Wholesale, gifting and bespoke orders.
We supply hotels, restaurants, retailers, government departments, institutions and corporate gifting programmes, and we make to order.
Hospitality
Tableware and tea service for hotels and restaurants, made to order.
Retail
The core range for shops and galleries.
Gifting
Corporate and departmental gifts, as given to G20 delegates in 2023.
Bespoke
Forms, sizes and carving made to your brief.
Chosen as the delegate gift.
Parables mugs were given to delegates at the G20 Manipur Summit, 17–19 February 2023, each marked with the summit's emblem.
We can mark pieces for your event, department or organisation in the same way. Tell us the quantity and date and we'll come back with lead times.
Gift sets & cards
Every gift set comes with its story.
Gift sets are packed in a kraft box with a folded card. The card tells the story of the clay, explains use and care, and leaves room for your message. Cards can be co-branded for your department or organisation, as in our custom bulk orders for the Department of Tourism, Government of Manipur, and for MHHDCL.
Tasting cups, set of six
Presented in a kraft gift box. ₹3,500.
Tea service for four
Round teapot and four tasting cups, boxed with the card. ₹5,500.
Your card
Your logo on the card, alongside ours.
Made to order
Custom bulk orders for events and departments, as for G20 Manipur.
Handmade does not mean one at a time.
We fire up to 500 pieces in a single load, with under 4% lost, and keep dimensions within one per cent across a batch.
Fewer than four pieces in a hundred are lost in firing, but every loss is carried in the price of those that survive.
Why our pottery costs what it costs.
A department that gives Parables is not giving a souvenir of Manipur. It is giving something Manipur made that nowhere else in the country can.
| Tradition | Seals in fire | Unglazed | Handmade | Indicative price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common terracotta, India (mug) | No | Yes | Moulded | ₹100 – 300 |
| Longpi blackware, Ukhrul, Manipur (mug) | No | Yes | Yes | ₹825 – 950 |
| Studio stoneware, Indian cities (mug) | Yes | No | Yes | ₹400 – 800 |
| Zisha, Yixing, China (teapot) | Partly | Yes | Yes | ₹5,000 + |
| Yakishime, Bizen & Tokoname, Japan (teapot) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ₹8,000 + |
| Atelier Vierkant, Belgium (planter) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ₹70,000 + |
| Parables, Manipur (mug) | Yes | Yes | Yes | ₹850 – 950 |
Each row names the product its price refers to. A teapot costs more than a mug in every tradition, so the table shows where each one sits rather than a like-for-like price. Zisha is left deliberately porous so that it seasons with tea. Ours is not, and stays neutral to whatever it holds.
Tell us what you need.
We'll come back with quantities, lead times and pricing.
Prefer to talk? Email info@parables.in, call +91 93667 59789 or message us on WhatsApp.