A studio, a gallery, and a way to market.
Premium art and décor made with artists and artisans in Kerala — curated, finished and photographed in Kochi.
A premium art and décor studio and gallery that transforms creative talent and traditional craftsmanship into distinctive products, meaningful spaces and better opportunities.
Never only a gallery. Never only a social initiative.
A premium art and décor brand
Original paintings, hand-finished prints, sculpture, wall textures, handicrafts and planters — curated by Aji Nayar, made by artists and artisans, and finished in the studio before anything is offered.
The price reflects the hand that made it and the work the studio adds. Nothing here is mass-produced and nothing is discounted to move.
An inclusive creative opportunity platform
The AARTY Grid connects artists, artisans and emerging creators with designers, patrons, companies and institutions. Creators set their own price and keep ownership of their work until it sells.
This is a market mechanism, not a charitable programme. Creators earn.
The premium and the inclusive are the same proposition.
What every decision is tested against.
Artist-led
Every work belongs to a named person with a practice. The artist is the reason the work has a price.
Handmade & hand-finished
Made by hand, and finished by hand in the studio. No two pieces are identical, and that is the point.
Premium yet meaningful
A price that reflects the work, and a supply chain you would be comfortable explaining.
Inclusive by design
Selection is on the work. Circumstances decide how someone is supported reaching the market, never whether they get in.
Homes, and the places people work in.
To make original, handmade work the ordinary choice for a considered space.
To find creative talent wherever it exists, give it a market that pays properly, and put the result into homes and workplaces that will value it.
To do that as a commercial studio, so the model sustains itself and the people in it are paid rather than helped.
Aji Nayar
Artist, photographer, graphic designer and brand creator, with more than three decades in art, design, communication and market development. Every AARTY collection begins with his eye, and every collection is signed.
More about AjiThe studio and gallery, Kochi
Ground Floor, Media Creative Consultants, CRA 123, Chakkungal Road, Palarivattom, Kochi 682 025, Kerala.
By appointment — +91 90488 44855.
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