KMVCO LLC

About Us

Handmade products that connect us to our shared roots.

Who We Are

Keeping the handmade tradition alive

KMVCO LLC specializes in handmade products that connect us to our shared roots — to a time when there were fewer mass-produced goods, and the things people valued were made by artisans.

We seek to keep that tradition alive by specializing in handmade products that support artisans trained in time-honored methods of production, passed down from one generation to the next.

Based in Utah, USA, KMVCO LLC has had special ties to Nepal for nearly two decades, honoring a papermaking process that spans 1,000 years. Today we partner with artisans in Nepal and India, and our products reach customers through our brand, Kathmandu Valley Co.

An artisan's hands lifting a screen of lokta pulp from a vat of water
An artisan pulling a sheet of lokta paper by hand.

What We Believe

Made by people, not production lines

Made by hand

We choose products shaped by skilled hands. The small variations from one piece to the next are not flaws; they are the mark of the person who made it.

Supporting artisans

Choosing handmade sustains the people who carry these skills, and gives the next generation a reason to learn them.

Rooted in tradition

Crafts like lokta papermaking have lasted for centuries because they were taught and practiced. We want to help them carry on.

Our Brand

Find our work at Kathmandu Valley Co.

Journals, card stock, stationery, printer paper, envelopes, and gift wrap, each made by hand.

Visit Kathmandu Valley Co.