Since 2010

From the Depths
of Indonesia:
Crafted, Living
& Beyond.

Bangalore  ·  Bali  ·  Java

KAYU — Indonesian Craft
15 Years in Indonesia
8,000+ Square Feet · Indiranagar
Primaduta Award · Govt. of Indonesia · 2023
27 Indonesian Design Partners
Kayu — Wood in Bahasa Indonesia
Kayu · Wood in Bahasa Indonesia
Spells Strength, Warmth and Craftsmanship.
A Note from the Founder
"Fifteen years walking through Indonesian forests, factories and craft studios — asking why the world's most extraordinary wood culture was essentially invisible to India's luxury market."

Nobody had built the bridge. Not with the relationships, the credibility and the physical presence a genuine luxury channel requires. KAYU is that bridge.

Anoop Gopinath
Founder · KAYU Living
01

Indonesia Has Always Been the Answer.

Not sourced. Lived. Fifteen years in the factories, craft studios and design houses of Java and Bali — building the only organised channel India's luxury market never had.

KAYU Origin Story
From the Forests of Java

Every Piece Has a Human Story Before It Reaches You.

Indonesian craftsmen hand-carving wood panel
The Carvers
40 to 200 hours. One panel. Three generations of craft. No CNC, no shortcuts.
Artisans crafting a teak table base in workshop
The Workshop
Perhutani teak. Central Java. The floor smells of sawdust and linseed oil.
Craftsman hand-finishing brass lotus leaf decorations
The Finish
Hand-cast brass. Cirebon. This man has shaped thousands of them.
KAYU Craft — Indonesian Teak
02

Materials That Have a Story Before They Reach You.

Perhutani teak. SVLK-certified. Suar, rattan, hand-cast brass. Every material chosen for what it becomes decades from now — not what it costs today.

Certified
SVLK Teak
Source
Perhutani Plantations
Provenance
Java · Bali · Lombok
Supply Chain Integrity

Certified at Every Step of the Chain.

Every teak piece certified at source. Not a box-tick. A promise that outlasts both the furniture and its owners.

FSC Certification
FSC
Forest Stewardship Council
Global certification for responsibly managed forests
Visit fsc.org ↗
SVLK Indonesia Certification
SVLK Indonesia
Sistem Verifikasi Legalitas Kayu
Indonesia's timber legality verification system
Visit silk.dephut.go.id ↗
Perhutani Certification
Perhutani
State-owned plantation forests
Sustainably managed Java teak at source
Visit perhutani.co.id ↗
Primaduta Award 2023
Government of Indonesia · Outstanding Trade Promotion

The only Indian luxury retail brand to hold this credential. Sole Indian recipient, 2023.

View Award Ceremony ↓
Tree rings — each ring a year of growth
The Journey

Fifteen Years.
Eight Milestones.

Like rings in a tree — each year leaves its mark.
2010
Entered the Indonesian furniture world — forging the first supply relationships in Java and Bali that would become KAYU's foundation.
2011
Foray into lighting — partnering with Indonesian artisan studios to bring South-East Asia's finest decorative lighting to India.
2012
International collaborations — working alongside South-East Asia's most respected design houses, deepening the bridge between Indonesian craft and Indian living.
2016
Marquee project — a 92,000 sq ft carpet area private residence, furnished end-to-end in Indonesian craft. The largest commission to date.
2019
Key clients across pan-India — residential commissions spanning Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Chennai. The brand grows beyond its home city.
2021
Launched the Outdoor Gallery — the first curated collection of luxury Indonesian outdoor furniture in India. Teak, rattan, synthetic weave.
2023
Winner of the Global Primaduta Award from the Government of Indonesia — the only Indian luxury retail brand to hold this credential. Sole Indian recipient that year.
2025
Launched the flagship store — 8,000 sq ft of designed encounter with the best of Indonesia. Indiranagar, Bangalore. Architect: Amaresh Anand, Khola Associates.
03

Not Everything Survives the Selection.

One standard: does this stop you? Most pieces don't make it through. The ones that do are here — made by someone who cared how they'd be experienced decades from now, in your home.

KAYU Curation — Hand-woven Rattan Panel with Antique Vessels
KAYU Flagship — Indiranagar
04

A Gallery. A Museum. A Store.

8,000 sq ft. A 40-foot wall of trees. The Indonesian Consul General called it a museum. Every client who walks through the door says one word.

Recognition

Honoured by the
Republic of Indonesia

Primaduta Award Trophy — Republic of Indonesia 2023
The Trophy
Primaduta 2023
Primaduta Award 2023
Government of the Republic of Indonesia
Ministry of Trade · TradeExpo Indonesia

Fewer than twenty companies worldwide receive the Primaduta each year. KAYU was the sole Indian recipient in 2023 — the only Indian luxury retail brand in the award's history.

Presented by H.E. Ina H. Krisnamurthi, Ambassador of Indonesia to India, at a private ceremony in New Delhi.

< 20
Recipients globally
5+
Years of partnership
1
Indian recipient in 2023
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