About Tripty Boutique

Tripty Boutique is a socially responsible enterprise in Bangladesh that specialises in handmade, one-of-a-kind Kantha products made from recycled saris. Women from Meherpur villages work several hours a day, stitching the most beautiful, layered blankets that have become so popular in the West during the recent decade. 

Tripty Boutique is a subsidiary of the non-governmental organisation Meherpur Centre for Development and Peace, founded by Tripty Kona Biswas and John Biswas.

Tripty’s Story

Over many years, Tripty visited families in villages around Meherpur in West Bangladesh. She realised that the majority of men in these villages did not have solid jobs, were often landless and could not support their families properly. As she came to know the women better she was convinced that by finding them a way to earn an income, not only would their position within the family be strengthened, but the whole family’s standard of living would improve, too.

So Tripty set out to train women in an art that, albeit local and traditional, had been lost to many of these women: Kantha quilting. Today, there are around 200 trained women producing Kantha products for Tripty Boutique on a part-time basis from home. Tripty works hard to find markets for these products, both locally and internationally.