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The first mark · 2026
01 — The Studio
Objects with soil on them.
Studio Soil is a curatorial studio for handcrafted Indian homewares, founded by Vrinda Vashisht. We look for pieces that carry the hand of their maker — a thumbprint held in the clay, an unevenness in the weave, the small marks that make an object feel lived with rather than simply bought.
Conceptualised in Australia and crafted in India, each object is chosen slowly: met at the workshop, carried home, and lived with before it earns a place in the collection.
“We are not collecting objects. We are collecting the hands that made them.”
Pit loom · Andhra Pradesh01Woodblock carving · Rajasthan02Brass, before packing03
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Sourced
We begin in the workshop, not the showroom. Our trips are planned around makers — a brass family in Moradabad, a weaving village outside Bhuj, a cane cooperative in Assam.
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Shaped by hand
No two pieces leave the same. We choose for the thumbprint in the clay, the unevenness in the weave, the patina that only arrives with use.
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Finished in Melbourne
Each piece is inspected, cleaned, wrapped in cloth and packed by hand. What reaches your door has been touched by at least four pairs of hands.
“The hand is the first signature. Everything after it is finish.”
“A room is finished by the things that were made slowly.”
Studio note — 04
The floorInherited, not styled01
The blocksRajasthan, by hand02
The handsThatheras at work03
The loomSlow by nature04
04 — Enquire
For the home, the studio, the table.
Studio Soil works with private clients on sourcing and styling, and with interior designers and stores on trade orders. Tell us the room you're thinking about.
