Our story
Where craft meets the collar
Kalaknot began with one conviction: that the oldest way of making cloth could produce the most modern way of dressing. We print neckties by hand, the way it has been done for centuries.
Hand-carved teak blockBorn from a block of teak
A craft older than the necktie itself
Block printing has coloured Indian cloth for over four hundred years. We took that living tradition and pointed it at one object — the necktie — obsessing over register, drape and the exact weight of a knot.
Every Kalaknot tie passes through the hands of carvers, dyers and printers before it ever reaches yours. The small irregularities you find are not flaws — they are the maker’s fingerprint.
“We don’t print patterns onto ties. We let the block leave its memory in the silk.”
— Astle Colaco, Founder
What we stand for
Three things we won’t compromise
Honest materials
Pure silk and cotton-silk, natural dyes, and linings we'd happily show you up close.
Slow by design
We make in small runs and never rush a drying bath to hit a deadline.
Made to last
Built to be re-knotted for years — and repaired, not replaced.
Find the tie that’s only yours
No two impressions are identical. Yours won’t be either.
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