Building India’s Premium Comfort Seating Brand from Vision to Global Ambition
In a market once dominated by imported products and fragmented retail structures, India’s premium comfort seating segment lacked direction and organized leadership. In 2011, first generation entrepreneur Ravinder Goel recognized the opportunity to create a homegrown brand that could deliver world class comfort while building strong domestic manufacturing capabilities. This vision led to the founding of Little Nap Recliners.
Starting with an initial investment of five lakh rupees and a small showroom, Goel entered a category that had minimal ecosystem support. Suppliers were largely unorganized, consumer awareness was limited, and margins were thin. Rather than competing on price, he focused on building long term capability. Investments in in house manufacturing, research and development, after sales service, and consumer education gradually expanded the comfort seating market and established Little Nap as a defining player in the segment.
Today, the company operates two advanced manufacturing facilities and a network of seventeen exclusive showrooms, employing more than four hundred and fifty professionals across design, production, distribution, and service functions. Its portfolio caters to premium residential buyers as well as institutional clients, including leading cinema chains such as PVR INOX, NY Cinema, and Connplex, major healthcare institutions like Medanta, along with corporate lounges and hospitality spaces.
Little Nap has further strengthened its market presence through strategic global partnerships with La Z Boy from the United States and Seating Spectrum from Malaysia, integrating international design and engineering expertise into the Indian market.
As he looks ahead, Ravinder Goel is steering the company toward deeper domestic expansion and stronger global integration. With plans to manufacture select products for international brands in India and explore export opportunities for its own portfolio, Little Nap is evolving from a domestic category creator into a cross border manufacturing and brand platform in the comfort seating industry.
