Made In Earth Projects

Once you free your mind about a concept of
Harmony and of music being “correct”,
You can do whatever you want.
So, nobody told me what to do
And there was no preconception of what to do
― Giorgio Moroder by Daft Punk

THE FUTURE WILL BE SOWN | Dubai Design Week 2023 | Installation |

The installation is in part an invitation to reflect on the idea of ‘sowing’, as an act of thinking ahead, cultivating meaningful relationships with one’s land and people. It is, in part, an invitation to work towards a world in symbiosis with plant fibers. And in part, it is a provoking proposition for all of us: let us sow, before we build.
Materials | Loofah, Coconut wood

SAMVADA BADUKU | College Campus | Bangalore |

Founded by Samvada, the Baduku College carves out careers from social and ecological needs. The architectural intent of the campus is to reflect samvada’s values of sustainability, inclusiveness and continuous learning.
Materials | Adobes, Rammed Earth, Lime Plasters, Polished oxide flooring, Natural Clay Paints, Reclaimed Wood, Ferrocement

SUTA | Flagship store for Suta Bombay | Bangalore |

The design of the store comes together in equal measures, from fond memories of spaces and objects of everyday life that were made by hand; and of our early encounters with sarees.
Materials | Rammed Earth & Lime, Lime Plasters, Polished oxide flooring, Natural Clay Paints, Brass, Black Kadappa Stone, Yellow Sandstone, and Reclaimed Wood.

ADOBE APARTMENTS | Residence | Bangalore |

Bangalore city is thirsty for space and greenery. Can an apartment contribute to this need?  We took this up as a challenge to create an apartment commune that will introduce a green environment and invite healthy living into a dense neighborhood. The design has been driven by creating spacious volumes together with compact and efficient planning, combining nature and light.

We do not dislike everything that shines, but we do prefer a pensive lustre to a shallow brilliance, a murky light that, whether in a stone or an artifact, bespeaks a sheen of antiquity…we do love things that bear the marks of grime, soot, and weather, and we love the colours and the sheen that call to mind the past that made them.
― Jun’ichirō Tanizaki, In Praise of Shadows.

BEEJA | A Raw Earth Installation | Office Interiors, Bangalore |

Space making with indigenous knowledge; together with two coracle weavers from the soliga community, we installed a seed pod, inside the lounge of an office in Bangalore. Using the wattle and daub technique, Beeja is made completely in raw earth.
Materials | Wattle and Daub, Bamboo, Rice Husk, Clay Plaster, Jaggery, Straw, Rammed earth flooring, Natural Paints, Cotton Thread

KANAJA, the story of three granaries | Space Installation for Serendipity Art Festival | Panjim, Goa |

KANAJA is a contemplative work about the spaces we inhabit. Everyday materials that are hidden in plain sight are stretched in both volume and imagination to make a theatrical piece. In a commitment to support local craftsmanship and livelihoods, these pieces are put together by everyday people from the villages around the Kaveri belt.
Materials | Recycled woodfree cotton paper, tamarind seed powder, fenugreek, cellulose glue, mulberry bark handmade paper, woven bamboo, woven cane, linseed oil, metal, woven quilt of dried sponge gourds, lantana, wood, grey clay, straw, grey clay paints.

“there is an option, a way out, a means to imagine anew the relationship between place, nature, and the physical spaces we construct and inhabit for most of the hours of our lives. A new architecture of the heart, informed by beauty and pure design, with new materials as simple as the sun, yielding new possibilities for forms so delicate, so functional, so perfectly aligned with the axis of the spirit that they will inspire a totally new dream of the Earth”
– Lo-TEK by Julia Watson.

our inhouse team for natural finishes
& earth building techniques,

EARTHLY YOURS, was born out of our love for natural plasters. We are a team of artisans & designers rooted in sustainability and craftsmanship. We research, design, revive & build with natural materials & traditional techniques. Together with clay and lime, we create spaces that rhyme with ‘ecology’ and ‘handmade’ ; in an aesthetic that is simple and timeless. Every square feet of plaster that we make is unique, for the beauty of the craft lies in minute variations in textures created by the movement of the hand.

Contact our team of artisans here.
https://earthlyyours.in/

FULLCIRCLE | Taproom | Bangalore |

A restaurant space that was designed to be rooted in all things Bangalore. A large framed structure with an open plan feels almost like one is outdoors with a generous part of the ground nurtured to have the foliage take over. Fullcircle is a community space brewing with biodiversity, culture, and beer.

SUBBI’S HOUSE | Farmhouse Bangalore |

ACE OFFICE | Bangalore |

NATURA Experience Center | Bangalore
An experience center built for Natura, a Bangalore based developer putting sustainability at the heart of their projects. Surrounded with greenery and built using natural and recyclable materials, the center is a mix of exhibition and office spaces.

BRICK KILN HOUSE | Residence | Malur | Our first take on building with earth blocks and a composite thatch roof