Handcrafted in Nepal · rooted in Himalayan tradition

Nepathangka

An online store for authentic Himalayan art: hand-painted thangkas, singing bowls, sacred statues and jewellery, each with a certificate of authenticity and shipped worldwide from Kathmandu in insured packaging.

Client: Nepathangka
Industry: Himalayan art retail
Services: UI/UX Design · Web Development
Platform: Online store

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Overview

Collections: 4
Business days to ship: 3–5
Weeks for international delivery: 1–4
Promises behind every piece: 4

Nepathangka brings thangka paintings, singing bowls, sacred statues and jewellery from Himalayan artisans to collectors around the world.

The store is built for buyers far from Kathmandu: prices in US dollars, a catalogue with filters, product pages that state dimensions, an authenticity reference and delivery time, and a cart that takes a delivery location and pays by Stripe. Policies, an FAQ and a blog on thangka art answer the questions a first-time buyer asks.

UI/UX Design
Web Development

Key goals

What the store had to do.

Four goals shaped the catalogue, the product pages and the cart.

01
Present each piece as art, with its dimensions and authenticity reference
02
Make a large catalogue easy to browse by collection, type and category
03
Sell to buyers abroad: prices in US dollars, insured express delivery and clear customs terms
04
Earn trust with authenticity, fair trade and published store policies

Our approach

How we approached it.

Follow the collector: discover a piece, understand it, trust it, buy it.

Opened the home page with featured pieces and the collections, then the heritage story, Why Us and FAQs
Built the catalogue with search, sorting, a per-page setting, a grid or list view and filters by product type and category
Gave every product page the facts a buyer checks: price, delivery time, dimensions and an authenticity code
Kept the cart on one page: quantities, a delivery location picked on a map, promotions, the total and the payment method

Design decisions

Three design decisions, explained.

Every choice follows one idea: a collector on the other side of the world should feel as sure of a piece as someone standing in the workshop.

01 · Trust
Provenance on the product page
Why?
Each product shows an authenticity reference (such as NPL-THK-KALACHAKRA) beside its dimensions, and the site promises a certificate of authenticity from the artisan collective with every piece.
02 · International
Priced and shipped for buyers abroad
Why?
Prices show in US dollars with a currency picker in the header, and the product page says up front that it ships within 3–5 business days by insured express courier and that duties and taxes may apply on import.
03 · Checkout
Two ways to buy
Why?
Add to Cart and Purchase Now sit side by side, for the buyer who is still browsing and the one who has decided; the cart then collects the delivery location, any promotion and the Stripe payment on one page.