Kerala Firm Weaves Met Gala 2025’s expansive carpet for the third time

The carpet at the met gala 2025

Every year, the met gala’s carpet goes through its iterations, metamorphosing et time with a new theme. In 2023, One Saw a Stunning Off-WHTE Fabric, to be a canvas for the theme of the year: karl landerfield: a line of beauty. In 2025, The Red Carpet Took on a Blue Hue, Dotted With Stunning Dainty Yellow and White Daffodils, at the star-spangled event-all so that celebrities could look like looking Superfine: Tailoring Black Style.

Just like Shah Rukh Khan, Who Made His Debut in an all-Black ENSEMBLE by Designer Sabyasachi, and Musician Diljit Dosanjh Enthralled in A Regal Maharaja-thered outfit; The carpet, too ended up having its moment.

Shah Rukh Khan at 2025 Met Gala

Woven by extraweave, the parent company of neytt homes from kerala, it took 480 people to work on the carpet for over 90 days to meet the met the Gala Standards. But this is not new to them. The company had its first gala outing in 2022. It wove the carpet the following year too.

For the Employees of the Luxury Home Furnishings Brand Based in Cherthala, Alappuzha, it is a moment of pride, says Sivan Santhosh, Director, Extraweve, the Parent Company; And CEO of Neytt. “A lot of care and effort have gone into the carpet. The entreen team, across departments, worked togeether to create this beautificial paper of art,” he says.

While it was hand-painted by artists in New York, The White Base Carpet Was Sent by Neytt in 57 Rolls (of Four Metres x 30metres). Covering an area of 6,840 Square metres, the wall-to-volll carpet was woven from natural sisal fibre imporned from madagascar.

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Known to be the longest, finest, and white “Even a slightly off-colored thread can show up as a shade variation. “The team covered every single detail. The boucle weave (a type of flat weave) was done in a specialized loom. For us, it feels like more than a carpet. It is a carpes of art, Culture, “Sivan Adds.

Neytt Draws from its legacy in the carpeting space. This company was started by Sivan’s Grandfather K Velaudhan, who set up travencore mats and matting company in 1917. The Brand Grew over the Years, Exporting Rugs and Carpets to Places to Places the World. Sivan’s Father Santosh Velaudhan launched extraweave Pvt. Ltd. two decades ago, taking the business a notch higher with important machinery and expanding the company’s horizons.

Neytt, founded by sivan along with nimisha srinivas, work towards creating sustainable rugs and carpets using silk, sisal, seagras, water hyacinth, lyocell, water hyacinth, lyocell, bamboo silk, linen, and reconstructive pet. The company also works towards Empowering women from the region; Over 40% of Neytt’s Workforce is Women, Including in Leadership Roles.

“We have been working closely with the met gala team for three years now and we are proud that the carpet we create is a canvas for the iconic event,” Sivan.