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Ayasa Brass

storage jar

$52

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Materials brass, sheesham wood
Process metal spinning, wood turning
Dimensions Dia. 10.2cm x H 9.7cm, Dia. 10.2cm x H 13.8cm
Capacity 0.5L, 0.75L
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Ayasa Copper
Ayasa Copper
Ayasa Copper
Ayasa Copper
Ayasa Copper

The AYASA brass storage jar was one the first products we ever designed. It is made out of brass on a traditional spinning machine. The lid is hand-turned out of Sheesham, an indigenous hardwood from northern India that is sustainably sourced. This brass jar is perfect for storing loose-leaf tea or coffee and is food-safe, whist being airtight. It comes in two sizes. The copper and brass will naturally develop a beautiful patina* over time. We recommend stacking it to create an interesting kitchen display.

* This process can be reversed naturally with the help of a slice of lemon and some salt. Cut a lemon in half, add salt to the cut side and rub the item gently.

Once we had designed these jars, we struggled to find a craftsperson capable of doing the metal spinning by hand. Traditional methods aren’t being practiced widely anymore and many machines are now CNC-operated. We searched extensively and eventually found Venkatesh Chinappa, a man with over 25 years’ experience spinning metal on a manual machine.

Venkatesh now makes all of Tiipoi’s brass, copper and aluminium spun products in our Bangalore workshop and works closely with an engineer who reads the drawings. Though metal spinning is thought of as an industrial manufacturing process because a machine is involved, it is in reality a highly-specialized manual process that is akin to any skilled handcraft. You can see a video of him making a jar here.

We also have a copper and coloured version of this storage jar.

Ayasa Colour

Ayasa Colour

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Karipot Small

Karipot Small

$77 Add to cart
Sama Pink

Sama

$39 Select options
Ayasa Colour

Ayasa Colour

$32 Select options
Karipan

Karipan

$77 Add to cart
Tiipot

Tiipot

$90 Add to cart
Sale! Kosa

Kosa

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Seva

Seva

$190 Add to cart

We are a product design studio based between Bangalore and London.

India fascinates and inspires us. We think that there is more to Indian design than just sticking an elephant on it, and that Indian craft has more to offer than simply repeating the past.

India can seem a pretty chaotic place. But sitting there, quietly are some really incredible, super functional designs. The “designers” of these objects if they can be found at all, aren’t celebrated in the same way as they are in other countries. Instead design is seen as a bi-product of living. This unassuming approach, with an emphasis on a quiet functionality, is what inspires and drives our creative process.

At Tiipoi, we tell positive and insightful stories of a real India, that is changing and shifting all the time. We don’t want to tell nostalgic stories of its past. We prefer to look at what is happening right now, and highlight India’s role in contemporary design.