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Empty Masala Dabba
Empty Masala Dabba
Empty Masala Dabba
Empty Masala Dabba

Empty Masala Dabba
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Our brass masala dabba designed by Tiipoi and handspun by metal workers is the quintessential Indian spice tool, made to level up your cooking and last generations. Already have spices and just want the tools? Buy an empty dabba and add Katoris if you love making your life extra shiny!

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"Everyone should have one (or two). It is beautiful, functional, and it will last forever.

"My new Masala Dabba is a joy--it is beautifully crafted, which my previous one was not, and is now filled with poetic Diaspora spices.

"My Masala dabba +katori set is beauty of my kitchen.every time I saw my Massala dabba in my kitchen it gives me happiness and inner peace

Product details

Contains

No spices, just the empty dabba and 7 glass jars that fit perfectly into the dabba!

Materials

Dabbas are made of food safe brass and the jars are made of glass.

Perks

The Dabba contains 7 perfectly fitting glass jars that are free of charge. If you choose not to use the glass jars, you can recycle or repurpose them.

Meet the maker

Designed by Tiipoi’s industrial designer Andre Pereira in their studio in London, the Diaspora x Tiipoi Masala Dabba are made in Tiipoi’s workshop in Bangalore by craftsman Venkatesh Chinnappa aka Venky ‘Anna’ (which translates to older brother in nearly all of the South Indian languages ) Venky has been spinning metal for over 25 years and now Tiipoi’s metal products since they began. This craft is at the heart of so many of Tiipoi’s collections.

Tiipoi is a London based design studio with a workshop in Bangalore founded in 2013 by Spandana Gopal. Tiipoi believes that there is more to Indian design than just sticking an elephant on it, and that Indian craft has more to offer than simply repeating the past.

India can seem a pretty chaotic place. But sitting there, quietly, are some really incredible, super functional designs. The “designers” of these objects if they can be found at all, aren’t celebrated in the same way as they are in other countries, (the Masala Dabba is definitely one such design!) and instead, design is seen as a bi-product of living. This unassuming approach, with an emphasis on a quiet functionality, is what inspires and drives the ethos behind the studio.

India is changing and shifting all the time and Spandana feels there are enough stereotypes and nostalgic stories of India’s past. She prefers to look at what is happening right now and highlight India’s role in contemporary design.

Shipping & Returns

Domestic US: Free shipping for orders over $75, or a flat $9 fee for orders under $75. Orders ship within 24 to 48 hours. Economy shipping takes 4-8 days, while expedited shipping arrives in 1-2 days, post dispatch.
International: Shipping takes 8-21 days to arrive, depending on the destination.
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