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
Four things we won’t compromise
Honest materials
Pure silk and cotton-silk, natural dyes, and linings we'd happily show you up close.
Named makers
Every tie is signed by the artisan who printed it. Real people, fairly paid.
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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