we built a website for
the one-person-shop, the
bedroom studio, the
saturday cake-maker.
not the corporations. not the warehouses. the real people making beautiful things in their homes, down the street, in cities across pakistan.
five things we believe.
- 01
small is the point.
we don't list corporations. we list people. the one-woman candle studio in a bedroom in gulberg. the cake guy with a whatsapp-only shop. the grandmother who crochets the sweetest baby hats you've ever seen.
- 02
humans, not algorithms.
every business on artifind is a real person you can talk to. whatsapp them. dm them on instagram. haggle if you want. ask for a custom colour. that's the whole website.
- 03
local stays local.
we're pakistani. the money stays in pakistan. the craft stays in pakistan. nothing is drop-shipped from a warehouse you'll never see.
- 04
women-owned matters.
over 70% of the businesses here are women-owned. that's not a marketing stat — that's our neighbours, our sisters, our mothers, building things with their hands.
- 05
no fees, no gatekeeping.
we don't take a cut. we don't charge for listings. we don't push ads to the top. we're a directory, not a middleman.
that's it.that's the whole thing.
no venture funding. no growth hacks. just a small team in lahore who wanted a better way to find the makers in their own city — and thought maybe you would too.
made with ❤️ by zain — say salam on instagram.