Sell with us
Your work, your price, your storefront
Direct Create brings you the buyers, the designers and the makers you cannot reach alone, and handles the order, the invoice and the payout. Listing is free.
- 15,000 makers and designers in the community
- 14,725 products listed
- Buyers in India and abroad
- Since 2015
For makers
You make it. We bring the buyers.
- Your own storefront on Direct Create, with your craft, your place and your story.
- Orders from buyers in India and abroad, and bulk enquiries from businesses, routed to you.
- Requests from designers who want your hands on their designs.
- Order tracking, GST invoicing and payout after delivery, handled by the platform.
For designers
You design it. Makers make it. Buyers commission it.
- A Studio on Direct Create for your designs and the products made from them.
- Buyers who ask you to design for them, and makers who ask to produce your designs.
- The right to your designs stays with you; a commission agrees the ownership up front.
- Orders, invoicing and payouts handled by the platform.
How selling works
- 1Create your profileYour name, your place, your craft, a few photographs of your work.
- 2Open your storefrontOne name, one logo if you have it.
- 3Add your productsA photograph, a price, how many you can make.
- 4Take orders and get paidAccept, pack, ship; the payout follows delivery.
- 1Create your profile
- 2Open your Studio
- 3Add your designs
- 4Take requests and collaborations
What Direct Create does for you
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Buyers find you.Your profile appears on Discover and in search by craft, place and name.See Discover
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Businesses reach you.Bulk and custom enquiries from the For business page come to makers whose craft and capacity fit.For business
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Designers and buyers ask you.Collaboration asks arrive on the platform; you accept, counter or decline, and agree the terms in one place.How collaboration works
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Orders run on the platform.Accept, pack and ship from your maker home; the buyer pays Direct Create; you receive the payout after delivery is confirmed.Your maker home
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Your craft page carries your storefront.Every craft on Direct Create has its own page, and the makers of that craft sit on it.All crafts
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The team helps you list.Photographs, product text and pricing guidance from people who have done this for a decade.Write to us
Your craft, found
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Batik
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Benaras Wood Carving
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Bhadohi Carpets
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Bidri Ware
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Brass Work
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Brocade
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Bronze Casting
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Ceramic Stoneware from Auroville
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Chanderi Weaving
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Dhokra
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Embroidery from Kutch
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Gond Art
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Gota Patti
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Hand Blown Glass
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Ikat Weaving
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Jamdani
Your craft has a page on Direct Create. Your storefront sits on it, where buyers searching for that craft arrive.
Makers and designers on Direct Create
Fees and shipping
Listing is free. Direct Create charges a platform fee on each order, and you see it before you accept. Shipping, packing and quality checks differ from order to order: a single piece may ship straight from your workshop, while a larger order, a piece that needs a quality check, or an international shipment comes through us. We handle that for you, and the fee is agreed with you case by case.
Terms, plainly
- Listing is free. There is no fee to open a storefront or a Studio.
- You set your price. A bulk quote is agreed with you before it goes to the buyer.
- The buyer pays the platform; your payout follows confirmed delivery.
- Your designs stay yours. A commissioned design agrees its ownership before work begins.
- Contact details stay on the platform until an order or a collaboration is agreed; buyers reach you through Direct Create.
Questions makers and designers ask
How do I sell my handmade products on Direct Create?
Register as a maker, create your profile and storefront, and add your products with a photograph and a price. Your storefront goes live once the team has approved your profile, usually within a few days.
Is it free to list?
Yes. Opening a storefront or a Studio and listing products is free. Direct Create charges a platform fee on each order, and you see it before you accept.
Who ships my orders, and what does it cost?
It depends on the order. A single piece may ship straight from your workshop. A larger order, a piece that needs a quality check, or an international shipment comes to Direct Create, and we check, pack and ship it. The cost is handled case by case and agreed with you before you accept the order.
Who sets the price?
You do. For a bulk or custom quote, the price is agreed with you before the buyer sees it.
When and how am I paid?
The buyer pays Direct Create when ordering. Your payout follows confirmed delivery, to the bank account on your profile, and your maker home shows every order's payout state.
Do I need GST to sell?
No. Direct Create issues the GST invoice to the buyer. If you are registered for GST, add your number to your profile.
Can a cooperative or a group of artisans sell under one storefront?
Yes. Many storefronts on Direct Create are workshops, clusters or cooperatives. Register under the group's name and name the makers in your story.
How do I get bulk orders from companies?
Keep your storefront complete, with photographs and a note on the quantities you can make. Business enquiries from the For business page are matched to makers whose craft, capacity and quality fit, and the team brings the brief to you.
Can a designer sell products made by other makers?
Yes. A Studio lists designs and the products made from them, by you or by makers on Direct Create who produce your designs.
How are my designs protected?
Your designs stay yours. A buyer who commissions a design agrees the ownership terms before work begins, and makers who produce your design do so under a licence for that run.
Your work, your price, your storefront.
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