Picture this: it’s a hot summer’s day and, after spending hours under the hot sun, you come across a lemon tree. You reach towards it, ready to squeeze a tangy, refreshing burst of flavour into your mouth. But as you take it in your hands, you don’t feel the leathery skin of a lemon under your fingertips. Instead, your hands wrap around… a cup?

Khanoom is taking the citric, vibrant essence of summer and channelling it into their new botanical cups and saucers. Their summery designs range from fruits to summer flowers, each painted on their ceramics with hyper-detail. Rather than just simply printing their art to the outside of their cups as most other brands do, Khanoon Jaipur adorns the insides of their dishware with intricate artwork. Each sip of chai brings you one step closer to revealing the painting hidden within your teacup, allowing for a wonderful surprise to any guest invite over for tea. Other pieces within this line include tumblers, jugs, saucers, coffee stands, and more, creating a comprehensive refreshment set for any avid host.

The kicker is, each and every piece from Khanoom is hand-crafted. From the moulding of their ceramics to the painting of their designs, the pottery studio skips out on machine automation to honour the very act of creating itself. Khanoom was built with this love for art at its center. Its founders, Priyamvada Golcha, who hails from a family that specializes in clay technology, and Simon Marks, a designer with a vast knowledge of traditional Indian crafts, brought their expertises together in this creative venture.