About Us
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, an experimental lighting studio based in Bangalore, India, crafts intentional and conceptual pieces that seamlessly merge art, design, and craft. With a multidisciplinary team of designers, artisans, and architects, the studio creates deeply reflective light sculptures, each meticulously handcrafted through slow, deliberate processes. These pieces explore the interplay of light and shadow, offering quiet yet impactful statements that challenge the ordinary and invoke a sense of wonder.
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LIGHT SCULPTURES
Lighting sculptures move away from traditional lighting. Their purpose
is not just to throw light on a surface but to be a piece of art that one interacts with just by walking into the space and in using it. We create an immersive experience with each light sculpture. It challenges the ordinary, raises questions and invokes a sense of awe.
PROCESS
Every one of our sculptures is entirely handcrafted. Each process involves different pairs of hands and each step is crafted with great care. The result is beautiful, organic and makes these unique one-of-a-kind pieces come alive with a soul richer than a large scale mass manufactured piece could ever possess. The mark of the handmade, is a mark of pride.
We’re thrilled to have the Olie name become synonymous with unique, contemporary design and refined craftsmanship.
DISPLAY
Our lights are on display at our exclusive experience space at the 'Tusker Katha' Studio in Bangalore.
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