Cheers to 20 years of Fair Trade

a milestone made possible by you

Matr Boomie is excited and proud to celebrate our work for two decades, creating sustainable income for communities at risk, preserving traditional craft, and bringing meaningful handmade goods to consumers across the country.

We could not have been here without your partnership. This milestone belongs to all of us.

To kick off our anniversary year, we have created a short video to say thank you.

2006

Handmade Expressions is born!

Manish travels to rural India to seek out artisan communities. Ruchi joins the business, and she and Manish set up their first HQ and warehouse (aka their Austin apartment and garage). We have our first trade show in San Francisco.
2007

We hire our first employee, and our first printed catalog drops

2008

HME steps into the digital age with its first website

We become members of the Fair Trade Federation, and have our first order with Pottery Barn!
2009

We move out of the apartment and into our first real office space

2010

We’re featured in Entrepreneur magazine, and hit our first million in sales!

2013

HME becomes Matr Boomie

a name which means "motherland" in Hindi, and reflects the deep ties the company has to Manish and Ruchi's home.
2015

Our B2C website is born!

2016

We do our first retailer trip, giving some of our customers a chance to meet the artisans and see how our products are made

2019

Matr Boomie goes live on QVC!

2020

We purchase and move into a new office space/warehouse, giving it a complete redesign

2022

We launch our first line of candles, Kandu, giving us the ability to create opportunity for our community here in Austin

2024

Longtime partner Alltrue launches an artisan box, filled with exclusively MB products!

2025

We open our first permanent showroom at AmericasMart Atlanta!

2026

Looking forward

Thank you for being part of the Matr Boomie story. Stay tuned for celebrations to come!