29/09/2026
How do quotidian acts of attention become meaningful expressions of care and devotion? Nilaya Anthology’s second annual festive showcase The Art of Offering explores what rituals of making and giving reveal about what we hold most sacred. The festive programme opens with two special design collaborations:
Guardians of the Threshold: Adil Writer × N. Palanisamy
Drawing inspiration from mythical guardian figures that watch over South Indian temple thresholds, Guardians of the Threshold brings together Auroville-based studio potter Adil Writer and traditional terracotta sculptor N. Palanisamy from Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. Together, these distinct sources of inspiration come together to bring in a series of sculptures of new protector figures that sit between mythology and contemporary design.
What the Eye Remembers: Nilaya Anthology in collaboration with Boito
What the Eye Remembers is a commissioned series of woven silk panels by Boito, founded by Richa Maheshwari. Handwoven in the ikat and Habaspuri traditions of Odisha, the works turn to the enduring icon of Jagannat and his distinctive circular eyes, alongside coastal motifs that run deep in the region’s visual memory.
Date : 9 October 2026 onwards
Venue : Nilaya Anthology, Lower Parel West, Mumbai
Slide 1–4 Guardians of the Threshold | Adil Writer x Palanisamy
Slide 5–8 What the Eye Remembers | Nilaya Anthology in collaboration with Boito
Image credit: Aditya Sinha for Nilaya Anthology
