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26 August 2026

Where can you get handmade ashtrays in India?

Short answer: here. Longer answer: what "handmade" actually means for an ashtray, and why almost nobody in India makes one.

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26 August 2026

Artistic ashtrays: the case for one you would keep out

An ashtray spends most of its life empty, in plain view. It should be worth looking at then.

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26 August 2026

Cool ashtrays: seven that earn a place on the table

A field guide to the ashed.in collection — what each piece is, and who it tends to end up with.

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26 August 2026

Ashtrays for bars, cafés and hotels: what to look for

Weight, a surface that wipes clean, and still looking right at two in the morning. What a venue ashtray needs, and how we supply them.

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26 August 2026

How to clean a ceramic ashtray (and keep the glaze bright)

Warm water, mild soap, a soft cloth. That is mostly it — plus a few things not to do.

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25 August 2026

Made by hand, painted by hand

Puff and Swirl are shaped and painted one at a time. Here is what that actually means for the piece on your table.

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25 August 2026

Why India needed an ashtray brand

Ashtrays were always an afterthought — a saucer, a cut can, whatever was around. We think the object deserves better.

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