About The Brand
Inspired by intuition and driven by intention, Umber Furniture Co is a design studio and production house on an obsessive quest for meaningful, timeless design. Its designs are a departure from the mundane yet built to become part of everyday life. The furniture pieces are a confluence of comfort and luxury, where the wisdom and warmth of Indian traditions unite with the elegance of modernism.
Working closely with artisans, each piece is masterfully crafted with precision and a superior quality finish. They pay an ode to local materials and craftsmanship, celebrating their inherent qualities with pride. By weaving design narratives into personal and cherished possessions, Umber Furniture Co creates modern heirlooms that hold meaning and memories across generat…
About The Brand
Inspired by intuition and driven by intention, Umber Furniture Co is a design studio and production house on an obsessive quest for meaningful, timeless design. Its designs are a departure from the mundane yet built to become part of everyday life. The furniture pieces are a confluence of comfort and luxury, where the wisdom and warmth of Indian traditions unite with the elegance of modernism.
Working closely with artisans, each piece is masterfully crafted with precision and a superior quality finish. They pay an ode to local materials and craftsmanship, celebrating their inherent qualities with pride. By weaving design narratives into personal and cherished possessions, Umber Furniture Co creates modern heirlooms that hold meaning and memories across generations.
About The Founder
The brand is the brainchild of co-founders Niti Singhal and Nandakumar SS that began as a conversation in college and grew into a visionary collaboration fueled by shared passion and complementary strengths. A storyteller at heart, Singhal is passionate about weaving narratives through design. Her approach is deeply user-centric, seeking balance between contemporary needs and cultural connections. SS, a maker-thinker, thrives on planning and organisation, bringing global experience and hands-on precision to ensure every element is perfected down to the last nail.
Design Philosophy
The name Umber signifies ‘where the boundless sky meets the rich hues of wood’, and this embodies its design philosophy of blending material innovation with cultural symbolism. Using reclaimed teakwood as the starting point, grains, scars, and embedded memories of the past are thoughtfully extended into new textures, joineries, and forms that honour their origin. Its furniture is a quiet dialogue between past and present—designed to endure, evolve, and carry meaning into the future.
Collection at AD Design Show 2025
Umber Furniture Co will present a collection rooted in nostalgia—a manifestation of personal memories from the co-founders’ childhoods spent in Kerala and Gujarat. These have been thoughtfully reinterpreted through material, silhouette, and detail, translating personal experiences into design expressions.