Notes from the atelier.
A few essays on stone, craft, and how a commission moves.
The difference between Italian and Indian marble
A slab from Carrara and a slab from Makrana arrive at the same workshop in the same week. They are not interchangeable, and neither is better.
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Why we don't hold inventory
A buyer asks how soon it can ship. The honest answer is: we have not started cutting it yet, and that is the point.
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What the visualiser actually does (and what it doesn't)
A photograph arrives on WhatsApp. We render the piece into the room. Here is what that render is — and what, honestly, it is not.
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How a Madhubani painting actually gets made
A verandah in Jitwarpur, Mithila — a sheet of handmade paper, four small clay pots, a bamboo stylus, and a tradition that does not repeat itself.
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