Researching and reinterpreting Kashmir’s material culture.
  • One Shoe. One Artisan.

    One Shoe. One Artisan.

    Lavender Maillette essential oil is considered one of the finest varieties in perfumery. While it shares the familiar character of Lavandula angustifolia, its scent is notably softer, sweeter, and more nuanced – with a higher concentration of linalyl acetate and a lower camphor content. Often referred to as ‘English lavender’, our Maillette sprigs are grown…

  • What does Kashmir smell like?

    What does Kashmir smell like?

    Lavender Maillette essential oil is considered one of the finest varieties in perfumery. While it shares the familiar character of Lavandula angustifolia, its scent is notably softer, sweeter, and more nuanced – with a higher concentration of linalyl acetate and a lower camphor content. Often referred to as ‘English lavender’, our Maillette sprigs are grown…

Things that emerge from our studies —

shaped by place, material, process, and the people who make them.

A practice of looking closer.
Qasb researches, documents and interprets the crafts, materials and everyday knowledge of Kashmir. We work with makers, places and materials to understand how things are made, why they matter, and what they can become.