” is the unique international representative of this legacy.

Our objective is to present a wide range of creations which would suit for different nationalities who live across the world and for those who admire local and foreign handicrafts. Our special scope of this mission is to create a fabulous market place to purchase any souvenir who wish to keep a heartfelt memory of his visit to Sri Lanka and to create a new fashion of using handmade items.

We will provide you a wide range of environment-friendly, handmade crafts which made out of pure local materials and no matter wherever you are in the world. We also give you the opportunity to select products without intervention of any third parties which is a real hassle in the industry at present.

Even though we are going to enter the cyber market with a predetermined number of products at the beginning, we will ensure that day by day we are going to introduce new local handicrafts to the global village.

Hastha – It’s Sri Lankan Handicraft