Nanda Kumar

Co-founder, The Yellow Dwelling

Home & Living · Retail · Textiles

10 stores across India · Retail Start-up of the Year 2023 & 2024

Co-founder with 15 years in sales, marketing, and technology. Building what he believes will be India's next 100-year home brand, crafted by Indian artisans using natural materials.

The Yellow Dwelling makes sustainable home furnishings from cotton, linen, bamboo, banana fibres, and river grass — crafted by Indian artisans. Founded 2017, now in 10 stores across Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurgaon, and Pune.

India's home furnishings market is dominated by synthetic materials that off-gas harmful chemicals. Most consumers don't know natural alternatives exist.

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