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HARSHITA JHAMTANI : Merging Creativity With Sustainability

DECOR | 07th June, 2025

Inspired by the Lockdown: A Personal Journey- Core of Harshita’s Skills is the philosophy of mindful creation

Credits: Harshita Jhamtani Designs Instagram
Credits: Harshita Jhamtani Designs Instagram
Credits: Harshita Jhamtani Designs Instagram
Credits: Harshita Jhamtani Designs Instagram
Credits: Harshita Jhamtani Designs Instagram

If you’ve ever looked at a lamp and thought, “Nice, but what’s it made of?”You and Harshita Jhamtani would probably get along. For her, lighting isn’t just about ambience or form. It’s about process, material, and making things that don’t just sit pretty but stand for something. Her work exists at the intersection of sustainability, craft, and self-taught grit—and she’s managed to carve a space for herself without the fanfare of formal design school or mass-produced shortcuts.

It all started during lockdown. Instead of baking banana bread or watching yet another series, Harshita got busy with a potter’s wheel. No mentors, no blueprints, just YouTube, trial and error, and a growing obsession with mud and minerals. That detour turned into a serious practice, and soon enough, into a business.

Her first launch? The Earth Collection- five table lamps named Rio, Flab, Shroom, Dino, and Bloom. Each one begins with a metal base, followed by hand-layered applications of a paste she developed herself. It’s made from a mix of waste marble powder, glass powder, lime plaster, and adhesives. In short: it’s recycled, engineered, and completely hers. The process isn’t automated or outsourced. It’s done in-house, by hand, and with patience. You can’t fast-track these textures.

Over time, the line expanded. The Wilo Series strips things back into terrazzo circles with minimal, clean lines. The Rio shades are classic in silhouette, but built with stoneware that adds depth and quiet weight. Then there’s the Asteroid lamp, a sculptural crossover that looks like someone figured out how to turn material research into a functional sculpture.

Credits: Harshita Jhamtani Designs Instagram
Credits: Harshita Jhamtani Designs Instagram

What ties all these together isn’t just the stoneware or the signature palette. It’s the approach. Harshita doesn’t chase design trends; she studies materials and figures out what they’re capable of. She’s not out to revolutionize the market with big statements, she’s just showing that sustainable design can hold its own without shouting.

And while her products speak for themselves, the real standout is her backstory. She learned it all on the job: pottery, sourcing, form development, even mixing her own base material. In an industry where degrees often define credibility, she built hers through persistence and serious problem-solving.

Harshita’s work taps into a growing group of people who want their spaces to reflect what they care about. This means buying products that don’t harm the planet, that are made with intention, and that actually last. It’s less about trends and more about values and her lights land right there.

At a time when design is often treated like content, quick, flashy, and disposable, Harshita Jhamtani is doing the opposite. Her lamps take time. They aren’t perfect, and that’s the point. They come with texture, with edges, and with a story that begins long before they hit a shelf. And in today’s design world, that’s not just refreshing. It’s necessary.

Harshita Jhamtani

Designer

Mud & Minerals
Her version of paint and primer—earthy, messy, and weirdly addictive.

Paste Mix
Her signature goop is made from waste marble, glass powder, lime, and pure nerve.

Texture
Every bump is earned. No filters. No smoothing. Just raw personality

Material Girl, But Make It Mud.
Her self-made paste includes waste marble, glass powder, lime, and adhesives. Not just eco-friendly—eco-engineered.

Product Drop, Not Name Drop.
No influencers, no buzzwords, just names like Flab and Dino. And somehow, they work.

Outsourcing? Overrated.
Each piece is built, finished, and textured by her team—slow, local, intentional. No factories in sight.

Wilo, But Make It WOW.
Minimal terrazzo with maximum restraint. Clean, circular, and deeply considered.

From Trial to Trademark.
Everything she learned, she learned mid-process. Every failure was a feature-in-waiting.

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