Hand-embroidered silk tapestry inspired by Chamba rumaal art of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Chamba

· Embroidered in Resham, Dabka and Zardozi on raw silk, the figures are rendered with the characteristic balanced composition of Chamba art, where every form carries equal weight. Framed in matt-brass stainless steel, this is a devotional artefact reinterpreted for the contemporary home.

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JOURNAL

From Chamba's Hills to Your Wall: The Rumal, Reimagined

From Chamba's Hills to Your Wall: The Rumal, Reimagined House of Sissendi Shakti, seated on a lion — embroidered on raw silk, set in an oval brass finish frame. In the hill town of Chamba, in Himachal Pradesh,...

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From Chamba's Hills to Your Wall: The Rumal, Reimagined
JOURNAL

Anandvan: A Collection Carried Out of the Forest of Bliss

Long before Varanasi had a name that fit on a map, it had a name that fit a feeling. Hindu tradition holds that the city was first known not as a city at all, but as a forest — Anandavana, the Forest of Bliss. It is the name from which House of Sissendi's new collection of enamel platters takes both its title and its imagery.

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Anandvan: A Collection Carried Out of the Forest of Bliss
CRAFT STORIES

The Language of the Lotus

Across Indian textiles, architecture, and sacred art, the lotus has carried meaning for centuries. We trace the motif through House of Sissendi's collections.

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The Language of the Lotus
HOME STYLING

Styling the Modern Indian Home

How to layer heritage textiles, brass accents, and hand-carved wood into a contemporary interior — without it feeling like a museum.

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Styling the Modern Indian Home
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