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8 October 2026
Gifts for Smokers in India: Ideas They Will Actually Use
A practical guide to gifts for smokers, from a designer ashtray to the small things that make the habit tidier, with picks for different kinds of people.
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Funny Ashtrays That Stay Funny After the First Week
Most funny ashtrays are funny once. These ones have a joke built into the design, which is why they keep landing.
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Ceramic vs Glass vs Marble Ashtray: Which Should You Buy?
An honest comparison of ceramic, glass and marble ashtrays (and resin), covering cleaning, durability, weight, smell and looks.
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The Best Ashtray for Balcony Use: Wind, Rain and Weight
What makes a good ashtray for a balcony or terrace, from wind and rain to weight and lids, with the pieces we would put outside.
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Ashtray Price in India: What You Are Actually Paying For
Why ashtrays in India range from almost free to quite expensive, what drives the price, and how our pricing and multi-buy tiers work.
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Aesthetic Ashtrays for Your Room: Styling Ideas That Work
How to choose and style an aesthetic ashtray so it reads as part of the room, with picks by colour, mood and spot.
Read →26 August 2026
How to Clean an Ashtray: Ceramic, Glass, Marble and Resin
A material-by-material guide to cleaning an ashtray: the daily routine, how to shift tar and smell, and the few things that will ruin glaze, glass or marble.
Read →26 August 2026
Ashtrays for Bars, Cafés and Hotels: A Buyer's Guide
What to look for when buying ashtrays in quantity for a bar, café, hotel or terrace, and how bulk and custom orders work with us.
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Cool Ashtrays: Eight That Earn a Place on the Table
Eight cool ashtrays from the ashed.in collection, from a bulldog with its jaws open to a volcano and a crab with a lid, and who each one suits.
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Artistic Ashtrays in India: The Case for One You Keep Out
Why an ashtray deserves the same attention as everything else on the table, and what makes an artistic or designer ashtray worth owning.
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Handmade Ashtrays in India: What Handmade Actually Means
An honest guide to handmade and hand-painted ashtrays in India: what the words should mean, which of our pieces qualify, and which do not.
Read →25 August 2026
Why ashed Exists: Designer Ashtrays for a Forgotten Object
Everyone who smokes uses an ashtray, and almost nobody owns one they chose. That is the reason ashed exists.
Read →25 August 2026
Made by Hand, Painted by Hand: Our Hand-Painted Ashtrays
Five of our pieces are painted by hand, one at a time. A short note on why, and what that means for the one you get.
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