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diya oil lamp
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Diya oil lamp

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Diya is a traditional cast brass oil or butter lamp with a cotton wick dipped in vegetable oils. Designed to last a lifetime, with a contemporary expression and will age beautifully over time. The use of oil lamps started thousands of years ago in different cultures and fortunately is making a comeback. The light is brighter candlelight and a vegetable oil serves as fuel for the cotton wick. When you light the wick, the brass gently reflects the light from the flickering flame. Mix the two different sizes for a warm and inviting installation. Each set includes around 50 wicks that can be cut in half to provide around 100 wicks for the small Diyas. The oil is not included, but typically (in India) oil from nuts and seeds is used. We recommend to use sunflower oil.

Important: the Diya bowls will get hot when used. Place them on a heat resistant surface and don’t leave unattended.

Building on fairtrade and sustainable relationships with craftspeople and artisans stretching back over the past two decades, Mumbai based design studio Casegoods develops are produces both by and with exceptional makers. Often family run organizations, several of these craft based collectives go back more than 40 generations. The tacit knowledge, deep understanding of materials and methods, and willingness to engage in an iterative design practice to achieve the best outcome make their contributions to both process and product invaluable.

care: we find beauty in the marks of unique character, subtle variations of grain, figure, and texture inherent in materials that deepen through use and patinate over time. The diyas can be semi-regularly polished with any brass cleaning agent to recover its original shiny gold look. However, we recommend it be left to age naturally.

material: hand finished solid brass, cotton wicks, oil not included (please use oil suitable for indoor use)

size: diameter 50 mm, height 25 mm

made in: India

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