Every 12 months, the Met Gala’s carpet goes by its iterations, metamorphosing every time with a brand new theme. In 2023, one noticed a surprising off-white material, to be a canvas for the theme of the 12 months: Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty. In 2025, the pink carpet took on a blue hue, dotted with gorgeous dainty yellow and white daffodils, at the star-spangled occasion — all in order that celebrities might look their dandiest to accommodate the theme: 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-themed outfit; the carpet, too ended up having its second.
Shah Rukh Khan at 2025 Met Gala
Woven by Extraweave, the mother or father firm of Neytt Homes from Kerala, it took 480 folks to work on the carpet for over 90 days to satisfy the Met Gala requirements. But this isn’t new to them. The firm had its first Gala outing in 2022. It wove the carpet the following 12 months too.
For the staff of the luxurious dwelling furnishings model primarily based in Cherthala, Alappuzha, it’s a second of pleasure, says Sivan Santhosh, director, Extraweave, the mother or father firm; and CEO of Neytt. “A lot of care and effort have gone into the carpet. The entire team, across departments, worked together to create this beautiful piece of art,” he says.
While it was hand-painted by artists in New York, the white base carpet was despatched by Neytt in 57 rolls (of 4 metres x 30metres). Covering an space of 6,840 sq. metres, the wall-to-wall carpet was woven from pure sisal fibre imported from Madagascar.
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Known to be the longest, most interesting, and whitest of fibres, the artisans at Extraweave, needed to type the fibre by hand to keep away from shade variations. “Even a slightly off-coloured thread can show up as a shade variation. We did multiple quality checks to ensure the colour was uniform,” says Sivan. “The team covered every single detail. The boucle weave (a type of flat weave) was done in a specialised loom. For us, it feels like more than just a carpet. It is a unique confluence of art, fashion and culture,” Sivan provides.
Neytt attracts from its legacy in the carpeting area. This firm was began by Sivan’s grandfather Okay Velayudhan, who arrange Travancore Mats and Matting firm in 1917. The model grew over the years, exporting rugs and carpets to locations throughout the world. Sivan’s father Santhosh Velayudhan launched Extraweave Pvt. Ltd. 20 years in the past, taking the enterprise a notch increased with imported equipment and increasing the firm’s horizons.
Neytt, based by Sivan together with Nimisha Srinivas, works in direction of creating sustainable rugs and carpets utilizing silk, sisal, seagrass, water hyacinth, lyocell, bamboo silk, linen, and recycled PET. The firm additionally works in direction of empowering ladies from the area; over 40% of Neytt’s workforce is ladies, together with in management 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,” says Sivan.
Published – May 06, 2025 05:14 pm IST
