'Sindhu' Coaster Set of 6 in Printed Wood

Provenance

The Sindhu coasters belong 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. Each coaster is individually cut in wood, its surface screen or digitally printed with a geometric ornamental pattern and sealed under a resin or lacquer finish. The tradition comes from workshops in Delhi NCR and western Uttar Pradesh, where the vocabulary of India's older painted and lacquered woodwork traditions is adapted to contemporary domestic forms.

The surface print on Sindhu draws from the geometric ornamental vocabulary of the Indian decorative tradition — the angular, ordered pattern that appears across centuries of Indian art, from the terracotta medallion borders of early Indian decorative objects to the lattice geometry of Mughal jali-work and the repeat units of North Indian block-printed textiles. The gilt edge frames the geometric field on each coaster, holding the ornament within a clean perimeter. Sindhu names this after the great river that gave India its name — the ancient waterway whose valley held one of the earliest urban civilisations, whose geometric vocabulary appears in the earliest Indian decorative tradition.

The waterproof surface makes these handmade coasters suited to everyday use — protecting table surfaces from cups, glasses, and hot vessels. The set of six is supplied in a matching printed storage box. Each coaster is individually handcrafted; print placement and colour tone may vary slightly between pieces as a natural feature of the process.

Disclaimer

• These coasters are handcrafted in wood with a printed surface. Variations in tone and colour are a natural feature of the process.
• Minor differences in print registration or surface texture should be understood as the signature of individual craft, not a defect.