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ddw
oct 2026
eindhoven (nl)

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glue
sep 2026  
amsterdam (nl)

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raw collaborative
feb 2026
kolkata (ind)

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ddw
oct 2025
eindhoven, (nl)

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1m2 ddw curation
oct 2025
eindhoven, (nl)

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workshop - objects that define us at bangs festival 
sep 2025
amsterdam, (nl)

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ekchitra etikopakka craft project
aug 2025 - ongoing 
hyderabad, (ind)

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oscam group show
jun 2025
amsterdam, (nl)

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estd. jan 2025
nl + ind



























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studio samayam is an international design studio ( nl +ind ) practicing design research and narrative product design and development. we specialise in embodied storytelling through objects that are born from decentralised and decolonial design practices. this is achieved through close collaboration with generationally skilled craftspeople.



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 Dutch Design Week 2026
RAW Colaborative 2026


Dutch Design Week 2025
Boali Hyderabad Biennale 2026(upcoming)

 PLURAL(upcoming)


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thefoundededit by studio samayam designs with found objects from various parts of india used by craftspeople, transforming them into lamps to narrate stories of craft, trade, histories, politics and people tangibly



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naliya



the rooftops of many homes in rural and sometimes urban regions is covered with semi-cylindrical and conical ceramic roof tiles. these roof tiles- sometimes handmade-  are crafted across many ceramic craft communities across india and one such craft community is located in lodai, kachchh india. naliya is a lamp made of ceramic roof tiles used in kachchh, india for traditional mud houses. the object is used by ismail bhai in lodai, kachchh to create chimney for an underground oven to bake his clay pieces in. ismail hussain stands as one of the sole full-time potter in lodai potters village - once a thriving potters community, making naliya a testament to his craft, persistence and dedication.

material : terracotta clay, wood, brass


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cactus I


agra, a city steeped in mughal architecture and artisanal legacy, is also home to a variety of crafts and many bustling bazaars. among one of the busiest bazaars in agra, the red ceramic “trees” were an instant curiosity to our eyes. of unknown origins and no connection to the local hot, dry, desert landscape, the red ceramic “trees” made us wonder why were these were being sold and who made them?
the cactus 1 is an active recontextualisation between a found object and the surrounding location. cactus 1 imagines new meaning for these objects, drawing a poetic connection between agra’s arid expanse of the nearby thar desert and forging a connection to the red trees that we found in the bazaar.

material : aluminium, ceramic, brass ; the cactus comes in three colour variations

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shuttle


carved from wood and brass, the shuttle is an everyday object for the weaving community in pochampalli, a weavers village in telangana, india. it is designed only specifically for the handloom making it a unique object of design that embodies the story of the weavers village in bhoodan pochampally - a town born out of the 1951 land gift (bhoodan) movement in post-colonial india.

material : brass, wood

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flower


kailasapatnam, an artisanal town in andhra pradesh, india has been producing wood turned toys for more than 400 years. the inspiration for flower arose out when artisans were urged to experiment with colour, form and technique. it is the waste pieces of certain etikoppaka toys which are equipped in the flower lamp.

material : wood, brass


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rakabi


rakabi is an everyday object from kachchh, gujrat. it is a saucer found and used at every chai (tea) stalls which serve chai on the go for anyone and everyone. all across kacchh the saucers are the standard saucers that everyone drinks chai in.
on the rakabi, the outer blue line measures a complete standard cup of chai and the inner line measures half a cup of chai. the rakabi object we designed, stacks these found rakabis into a small object that can be placed on shelves either as a tea-light holder or a trinket holder.  

material : ceramic, brass


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