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Afday - art for everyday
Afday is an Indian e-commerce company focused on art & craft products, craft supplies and craft tutorials. These items fall under a wide range of categories, including clothing, jewelry, bags, home decor, home linen, and handmade furniture, toys, food, art as well as craft supplies and craft tutorial. The site follows in the tradition of open craft fairs, giving sellers personal storefronts where they list their goods for free.

Overview
Afday uses an online marketplace model by aggregating artisans, designers and retailers from all over India onto a single platform and connects local artisans and designers directly to global customers.

Selling
Creating a shop on Afday is free; however, each listing that is posted in the shop is free. Each listing will remain on the shop's page until the seller delects by himself. The prices of products are set by the shop owner, but Afday claims 15% of the final sale price.

Buying
On the Afday homepage, potential buyers can type a "product description" into the search bar, or, alternatively, they can "browse" through a list of options on the left side of the homepage, which includes Clothing & shoes, Jewellery & accessories, Home & Living, Art & Collectibles, as well as craft tutorials.

History
The company was founded by Rashmi Daga, After completing her MBA from the IIM-Ahmedabad in 2003, Kolkata-born Rashmi Daga went on to work across a wide range of companies, including IBM India, Johnson & Johnson Medical, TutorVista, BlueStone and Ola. She started an online curated art marketplace afday.com in 2011. The startup was launched with 5 employees and office located in Bangalore, India. While their monthly revenues clocked between ₹5 lakh and ₹10 lakh according to an article in Forbs India.