“Why a column?”
In the long history of architecture, few forms have endured like the column. It holds, supports, and lifts, but it also symbolises permanence, order, and grace. Across civilisations, columns have marked sacredness and strength, from the stone peristyles of ancient temples to the soaring shafts of Mughal courtyards.
With Stambh, the Sanskrit word for column, we revisit this elemental form. We soften it, reimagine it, and allow it to flow into something intimate and everyday.
Stambh as a sculptural punctuation; rooted in form, grounded in ritual.
Designing Stillness
Stambh is not just a vessel, it is a meditation in marble. Each piece emerges from a singular idea: that everyday objects can be sacred.
By drawing from the formal language of columns, the collection turns the utilitarian into the sculptural. There are no excessive details. No distractions. Only line, proportion, and presence. The curve of the base. The rhythm of grooves. The surface that invites a touch.
Here, function is not compromised. It is elevated. This is where architecture becomes intimacy, design that holds space not just for water, but for stillness.
A form revealed, not constructed, Stambh’s design flows from memory, not trend.
Material as Memory
Material is never incidental at Anara, it is the beginning. Stambh is crafted in Indian marble, selected for their earthiness, honesty, and cultural resonance. Each surface carries the weight of the land it comes from. The veining of marble tells the story of time.
The materials are not polished into perfection, but revealed for what they are; alive, shifting, elemental.
Material is memory. Stone is story.
In Dialogue with Tradition
You may not think much about a vessel. But somewhere in your memory, you’ve seen shapes like this—on temple steps, in your grandmother’s home, in the cool silence of old stone courtyards. The form of Stambh carries all of that. Its curves, its weight, its quiet strength—they’re rooted in the India we’ve all touched, even in passing.
This isn’t about nostalgia, it’s about presence. About bringing something deeply familiar into your everyday life in a way that feels natural and grounded. With Stambh, even the simple act of turning on a tap becomes a kind of return—to ritual, to meaning, to yourself.
Echoes, not replicas—Stambh carries architectural memory forward.
In a world of loud design, Stambh chooses quiet. It doesn’t try to impress. It just is. Its weight anchors a space. Its form holds attention without demanding it.
To live with a Stambh vessel is to live with an object that does not age out of relevance; it evolves with you. It becomes part of the ritual. Part of the room. Part of your sense of place.
At Anara, we believe that the objects we use should not just function, but belong. Stambh is our offering to that belief.
A column, yes. But also a companion. Still. Sculptural. Sacred.
More than form. More than function. A vessel that belongs.