Asili by Anika: Handmade Resin Art for Your Home

The Venture at a Glance

Launched by Anika Khurana in early 2020, Asili turns everyday objects into charming, eye-catching pieces through a natural transformation: the material begins as a liquid and then hardens. Resin is moulded and cast into a range of textures and patterns, and can be blended with colours to leave striking prints. ​"Asili" means ‘Nature’ in Kiswahili, the language native to Kenya in East Africa — the country where Anika grew up.

Working with a durable and captivating hardening medium — Resin — the venture crafts a varied line of beautiful, one-of-a-kind artisanal goods such as glassware, wooden boards, wall clocks and more. Every Asili product is a handmade artisanal art piece made with a purpose: for tableware, homeware or as an interior design accent. The range includes glassware for wine, whisky, beer and more, along with coasters, cheese boards and other exciting pieces.

Each piece from Asili by Anika is made to serve a purpose in your home. The aim is to bring a touch of beauty and individuality to your space, and a little joy to everyday moments — sipping from a glass or sharing a snack plate with family and friends.

Journey of Anika

Anika Khurana is an artist specialising in Acrylic painting on canvas, and having an educational background in Textiles Multimedia and Fine Arts. It felt natural for her to make a transition into a field and create beautiful products which have functionality, feel and texture.

Anika began experimenting with resin in early 2020, right as the COVID pandemic struck, starting out by adding resin to wine glass stems — and she was captivated by the results. By March 2020 she had finally nailed the right technique and officially presented her first set of glasses. It was both a challenging and an exciting journey, since resin is a brand-new medium that is highly manipulating in itself. She first recast 06 wine glasses and gave them to friends and family, who appreciated them — and they led to sales too. Since then she has kept expanding and experimenting with the technique across different mediums and solids, working out how best to use the liquid. For her, Asili began more as a passion that turned into a business, so she enjoys it thoroughly and now runs a healthy marketplace with a wider range of innovative and ornamental products.

The Product Range

India's handicrafts industry is highly fragmented, with more than 7 million regional artisans and over 67,000 exporters and export houses promoting regional art and craftsmanship in both domestic and global markets. Indian handicrafts reach buyers across the world, with the top 10 destinations being the US, the UK, the UAE, Germany, France, Latin American countries (LAC), Italy, the Netherlands, Canada and Australia.

Anika Khurana — the brains, heart and hands behind 'Asili by Anika' — set out to create artisanal, hand-crafted art products made with resin or other materials, turning them into functional items for your home such as glassware, tableware and more.

What Stands Out in ‘Asili by Anika’ Products:

• A beautiful addition to your home and bar
• Hand crafted in resin to become a work of art
• An unforgettable gift idea
• Sets an extra-special table
• Pick the colours that suit you
• Mix and match to build your own perfect collection
• Keep it for your home or gift it to someone special
• Refresh your tableware and homeware collection

• Bring a warm, comforting touch to your home

Vision and Mission

• To bring something different into every home
• To make a special occasion even more memorable through simple, unique products
• To let people experience real joy when they use the product
• To help people feel the artistic journey and live the moment
• To train a team in the artform so it can be reflected at a larger scale

Looking Ahead

• Today Anika works single-handedly from a room in her home, and she hopes to expand both the space and the team in the years ahead.
• She also wants to push marketing further through sales and social media by building a strong team.

• She plans to start hiring and training people to work alongside her, and to focus more on creating beautiful artworks for homes and corporations while widening the customer base.