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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
House of Thinai
1. studio samayam - ‘the story of privilege’
2. House of Thinai
House of Thinai is a furniture studio-shop based in Chennai, India. Rooted in practice where design-making, indigenous, and vernacular knowledge move together, the collective is driven by a singular intent to create positive social impact through collaborative design and handcrafted production.
Lambadi Lounge Collection.
What happens when an indigenous textile practice is made the skin of a contemporary object? The Lambadi Lounge Collection translates the Lambadi community's intricate needlework into modern furniture design. By presenting hand-embroidered motifs, the collection shifts craft from a decorative archive to daily living. It pushes the object beyond its utilitarian purpose into a conversation about living vernacular knowledge.
Trustfall
Can a single object seamlessly shift between display and downtime? Trustfall bridges the space between the gallery display and daily life, translating the vibrant, hand-woven Jamukkalam into a dual-state object. Folded flat, it presents the textile as a framed artwork highlighting the vernacular craft. Unfolded, it opens as an easy chair asking to lean into indigenous craft instead of merely observing it.
Timber tight.
How far can structure and skin be pushed together before they become one? Timber Tight carries the vernacular intelligence of the South Asian daybeds into contemporary furniture design. The furniture replaces conventional padding with architecturally tensioned cotton belts. Wood and thread meet in a shared structural grammar where the weave carries both weight and narrative, inviting us to feel how quiet strength holds us.
House of Thinai Instagram
Credits : Sheikh Ahmed
Mano Ranjan
Karthik Prema Rajakumar
Thinai Foundation
Porgai Artisans
Niroshini Suresh
Kumar, Weaving Artisan
Mageshwar, Media content
3. Fifth Origins - ‘ What We Carry Forward’
4. Surmeyi
5. Ping Chen - ‘Thing in Itself’
6. Cottage Disco - ‘River Finds a Way’
7. Ritika Kedia - ‘The Artist Madhouse, Mandawa’
8. Studio Nuna - ‘Sitting with it’
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