{"title":"Trays","description":"\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBeautifully crafted trays and platters serve as both functional essentials and decorative accents for the home. Available in wood and metal, these versatile pieces are ideal for serving refreshments, displaying décor, organizing everyday essentials, or creating elegant table settings. Combining craftsmanship, durability, and artistic design, they add warmth, texture, and sophistication to any space while seamlessly blending practicality with style.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"gulnar-oval-tray-in-printed-wood","title":"'Gulnar' Oval Tray in Printed Wood","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Gulnar oval tray belongs to the North Indian tradition of decorative woodware — wooden forms treated with surface print and sealed under a waterproof lacquer to produce objects that are functional and decorative in equal measure. The technique is screen or digitally-applied printing on a prepared wood surface, sealed under resin. The tradition comes from workshops in Delhi NCR and western Uttar Pradesh, where artisans adapt the vocabulary of India's painted and lacquered woodwork traditions to contemporary domestic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface print on Gulnar draws from the floral ornamental vocabulary of the North Indian decorative tradition — the flower-and-vine compositions that appear in Mughal stone inlay work, block-printed textiles, and the painted borders of court manuscripts. The black and gold palette grounds the floral forms in a register of formal elegance: the warm gold against the dark outline, the ornament reading both at close range and from across the room. The oval form itself is characteristic of the serving tradition — the elongated tray that accommodates a row of objects rather than a single centrepiece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface makes this decorative wooden serving tray suited to everyday use. Each piece is individually handcrafted; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces as a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pieces are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour are a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor differences in print registration or surface texture should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192752201751,"sku":null,"price":134.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_12_3c926b22-6647-4b9a-b674-a02e4f5c1400.svg?v=1780679064"},{"product_id":"kundan-oval-tray-in-printed-wood","title":"'Kundan' Oval Tray in Printed Wood","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Kundan oval tray belongs to the North Indian tradition of decorative woodware — wooden forms treated with surface print and sealed under a waterproof lacquer to produce objects that are functional and decorative in equal measure. The technique is screen or digitally-applied printing on a prepared wood surface, sealed under resin. The tradition comes from workshops in Delhi NCR and western Uttar Pradesh, adapting the vocabulary of India's painted and lacquered woodwork to contemporary domestic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface print on Kundan draws from the vocabulary of Indian ornamental jewellery — the faceted gem, the kundan setting, the radial form of stonework that organises the surface of India's finest jewelled objects. Kundan in Hindi names the refined gold used in traditional jewellery-making — the 24-carat gold that forms the setting base for kundan jewellery, in which gems are embedded directly into the gold rather than held in claws. The jewel-motif print on this oval serving tray translates that dense, ordered ornamental sensibility to a daily surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface makes this decorative serving tray suited to everyday use. Each piece is individually handcrafted; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pieces are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour are a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor differences in print registration or surface texture should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192752758807,"sku":null,"price":134.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_14_f15a8701-802c-4995-bc5c-d5eb362e5fc4.svg?v=1780679113"},{"product_id":"zarrin-platter-in-printed-wood","title":"'Zarrin' Platter in Printed Wood","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Zarrin platter belongs to the North Indian tradition of decorative woodware — wooden forms treated with surface print and sealed under a waterproof lacquer. Each platter is individually cut in wood, its surface printed with an ornamental pattern and sealed under resin. The tradition comes from workshops in Delhi NCR and western Uttar Pradesh, where artisans adapt the vocabulary of India's painted and lacquered woodwork to contemporary domestic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rust-gold palette of Zarrin belongs to a long tradition of Indian decorated objects in which aged gold and warm earth tones — the colour of old copper, of sindoor, of turmeric, of the evening sky — carry the weight of ceremonial and daily life simultaneously. The patinated, vintage quality of this palette places the platter in a register of objects that are understood as having been used and valued over time. Zarrin in Persian names the quality of being golden — not the brightness of new gold but the deep, warm presence of gold that has acquired character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface makes this decorative wooden platter suited to everyday serving use. Each piece is individually handcrafted; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pieces are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour are a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor differences in print registration or surface texture should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192753250327,"sku":null,"price":276.