The timber
Indian rosewood is dense and figured. Polished, the grain reads burgundy in daylight and near-black when the room is dim.
Mantapa · Indian rosewood
Rosewood mantapas, carved for the world.
Open pavilions, temple cabinets, and devotional seats. Hand-carved in India, finished for prayer rooms wherever an order comes from.
- RosewoodIndian rosewood, with teak when the room asks for it.
- To orderDrawn for the wall, the deity, and the ceiling you have.
- The rangeOpen mantapas, cabinets, seats, and whole pooja rooms.
- The passageFinished in the workshop, then wrapped and crated.
01 — Collection
Pieces from the workshop
02 — The pavilion
A house for the deity, small enough for a room.
A mantapa is a pillared pavilion. In a temple it is architecture. In a home it is the same idea, carved in wood and stood against a wall.
The carving
Turned pillars, pierced jali, inlay, kalasha crowns, and bells. The amount of carving is part of the drawing, not an afterthought.
The passage
Pieces leave finished. Doors and drawers are fitted, then the mantapa is wrapped, blocked, and crated.
03 — Commission
Tell us the room. We will draw the mantapa.
Country, wall, ceiling, deity, and wood. A reply comes from the workshop. Price follows the drawing, and nothing is cut until that drawing is agreed.
