The Founder

From the family network,
to a wholesale house.

For three generations, the Singh family has held relationships across the silk-weaving regions of northern and southern India — from the Banarasi looms of Varanasi to the mulberry cooperatives of Karnataka.

In 2026, Ranjit Singh formalised those relationships into a single wholesale house, headquartered in Lorton, Virginia. The thesis was straightforward: bring American and European buyers a curated, transparent, fairly-priced channel to India's master weavers — without the four layers of agents that usually stand between them.

The name is a quiet homage to Maharaja Ranjit Singh, whose 19th-century court was draped in the finest silks of Punjab and Kashmir. We do not sell to courts. We sell to the boutiques, designers and hospitality groups who furnish the homes that matter.

Meet the team

Sourcing Standards

What every weaver in our network agrees to.

A trading house is only as honest as the floor it sources from. These are the non-negotiables of the House of Ranjit network.

— 01

Fair price to the loom.

We pay weavers above the regional fair-trade benchmark, and we publish our cost structure to any retail partner who asks.

— 02

No child labour. Audited.

Every workshop signs our supplier code and submits to quarterly on-site audits by our India team.

— 03

Handloom prioritised.

Wherever a piece can be hand-woven, it is. Powerlooms are used only for high-volume sheeting where the weave is not a feature.

— 04

Independently tested.

Every shipment is QC'd in our India warehouse. A neutral third-party (SGS or Bureau Veritas) tests a sample of every container.

— 05

Certifications in progress.

Silk Mark India and India Handloom Brand Mark are in application. GOTS chain-of-custody is targeted for 2027.

— 06

Traceable to the weaver.

Every piece carries a card with the region, the workshop and the master weaver's name. Provenance is part of the product.

How We Work

From inquiry to delivery,
in seven steps.

— 01 · Inquiry

You tell us what you need.

Category, volume, target price, target lead time. A short email is enough.

Same day
— 02 · Curation

We propose a shortlist.

From our network, three to six pieces matched to your brief, with workshop attribution and quoted cost.

2–3 days
— 03 · Swatches

A physical swatch card ships to you.

Free swatch card for verified trade accounts. Full sample pieces at cost, redeemable against a first PO.

7–10 days
— 04 · Order

You place the PO.

50% deposit on issuance, 50% on QC clearance pre-shipment.

— 05 · Production

The workshop weaves.

We share a mid-production photo update at the halfway point.

3–6 weeks
— 06 · QC

Every piece is inspected.

Our India warehouse runs a 100% visual QC and a sample lab test. Defects do not ship.

3–5 days
— 07 · Ship

To your door.

Air freight from India direct to your warehouse, or sea-consolidated via our Virginia hub.

5–25 days
Take the next step

Open a trade account.

Request the full wholesale catalogue, the swatch card, or a curated proposal for your category.

Contact the House