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_fb56b282-3560-47df-ad20-48844b1c46fe.svg?v=1780679199"},{"product_id":"chaman-platter-in-printed-wood","title":"'Chaman' Platter in Printed Wood","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chaman platter belongs to the North Indian tradition of decorative woodware — wooden forms treated with surface print and sealed under a waterproof finish to produce objects that are functional and decorative in equal measure. Each platter is individually cut in wood, its surface printed with a classical ornamental pattern and sealed under lacquer. The tradition comes from workshops in Delhi NCR and western Uttar Pradesh, adapting the vocabulary of India's painted and lacquered woodwork to contemporary domestic forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe surface vocabulary of Chaman draws from the classical ornamental tradition — the repeating compositional forms that appear across the decorative arts of North India. Chaman in Persian names the garden: not merely a physical garden but the garden as a state of abundance and beauty, the space where multiple forms of natural beauty coincide. The multicolour print on this decorative wooden platter holds the garden's quality of visual abundance — multiple ornamental forms working together on a single surface, none dominating, the composition balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe waterproof surface makes this decorative wooden platter suited to everyday use. Each piece is individually handcrafted; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pieces are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour are a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor differences in print registration or surface texture should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192753741847,"sku":null,"price":214.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_2_1ea6692d-40d5-4161-be0a-05af0edcb4a3.svg?v=1780679250"},{"product_id":"zeenat-tray-in-metal","title":"'Zeenat' Tray in Metal","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Zeenat tray belongs to the North Indian decorated metalware tradition — a craft practice of applying surface ornament to metal forms to produce objects that serve daily life while carrying decorative weight. The technique combines a metal base with a painted or lacquered surface print, sealed to produce a waterproof, durable finish. North Indian metalware centres — particularly Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, which has been a centre of metal craft production since the Mughal period — have long combined the skills of the metal worker with the decorative vocabulary of the painter and printer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe painted surface on Zeenat draws from the ornamental tradition of North Indian decorative art — the multicolour print vocabulary that characterises the decorated objects made for daily domestic and ceremonial use. Zeenat in Arabic and Urdu names adornment itself: the quality of beauty applied to something, the decoration that makes an object more than merely functional. The name holds the principle that ornamenting a daily object is an act of intention — that the decorative metal tray brought to the table deserves the same care as the objects placed upon it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach tray is individually handcrafted with a painted surface; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces as a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pieces are handcrafted in metal with a painted surface. Variations in colour tone and print placement are natural features of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface imperfections are characteristic of handcrafted work and are not defects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192754167831,"sku":null,"price":116.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_4_03ee5063-a6d3-43a4-8b7b-402c5f9d81d4.svg?v=1780679313"},{"product_id":"jauhar-tray-in-metal","title":"'Jauhar' Tray in Metal","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jauhar tray belongs to the North Indian decorated metalware tradition — the craft practice of applying ornamental surface decoration to metal forms through painting and lacquering. The tradition is rooted in the metalware workshops of Uttar Pradesh, particularly the long-established craft centres of Moradabad and surrounding areas, where metal has been worked and decorated for domestic and ceremonial use since the Mughal period.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe jewel-motif surface on Jauhar draws from the vocabulary of Indian ornamental jewellery — the faceted gem, the kundan setting, the geometric forms of the jeweller's art translated to a flat decorative surface. Jauhar in Persian and Urdu names the inner quality of precious things — the jewel itself, but also the essential excellence of any fine object, its underlying worth that manifests in surface quality. The jewel motif on this decorative metal tray translates the concentrated luminosity of the gemstone to the painted surface of a daily object.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach tray is individually handcrafted with a painted surface; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces as a natural feature of the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese pieces are handcrafted in metal with a painted surface. Variations in colour tone and print placement are natural features of the process.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinor surface imperfections are characteristic of handcrafted work and are not defects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Karo","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45192754626583,"sku":null,"price":117.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7711\/9511\/files\/KaroListings_6_a0079e05-a592-41aa-b7dc-8d9d33b52e5c.svg?v=1780679381"},{"product_id":"vanya-platter-in-wood","title":"'Vanya' Platter in Wood","description":"\u003ch5\u003eProvenance\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Vanya platter belongs to the tradition of natural-wood turned and shaped wares from North Indian woodworking workshops — a tradition of making functional objects from wood in which the material itself, rather than applied surface decoration, is the primary statement. The dark wood ground is left natural, the surface presenting the grain and warmth of the material without print or paint. The metal handles are cast and fitted, adding a functional and visual accent to the wooden form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnlike the printed woodware pieces in the Brahm collection — whose surfaces carry ornament in the tradition of lacquered and decorated domestic objects — Vanya belongs to a different register of craft: the turned wood form, valued for its material quality, its weight in the hand, its natural variation. The dark brown finish deepens with use, the wood acquiring character over time. Vanya in Sanskrit names the quality of being forest-born, of the wild — the material that comes from the tree rather than from the workshop's ornamental vocabulary. Available in two sizes: small (8in diam) and large (12in diam).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach platter is individually worked; variations in grain, tone, and finish between pieces are natural features of the material. The metal handles may show minor variations in surface finish consistent with handcrafted metalwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisclaimer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese platters are handcrafted in natural wood. 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