A Creative Collective

Stepping out of their comfort zone, these product designers are trying to give furniture pieces a new meaning and form

- SHELLY ANAND

"We are constantly creating new products with no timeline"

ANIL JAIN Founder, Studio Aurawala, Mumbai www.studioaurawala.com

FASCINATED BY MACHINES and automobiles as a child, Anil Jain would often tinker with bikes along with the mechanics at his father’s spare parts shop. Though he studied mechanical engineering in the US, the passion for building stuff got reignited while building a new house during the pandemic. He felt a void in the market for good home décor products and that’s when Studio Aurawala was launched. “We take inspiration from things all around us; be it the flora-fauna where we have mimicked the shape of the leaf and tree branches or the anatomy of the animals in our furniture designs,” says Jain.

Material World Jain’s specialty is making furniture using the casting process and brass and aluminium are two key materials used. Once the shape and texture is decided, a pattern is made using different materials such as wood, metal pipes, resin and others.