An atlas of local making · Option 2

In India, Made Locally

Explore India's local products. Choose a state, then pick a motif to see its story and its district.

AN ATLAS OF LOCAL MAKING

In India, Made Locally

Want to know what India grows, makes
and passes down?

Discover the products each district is known for.

Choose a state. Select a motif. Discover its story.

Nine sectors. Countless traditions.

Explore the states ↘

States & territories

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Every motif, a product.
Every circle, a place.

THE COLLECTION

State

GI Tagged

Choose product

District

Outer beads represent districts

Select a motif to highlight its sector and trace its district.

The nine sectors

One circle = one sector · fewest first

Select a product to see its photograph

THE STORIES BEHIND THE PATTERNS

Made here. Rooted here.

Choose any motif above to discover the product, its district and the people’s craft behind it.

View original photograph ↗

In India, Made Locally ✦

YOUR COLLECTION

Let the data shape the art.

Choose an Excel (.xlsx), CSV or JSON file. States, rings, districts and product stories are rebuilt from its rows.

Link a file to pick up saved changes automatically while this page stays open. Where linking is unavailable, import the updated file again.

Column names & updating the website

Required: State (or States), Product, District, Sector. Optional: LGD, Category, Description, GI Tagged (or GI Status), Image (or Photo). The first matching worksheet is used.

When served as a website, replacing data.xlsx in the website folder updates the art automatically within 30 seconds. A hosted copy must be republished to share file changes with other visitors. Files you link or import here stay in your browser session.

Nine sector images are fixed. Sectors are sorted by product count, smallest first; ties use alphabetical order. Each nonempty sector has one complete circle containing all its products, evenly spaced around its circumference. The smallest sector is innermost. The 8/16 ring limits do not apply to this option. Motifs grow or shrink to fit the actual gaps around each circle. Sizes are consistent within each sector; images remain clear of other motifs and neighboring circle centre lines. New sector names appear under Others. LGD identifies a district; products in that district can share it. Missing GI status is shown as unknown.