The Kandyan Arts and Crafts Industrial Centre manufactures, deals and exports traditional Sri Lankan handicraft items such as Wood Carvings, Traditional Sri Lankan Masks, Stoneware, Batiks, Curios, Silverware, Brassware, Paintings and Antiques etc.  The Kandyan arts and crafts industrial centre is established in 1974 by a concept of the founder Mr. M. K. R. Thilakarathne who is coming from an award winning generation. His ancestors were honored and rewarded by Sinhalese kings as well as the Royal Family of Great Britain for their exclusively created ornaments, jewelry and souvenir.
He is still active in the Sri Lankan traditional handicrafts industry and employed a very well experienced staff. The team is directed by his beloved wife Lalitha Thilakarathne and their two sons Kanchana and Kanishka Thilakarathne. Their three daughters who live in Britain, play a vital supporting role.

Our Goal: is to have a comprehensive global presence as a traditional Sri Lankan handicrafts manufacturer and exporter of all types of handcrafted ornaments, jewelry and souvenirs.
We have the largest collection of handicrafts and certainly the biggest handicraft show room in Sri Lanka covering an area of 1200sq. meters or 12,917 square feet. We directly employ  30 highly trained personnel and over 6000 traditional handicraftsmen. These rare artists are the ones who breathe life into these dying arts. We are supported by a well equipped Factory with an experienced workforce.
Our main customers are Tourists, Antique Collectors, Art Lovers, Historians, Kids and basically everybody who appreciate and admire exotic arts and look for QUALITY, UNIQUENESS Y & PUNCTUALITY

In 1998 we won the award “Entrepreneur of the year – 1998” for Industrial category in the Central Province.

CUSTOMER SERVICE IS #1; This is not just something we say. When you e-mail or call The Kandyan Arts and Crafts Centre, you are going to get a response the very same day, or next day if it is late. Our customers are always left satisfied because we only work with the finest traditional materials and fast & quality staff. Contact customer service if you have any questions. You will know why we say customer service is #1.

All our customers enjoy the services below

• We welcome Customer Oriented Orders and turn out tailor made Sri Lankan furniture upholding one’s image, taste and individual dignity
• One year Guarantee on all our products against defective workmanship and faulty material*
• Never ending After-Sales Service
• Money refund on ‘not fully satisfied’ items if returned within two weeks of purchase
• Safe & easy transport service to your door steps
• Reconditioning/ Repairing of used items to ‘Newly New’ condition.

* Limited Guarantee Details
Applicable to items with guarantee. If any piece of item is proved to be defective by reason of improper workmanship and/or material, we will replace, at our discretion, that part or the whole product at no charge to you. This warranty does not cover defects caused by: modification, alteration or repair of the enclosed product by anyone other than The Kandyan Arts and Crafts Industrial Centre. This warrantee does not include return transport costs. If you need to use your warrantee please contact Customer Service as soon as possible and you will be given the return address and information. Please produce the receipt of purchase

 Although we use modern machinery to aid our efforts to bring you the best quality handicrafts, we mostly follow the same customs and techniques used by our ancestors for hundreds of generations. The more aesthetic and delicate arts like wood carving, traditional masks, Batiks, Lacquer-ware and paintings are always done by hand and thus reflect the individuality and skillfulness of the artist.
All our skilled artists and handicraftsmen are descendants of very old Sri Lankan craftsmen families dating back to the pre-colonial era of the island. According to the folklore, 64 types of craftsmen came along with the Ven. Mahinda Thero - the son of Indian emperor Asoka the Great in 6th century B.C. Ever since, the technology is passed down from father-to-son basis and not to any outsider. Therefore, only they know how to reproduce the original arts of Sri Lanka.
We have the largest selection of traditional handicrafts, curios and antiques in Sri Lanka and use the  original techniques and quality materials to produce only the quality items. Some more reasons are,
 

• Knowledgeable sales staff ready to answer all of your questions with quick email response time.
• Wide selection of handicrafts and antiques to choose from.
• We stand behind all of our products, satisfaction is guaranteed.
• The Kandyan Arts and Crafts Industrial Centre has been selling handicrafts since 1974, that is for over 3 decades and has a trail of satisfied customers.
• Most importantly, customer service is #1. That is not just something we say. We prove that everyday.