Cool Stationery Objects & The Studios Behind Them

There is something about a well-made notebook or a spectacular desk object that makes you want to sit down and actually do the work. A new wave of Indian studios is changing what it means to own everyday objects, bringing together craft, concept, and a genuine design point of view. These are the ones worth clearing desk space for.

The Grafiosi
Our top favourite for design-led stationery in India. Founded by Pushkar Thakur in New Delhi, The Grafiosi is an award-winning multidisciplinary studio whose retail label, Origin One, debuted at the London Design Festival and has been a quiet cult favourite since. Thread-stitched notebooks, gilded memo blocks, handmade paper products, and the country's first stationery subscription box, all in earthy neutrals with a minimal design sensibility. The kind of stationery you buy once and never want to replace.

myPaperclip
One of the largest notebook brand built on a belief that everyday writing tools deserve to be beautifully made. Their Executive Series notebooks use materials sourced from European mills, while the Signature Series features PETA-certified vegan leather and cotton-fibre Italian paper. Clean covers, refined colour palettes, and an uncomplicated aesthetic that makes you actually want to write in them.

NOOE
Founded in 2020 by Piyush Suri and Neetica Pande, NOOE is a Scandinavian-inspired brand reimagining the modern workspace from India. Their Config Desk Set, a complete ensemble of laptop stand, phone stand, desk pad, tray, and cable organiser, won the Red Dot Design Award 2022. Built from American walnut, aerospace-grade aluminium, and vegan suede, every piece is known for tactile luxury and its function.

WANNAS
WANNAS is a collectable design atelier creating sculptural objects and limited edition pieces at the intersection of art and function. Each work emerges from a disciplined study of form, proportion, and material, resulting in pieces that feel architectural yet intimate. Their hand-pulled screen prints and sculptural desk objects are as much about process as they are about purpose.

Stem Design
Led by Aman Bhayana and Sugandhi Mehrotra, Stem is a contemporary Indian studio where material does the talking. Their Objects of Use at Work series, sand-casted in solid aluminium and brass by Indian craftsmen, strips desk accessories down to their most honest forms: a bookend, pen stand, pen tray, and paperweight. Objects designed to age for a hundred years and only get better.

Studio Indigene
Founded by architects Tanvi Deolekar and Shubham Mestry in Mumbai, Studio Indigene treats desk objects with the same rigour as architecture. Clean lines, volumetric experimentation, and a deep love for wood define every piece, all handcrafted by skilled woodworkers. They think of their objects as heirlooms: quietly beautiful things built to be passed on.

Material Immaterial
Mumbai-based Material Immaterial, led by Nitin Barchha and Disney Davis, is built on a single principle: the bare beauty of materials. Working primarily in cast concrete and drawing from Brutalist architecture, their desk objects blur the line between collectable and functional. The Spaces series, a set of miniature concrete architectural forms, and the Balls Eye marble-run sculpture are objects that belong on a desk and in a gallery.

Objectry
Born in Delhi in 2015, Objectry is led by Aanchal Goel and exists to find joy in the simplicity of design. Paired with traditional Indian craftsmanship, their stationery range turns everyday tools into conversation pieces: the Dot Stapler, Dot Scissors, Ball Measuring Tape, and Perfectionist Desk Set are proof that office objects don't have to be boring.

Notice
Notice makes objects with opinions, drawing its references from industrial infrastructure, street culture, and urban things most people walk past. The Tetrapod, a miniature of the concrete coastal barrier, is a paperweight and a cultural statement rolled into one. Their Block Perpetual Calendar, Holey Book, and Variable Tray show that a design studio can have a genuine point of view and still make things you want on your desk.

Words Hansika Lohani
Date 4.6.2026