How This Crate & Barrel-Inspired Startup Is Disrupting The Home & Furnishing Market

With modern aesthetics and a D2C-first approach, Haus & Kinder is turning everyday essentials into lifestyle statements for the new-age Indian consumer

When IIT-Bombay and IIM-Calcutta alumnus Saket Dhankar spent over two decades in fashion and lifestyle—leading growth at ITC’s Lifestyle Business and heading Lakmé Fashion Week—he realised that India’s home and baby essentials market lacked a strong, design-forward brand. Inspired by globally renowned players like Pottery Barn and Crate & Barrel, he saw an…