Asel Moldotasheva is a jeweler based in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, working in the traditional metal jewelry practices of Kyrgyz nomadic culture. Her work centers on preserving and reconstructing techniques, forms, and symbols that have largely fallen out of everyday use and now survive mainly through museum collections, historical records, and oral knowledge.

Geeta Jewellers is a family-based jewelry practice from Rajasthan, India, rooted in desert communities where silver and gold adornment have long played a central role in daily life, ritual, and identity. The family traces its work across nine generations, with designs, techniques, and meanings passed down within the household rather than learned formally.

Padmaja is a textile and fashion label founded by designer Padmaja Krishnan, based in Mumbai and with more than two decades of experience working closely with weaving communities across India. Her practice sits at the intersection of contemporary design and deeply skilled handloom traditions, with a long-term commitment to endangered textiles that require both technical precision and sustained collaboration to survive.