Hand-beaten brass, seven generations deep.
Nikita is derived from the Sanskrit word Niketan — a place of abode and stay. Every piece is shaped by hand by hereditary Indian metal artisans using centuries-old techniques of cold-hammering and hand-raising. The hammer marks stay. No two pieces come out quite the same — that's the point.
Dining & Cutlery Sets
Fork, Spoon, Knife & Hand-Tied Place Settings
Living & Vases
Pebble Vase, Tissue Holder and Candle Holder
Lighting
Spun brass dome lamp in Table, Mini Accent and Tall Console sizes
The Collection
"Nothing about a Nikita object announces itself. Derived from Niketan, it is shaped to settle quietly into how a home actually lives and works."
A metal households never stopped trusting
Copper is tamra in Ayurveda — a metal believed to purify what it touches. Brass carries the quieter version of the same trust, the metal of the diya and the everyday kitchen vessel.
Built for two homes that already believe this
A slightly uneven hammer mark isn't a flaw to correct — in a Kyoto tea room, it's the entire point. Solid metal over plated finish, generational craftsmanship over anonymous factories.
Three hundred years of the same hammer.
Across generational Indian metalworking guilds, master coppersmiths have preserved the rare, patient art of shaping sheet brass and copper entirely by hand. Handed down across seven generations from master to apprentice, these techniques remain untouched by industrial mass production.
Copper (tamra) and brass become integral to daily domestic living, revered in Ayurvedic traditions for their natural purity.
Guilds of master metalsmiths refine techniques of hand-raising, anvil forging, and lathe turning for royal courts and domestic estates.
Generational workshops adapt traditional mathar kaam (cold hammering) to functional tableware and heirloom domestic objects.
A small lineage of master artisans preserves this living heritage, crafting contemporary objects for thoughtful homes worldwide.
Mathar kaam
The ancient art of hand-beating copper and brass until repeated hammer blows temper and strengthen the metal — the reason authentic handcrafted brass lasts lifetimes. It cannot be rushed, and it cannot be replicated by automated stamping machines.
"Each blow leaves a shallow hexagonal facet. Over thousands of strikes, the surface turns into a living tapestry of reflected light."
"Every piece that leaves our workshop carries the quiet mark of the hands that forged it."