Design Resource
Channapatna Toys of Karnataka
The Art of Crafting Wood
by
Master Craftsman
The Master Craftsman is the head of a unit workshop in Channapatna. Prototypes designed by master craftsmen are introduced to the local artisans, who use them to create well-designed toys and dolls. He usually is immensely skilled in the procedure and can adroitly perform the entire procedure adapting with the needs of the market.
Mujahid Pasha of T. P Arts & Crafts who employees seventeen labourers in his unit already has corporate clientele such as 'Touchtel' and 'OyzeterBay' and has enough work at hand for his unit for another two months. He says "we don’t deal with these companies directly, agents are involved in procuring orders and they are the ones who get hefty margins and not the craftsmen or the owners of these small units".
