The studio
Design begins with listening.
Web of Life is an Auroville-based design practice creating sculptural objects, lighting and furniture from the intelligence already present in natural materials.
A living material practice
“A piece of wood is not a blank surface. It arrives with weather, movement and a history of its own.”
The studio works between art and function, preserving the truest shapes of found wood and stone while giving them a new place in contemporary life.
The process
- 01
Encounter
The material is studied before an object is imagined.
- 02
Reveal
Carving follows grain, pressure, hollows and natural form.
- 03
Refine
Function and finish are introduced without erasing memory.
Founder & sculptor
Ravi Teja Varma
Ravi's practice is driven by a fascination with the forms that nature leaves behind. From the studio in Auroville, he works with artisans and collaborators to translate those forms into singular objects and spatial pieces.
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