Our Roots: Forest First, Craft Follows
The story of Dry Fall begins in the early 1980s, when Diego—a pioneer of Auroville’s Green Belt—started crafting with timber as a way to live lightly within the forest he was helping rewild. Back then, the land was dry and degraded, but with time, care, and a massive afforestation effort, it began to breathe again. The Dry Tropical Evergreen Forests slowly returned, and with them, a quiet tradition of forest-based living and making.
Out of this landscape, Forest Carpentry was born—not as an industry, but as a way of life. It began with simple, hand-built structures, made from trees that had naturally fallen. Slowly, a workshop took shape. A windmill was built. Tools were passed from hand to hand. And over time, Diego’s one-man craft evolved into a skilled, local team shaping homes, furniture, and community spaces from the forest itself.
Dry Fall: A New Beginning (2021)
In 2021, Mani founded Dry Fall to carry this deep-rooted craft tradition into the future. What began decades ago as a forest lifestyle evolved into a design-driven practice—with the same respect for trees, time, and materials at its core. Dry Fall today is a bridge between generations of makers and a new wave of ecological craftsmanship.
Our mission
We're on a mission to change the way the housing market works. Rather than offering one service or another, we want to combine as many and make our clients' lives easy and carefree. Our goal is to match our clients with the perfect properties that fit their tastes, needs, and budgets.
Our vision
We want to live in a world where people can buy homes that match their needs rather than having to find a compromise and settle on the second-best option. That's why we take a lot of time and care in getting to know our clients from the moment they reach out to us and ask for our help.
