(NUHK·SHAH)
Sanskrit: Map
Persian: Engraving

Origin

Naksha is an object-led label working in leather and metal through process-driven craft.

Metal is treated as the primary material. With foundations in Industrial Design developed at India's National Institute of Design, the practice approaches material through engineered form rather than decorative styling. Forms are developed using precision metal techniques and treated as functional artifacts rather than accessories.

Traditional Indian metalworking forms the design language, translating techniques historically reserved for ceremonial and architectural objects into leather and metal forms. Hardware is hand-engraved by Bengal's traditional brass-smiths. Through controlled surface treatment and finish, material is elevated beyond its origin. This resists standardisation and does not translate to repeatable manufacture.

References to Indian weaponry, ceremonial metalwork, and historic ornamental systems are carried into the objects through form, attachment, and surface. The bow-and-arrow mark is retained as a directional device through cultural provenance.