Auroville commercial units

Units in Auroville

A unit is a semi autonomous body under one of the Auroville Trusts which is run by two or more Aurovillian executives and can engage in commercial or service activities. See for a full list of units and trusts this document (from the Auroville.org website)

An indicative list of commercial units in Auroville.

A

• Aladin provides handmade paper lampshades, wall lamps, hanging lamps.
• Aqua Dyn water purification and dynamisation.
• Aureate features the art works of Hans Isler: multi-colored glass tiles consisting of two or more glass layers with soft colleges in colored glass.
• Aureka: wind pumps, earth construction equipment
• Auroline produces postcards, photographic books, calendars.
• Auromics knitting, crochet and hand stitched leather, using natural fibers and leather.
• Auromirayan for leather goods (shoes, handbags, belts).
• Auromode Manufacturer and wholesaler of sarees, kaftans, blouses, ties and scarves in silk, crepe, georgette, cottons, linen and viscose.
• Aurore Renewable energy technology
• Aurospirul producer of Spirulina products
• Auro Soya: soya products
• AurovilleArts art
• Auroville Bakery bread, pastry and a mediterranean cafe
• Auroville Consulting advisory services and project management
• Auroville Design Consultants architecture
• Auroville Energy Products Renewable energy technology
• Auroville Papers handmade papers and paper art
• Auroville Press
• Auroville TaxiShare
• Avipro - editing

B

• Bamboo Research Centre training on use of bamboo for construction, furniture and crafts

C

• CSR
• Cloud Flower Creations
• Coffee Ideas! Organic coffees and consultancy
• Cynergy Software software

E

• Auroville Earth Institute building with earth
• EcoFemme washable sanitary pads and menstrual education

F

• Flame stoneware

G

• Ganesh Bakery food, breads, cakes and a cafe with tourist services
• Gecko ! clothing collections

I

• Imagination Japanese Art Furniture: by Kenji
• Innovation unlimited
• Inside India Travel agent and tour operator

L

• La Ferme Cheese fresh and seasoned cheeses, yoghurt and ice cream
• La Terrace Restaurant upstairs from the Solar Kitchen
• Lumiere Screen printing

M

• Mandala Pottery Handmade pottery items & other ceramics
• Mantra
• Maroma Perfumes, incense, floral candles, gift sets etc.
• Matrigold jewelry
• Miniature Designer fashion, ready-made garments
• Mira Computers Computer Repair & Services
• Mereville Incense

N

• Naturellement: jams, jellies, marmalades, syrups, nut butters, snacks and the Garden Cafe
• Neemtree restaurant Restaurant serving Indian food

O

• Office 4

P

• Papyrus printing, book binding, stationery, displays, paper
• Penta Services
• Prisma advertising, design, DTP, text preparation & editing

Q

• Quiet Transport electrical vehicles

R

• Rangoli garments
• Raintree Records music productions
• Right Path Café: Restaurant at Visitors Centre
• Roma's Kitchen Restaurant serving Indian and western food

S

• Sankalpa Art Journeys art therapy and art materials
• Shradhanjali pressed flower stationery; lampshades, trays, screens
• Sound Wizard architecture and sound studio design
• Sunshine Music recording studio and record production

T

• Tanto Restaurant serving Italian food
• The Colours Of Nature pure/naturally dyed textile garments and fabrics

U

• Unity Transport Service taxi
• Upasana Design Studio: garment design and manufacture
• Upcycling Studio Auroville lifestyle products designed from premium waste

W

• WasteLess environmental education materials on waste
• Well cafe Restaurant serving Mediterranean food
• WELLpaper necklaces, baskets, earrings and other design objects made of recycled newspaper

Y

• Yatra Nova travel agent

to be organised:

• Auro Hi-Tech Metal work, brass casting, repair of fridges
• Aurokriya T-shirts
• Auro Rachana Antiques and restored classic furniture
• Bijou beaded wear, tapestries and jewellery
• Discovery garments, bags and purses, dolls
• Ganesh Beads Fancy leather bags, beaded and crochet shoes
• Ikebana Teaching and preparation of flower arrangements by Valeria
• Joy Postcards Postcards and visual documentation on India
• L'etoile du Sud Studio Designing, promoting and marketing AV products
• Lotus Fraternity Hammocks, hammock chairs, cloth bags
• Magica Classic, modern and ethnic jewellery
• New Creation Fraternity Crafts Hammocks and other handicraft items
• New School Crafts Ayurvedic food products, incense
• Nymphea Creations Interior decorative items
• Santosham children's clothes and bags
• Vardan website design, book-binding in leather
• Castelino & Marchese Architects & Associates
• Capability Landscape stone works
• Cadd Consultants CAD drawing for architecture and engineering
• Altecs Energy Systems uninterruptible power supplies (ups), solar, photovoltaic inverters
• Cynergy software
• Linea : Consultancy in dental equipment and allied products