ART IN EVERYDAY LIFE
ART, MADE TO LIVE WITH.
Objects designed to bring visual culture into the spaces and routines of everyday life.
PAPER PENCIL STUDIO · INDIAN ART · MODERN FUNCTION
WE BELIEVE ART SHOULD BE LIVED WITH.
Paper Pencil Studio translates Indian visual culture, traditional architectural heritage, and material craftsmanship into handcrafted objects for contemporary everyday spaces.
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE OBJECTS
KOLKATA · WEST BENGAL
OUR POINT OF VIEW
WHAT IF ART WASN'T JUST SOMETHING YOU LOOKED AT?
Art shouldn't have to stay on a wall or behind a gallery glass. It can live in the objects we use every day — in the desk beside us, the corner we return to, and the spaces that become part of our everyday lives.
We take visual culture, traditional craft and regional narratives and translate them into contemporary objects made for modern homes and everyday use.
MADE BY HAND
CRAFT, KEPT RELEVANT.
Traditional techniques and contemporary design come together to create objects with character, utility and longevity.
PROCESS & REINTERPRETATION
FROM ART TO OBJECT
How an architectural memory or folk motif evolves into an everyday functional heirloom.
STAGE 01
HERITAGE REFERENCE
North Bengal architectural details, folk motifs and material references become the starting point.
STAGE 02
DESIGN TRANSLATION
Technical drafting, proportion studies and functional requirements translate the reference into a contemporary object.
STAGE 03
RECLAIMED TIMBER
Seasoned timber and carefully selected metal components give the object its material character.
STAGE 04
MASTER ARTISAN CRAFT
Hand finishing, natural surface treatments and fine detailing bring the design into physical form.
STAGE 05
EVERYDAY FUNCTION
The final object carries its visual reference forward while becoming useful in contemporary everyday spaces.
KAUSHIK GANGULY
PAPER PENCIL STUDIO
DESIGN HEAD
Leads product design and creative direction, shaping ideas into functional products with a contemporary Indian visual language.
DEBOSHMITA HORE
PAPER PENCIL STUDIO
PRODUCTION HEAD
Oversees production and artisan coordination, ensuring each product is carefully made, finished, and prepared to meet our quality standards.
THE STUDIO VISION
A FUTURE WHERE INDIAN ART LIVES EVERYWHERE.
We are expanding from single heritage timepieces into a comprehensive domestic ecosystem — lighting, tactile dining objects, and architectural storage.
50+
ARTISAN JOINED IN THIS JOURNEY
100%
ECO FRIENDLY & SUSTAINBLE MATERIALS USED
OUR CORE TENETS
WHAT WE BELIEVE.
ART SHOULD BE LIVED WITH, NOT SHELVED.
Every functional object is an opportunity for meaningful aesthetic contact.
INDIAN CAN BE CONTEMPORARY AND MINIMALIST.
Heritage carries poise without requiring maximalist ornament.
FUNCTION SHOULD NEVER COMPROMISE CHARACTER.
A silent clock mechanism deserves an authentic hand-carved wooden home.
CRAFTSMANSHIP MUST BE VISIBLE IN THE DETAIL.
Chisel marks and slight mineral pigment tonal variations are markers of truth.
EVERYDAY OBJECTS CAN CARRY LIVING STORIES.
When you look at the time, you also look at a North Bengal courtyard window.