STUDIO

Bangalore-based contemporary artist and designer Amrita Nambiar founded Olie In 2019. Through her immersive and experiential creations, she evokes a profound sense of wonder, harnessing the transformative power of art to challenge and redefine the role of light as a medium.

Olie is a sculptural design practice based in India, working at the intersection of art, collectible design, and craft.

The studio develops its work through series, sustained explorations of natural phenomena, material behaviour, and atmosphere. Using light as a medium rather than a utility, Olie creates sculptural works that shape how a space is felt beyond simple aesthetic. Each body of work emerges from material experimentation and slow making, resulting in pieces defined by restraint, translucency, and emotional presence. The practice is grounded in authorship and continuity, creating objects of atmosphere that exist between functional lighting and collectible design.

Get in touch for a catalog of our works through our 'contact' page.  

DISPLAY

You can now experience our sculptural lights at 'Tusker Katha' in Koramangala, set within the charm and warmth of a beautiful old Bangalore bungalow.

RECOGNITION

Elle Decor International Design Awards 2022 - Nomination for Lighting

Lexus Design Awards 2022 - Finalist 

Elle Decor International Design Awards 2023 - Nomination for Lighting and Young Talent.  


EXHIBITIONS

The Playground by MuseLAB - RAW collaborative '22

The Maker's Trail curated by Manju Sara Rajan - Unboxing BLR '23

On Paper Off Paper curated by Ankon Mitra for Apparao galleries - India Design ID  '24 

The Pollen waits on Tiptoe at New Gallery- Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat '24 

Downtown Design Fair at Dubai Design week '24 

Raw collaborative, Ahmedabad '24 

The Maker's Trail curated by Manju Sara Rajan - Unboxing BLR '24

'Dialogues across time' curated by Sayantan Maitra Boka and the Basu foundation of the arts for the Indian Museum Kolkata ’25

Group show with Apparao Galleries for the Hindu Literature Festival - '25

India Design 'ID '25 - a solo showcase