India, Oct. 14 -- If you watched the Met Gala at any point in the last four years, you saw their work. Beneath the iconic looks - every custom gown, every meme-worthy train, every Rihanna umbrella moment - was a massive, flawless carpet. It wasn't made in Milan or Jaipur. It was made in Cherthala, Kerala. Also read | Did you know the dreamlike 'made in India' Met Gala 2026 carpet was created in Kerala by 500 artisans in 90 days?

In a solar-powered factory surrounded by coconut trees and a two-million-litre fish pond, Neytt co-founders - husband-and-wife duo Sivan Santhosh and Nimisha Srinivas - turned a 100-year-old family mat business into the brand that holds up fashion's biggest night.

Sivan is a fourth-generation heir to Extraweave ...