Est. MMXXV   India

The Black Foundry

Six worlds. Each piece named. Each piece singular. Real objects forged into art that cannot be replicated.

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The Manifesto

Every piece contains something real. A fragment of metal that once moved at speed. A gear that once measured someone's most important seconds. A note that once measured wealth. Soil from land that changed hands for crores. We do not make decoration. We forge memory into objects that outlast the rooms they enter.

The Black Foundry · India · MMXXV
1/1Every piece
singular
72+Hours minimum
per piece
6Collections, each
a separate world
Stories told
by each piece
The Collections

Six Worlds.

Each collection speaks to a different kind of person, a different kind of obsession, a different category of object. They do not compete. They each represent something entirely their own.

Every piece within a collection is named by the maker, built around one real object, and sealed in museum resin that preserves it for centuries. The name of the first owner is recorded in The Black Foundry archive permanently.

Collection I
The Forge
For those who build things with their hands and machines

Real industrial objects embedded into paintings that celebrate the act of making. Lathe shavings, gear blanks, factory metal and engine components become the foundation of works that give physical form to the philosophy of building.

₹89,999 — ₹3,50,000
8 on waitlist · Q4 2025
Collection II
The Meridian
For those who know time cannot be recovered

Real mechanical watch calibres and chronograph movements, dismantled and spread across dark velvet like a star map. Miniature painted worlds live inside the gears.

₹1,20,000 — ₹4,50,000
11 on waitlist · Q4 2025
Collection III
The Foundation
For those who build on land

Actual soil from a plot, bricks from a demolished structure, architectural drawings and sale deeds embedded into monumental paintings of cityscapes, skylines and land.

₹1,50,000 — ₹6,00,000
5 on waitlist · Q1 2026
Collection IV
The Exchange
For those who move markets

Shredded RBI currency, real ticker tape and the financial newspaper from the day everything changed, embedded into hand-painted candlestick charts that erupt in 24K gold.

₹2,00,000 — ₹5,50,000
17 on waitlist · Q3 2025
Collection V
The Sovereign
For those who represent something larger than themselves

Constitutional fragments, diplomatic seals, maps of nations and cultural objects of deep provenance embedded into paintings of extraordinary symbolic weight.

₹5,00,000 — ₹15,00,000
By introduction only
Collection VI
The Archive
By invitation. Irreducible.

Works that belong to no single category. The most significant objects held by the most significant owners. These pieces are not listed publicly and do not have prices.

₹11,99,999 onwards
Invite only
Custom Commission
Your Story. Your Object. Your Piece.

None of the six collections contain what you need to say? A commission begins with a conversation. You bring the object. We bring everything else.

₹89,999 onwards
How It Is Made

The Process.

Every piece follows the same five stages. There are no shortcuts. There is no production line. Each stage is completed before the next begins.

Stage One
The Object

The real object is sourced, verified and documented. Its provenance is recorded before anything else begins. The object determines the painting, not the other way around.

Stage Two
The Study

The maker spends time with the object. Understanding what it is, what it witnessed. The painting cannot begin until the object has been understood. This stage has no fixed duration.

Stage Four
The Sealing

Museum-grade resin poured in four layers. Each cured completely before the next. The result is optically clear and archivally permanent.

Stage Five
The Record

A brass provenance plate is hand-engraved. The piece enters the archive. The first owner's name is recorded permanently. The piece is delivered.

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Commission Availability

Current Waitlists.

We accept a limited number of commissions each quarter. We do not rush. We do not add capacity to meet demand. Joining a waitlist requires a ₹9,999 holding fee, fully applied to your commission.

Collection I
The Forge
3
slots left
Collection II
The Meridian
5
slots left
Collection III
The Foundation
7
slots left
Collection IV
The Exchange
2
slots left
Collection V
The Sovereign
intro only
Collection VI
The Archive
invite only