About Us
Sustainable, innovative, and cutting-edge; Studio Trataka is a lifestyle design house based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Shiv Sharma and Manya Pandit are the creative minds behind the brand, redefining luxury with a highly curated vision. The founder’s accomplishments include years of expertise and insight into the design industry to bring forth a promising partnership.
At Studio Trataka, we say this with conviction that channeling our collective positive energies into building our products, encourages us to forge an impeccable collection that exudes elegance. “Trataka” is a method of meditation that embodies the essence of our brand.
The House accommodates a serene mix of products concerning interior, spaces, lifestyle accessories, home decor, furniture, lighting, installations, bespoke furniture, and much more catering to the 21st-century clientele.
India is a country that harbours a diverse group of cultures, traditions, and people. We believe that design should be an amalgamation of our historical artisanal skills to preserve our traditional craft forms and modern technology. The culmination of which is a unique blend of classical and contemporary India.
At Trataka, we promote and support the livelihood of the artisans by incorporating the traditional craft practices passed down from generation to generation into our design language. The artisans are the backbone of our establishment, and their extensive knowledge and exceptional craftsmanship aid in achieving unsurpassed excellence.
To promote delicate designs in connection with home decor, furniture, interior spaces, lighting, and an assortment of profound pieces of work globally, with the devotion to elevate the outlook on artisanal products and services and thus frame a prosperous and substantial presence to provide a steady growth to the crafts and the artisans.
To perform state-of-the-art multifaceted design interpretation in an earnest affair while spinning a sustainable influence to carry out designs that speak a universal language.
To propose inspiration in crafts & design, preserve the quality and essence of the products, and rehearse ethical & sustainable business development.
About Us
Studio Trataka is a lifestyle brand owned and managed by Shiv Sharma and Manya Pandit. The founders of Trataka share a strong designing background with a highly curated outlook when it comes to designing lifestyle products. India is a land of culture and traditions. It has a colourful and rich lineage when it comes to design.
Studio Trataka provides a unique blend of traditional and contemporary India in its product. Trataka umbrellas a serene mix of products in interiors/ spaces, lifestyle accessory, lighting, installations, Photography, cinematography and many more.
We believe that designing should be a combination of our traditional artisanal skills which is one of the strong and the most dominant way of preserving our traditional craft practises. At Trataka, we promote and support artisan’s livelihood by incorporating the traditional crafts practices in our design language.
To promote innovative design in the field of furniture, lighting, home decor products and different projects globally, in order to promote artisanal product and services and thus creating a growing and a profitable entity to provide sustainable growth to the crafts and the artisans.
To provide a holistic design solution and create a global recognition with ethical business approach and in a sustainable manner.
Innovation in crafts & design, quality products and services, ethical & sustainable business development
our core team
Meet Our Founders
Our designers share a strong background of both crafts and design. Shiv Sharma & Manya Pandit, both alumni of Indian Institute of Crafts & Design, Jaipur are the creative minds behind Studio Trataka. With their strong influence to the craft sector they strive to uplift the livelihood of many artisans through their design potentials.
Our designers share a strong background of both crafts and design. Shiv Sharma & Manya Pandit, both alumni of Indian Institute of Crafts & Design, Jaipur are the creative minds behind Studio Trataka. With their strong influence to the craft sector they strive to uplift the livelihood of many artisans through their design potentials.
Manya Pandit
Product – Design Head
Founder
Manya Pandit is the founder and product design head of Studio Trataka. She founded Studio Trataka in 2017 with Shiv Sharma. Being an alumni of Studio Trataka, Manya is sensitive towards our Indian traditional crafts. Her design sensibility offers a lot of scope to the development of design with respect to craft industry. She is a design educator, an interior stylist, a product designer and a home maker, this makes her a versatile person both at work and home.
Shiv Sharma
Interior – Design Head
Co-Founder
Shiv Sharma is the co – founder and interior design head of Studio Trataka. An alumni from Indian Institute of Craft and Design, Jaipur in 2013. Shiv has been working in the design industry from past many years which has made him a versatile designer when it come to scales, designs or materials. He has collaborated with many architects on projects and installations. He is passionate about his work and is a visionary when it comes to expansion. His core belief is” Work is worship.”
Manya Pandit
Product – Design Head
Founder
Manya Pandit is the founder and product design head of Studio Trataka. She founded Studio Trataka in 2017 with Shiv Sharma. Being an alumni of Studio Trataka, Manya is sensitive towards our Indian traditional crafts. Her design sensibility offers a lot of scope to the development of design with respect to craft industry. She is a design educator, an interior stylist, a product designer and a home maker, this makes her a versatile person both at work and home.
Shiv Sharma
Interior – Design Head
Co-Founder
Shiv Sharma is the co – founder and interior design head of Studio Trataka. An alumni from Indian Institute of Craft and Design, Jaipur in 2013. Shiv has been working in the design industry from past many years which has made him a versatile designer when it come to scales, designs or materials. He has collaborated with many architects on projects and installations. He is passionate about his work and is a visionary when it comes to expansion. His core belief is” Work is worship.”
making process
People Who Forge Our Dreams
Over the years, our craftsmen have metamorphosed into artists who devote their heart to translate our creative vision into pieces of art.
We imbue contemporary design sensibilities into our crafts. Unlike other manufacturing facilities, we depend upon the crafts-people and their skills for inspiration rather than inculcating of design ideas without context
Our Clients
“Design is not a thing to be done but a way of living life.”
“Design is not a thing to be done but a way of living life.”
