Handcrafted sculptural lighting by NIWA TERRA illuminating a contemporary interior

Handcrafted Sculptural Lighting

Objects in glass, ceramic, and metal.
Made in Mumbai.
Limited editions. Each piece its own story.

For those who notice.

Made by Sonali Bhatia, an interior designer and artist with 30 years of experience.

Over 200 projects completed · Private collectors, architects, and hospitality teams across India.

Close-up of blow glass craftsmanship on a sculptural lighting piece
Close-up of blow glass craftsmanship on a sculptural lighting piece

Every Niwa Terra piece begins with something observed, not imagined.

A shadow. A surface. A specific hour of light in an unfamiliar place.

That moment becomes the object.

Natural window light illuminating tools and materials in a working studio
Natural window light illuminating tools and materials in a working studio

Objects of light, made slowly.

Collections

The first Niwa Terra collection is now available.

Limited editions.

A collection made to be lived with, designed to have a presence in a room whether the light is on or off.
Close-up of the sculptural lighting piece within a completed interior project
Detail of a bespoke lighting piece created for a specific interior project
Detail of a bespoke lighting piece created for a specific interior project
A collection made to be lived with, designed to have a presence in a room whether the light is on or off.
NIWA TERRA handcrafted lighting shown in its completed installation setting
NIWA TERRA handcrafted lighting shown in its completed installation setting

Collections

Close-up of the sculptural lighting piece within a completed interior project
Close-up of the sculptural lighting piece within a completed interior project

The first Niwa Terra collection is now available.

Limited editions.

Made by hand.

Heat leaves its trace.
Breath gives glass its form.
The hand leaves its mark.

We make our own glass from raw materials,
working with glassblowers who melt and shape each piece by hand.

Each piece carries something of that process within it -
made slowly, shaped by hand, never quite the same twice.

Made by Sonali Bhatia and her studio in Mumbai.

Designer Sonali Bhatia working with materials in the NIWA TERRA studio in Mumbai
Designer Sonali Bhatia working with materials in the NIWA TERRA studio in Mumbai
Limited-edition handcrafted lighting object from the NIWA TERRA collection

Some objects fill a space.

Some change how a space feels.

Objects of Light.

Inside the NIWA TERRA making studio in Mumbai, with materials and work in progress
Inside the NIWA TERRA making studio in Mumbai, with materials and work in progress

Every piece is available by conversation, not by cart.

Tell us about the space and we will guide you to the right object.

Made by Sonali Bhatia, an interior designer and artist with 30 years of experience.

Over 200 projects completed · Private collectors, architects, and hospitality teams across India.

Close-up showing the connection between materials in a sculptural lighting object

Every object is a conversation between maker and space.

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