Founders
Two women, one studio.
Divya and Simran started House of Saya because they couldn't find brooches they wanted to wear. So they made them — and decided the rest of you might want them too.
Divya
The creative.
Co-founder · Creative direction
Trained as a textile designer in Ahmedabad. Spent four years at a couture house in Mumbai before walking away to start something smaller and more honest.
She designs every piece — the camel, the eagle, the panther, the panda. Her sketches start in a leather notebook, then move to bronze in the studio. She believes a brooch should out-live three handbags, and most of the pieces in your closet.
"I wanted something I could pin to a sari on Sunday and a blazer on Monday. It didn't exist at a price I could justify, so we made it."
Simran
The builder.
Co-founder · Operations & atelier
Background in heritage textiles and craft revival. Worked with weavers in Banaras and bidri artisans in Bidar before turning her attention to fine jewellery.
She runs the atelier — sourcing, production, the karigars, the quality bar. She's the reason every piece arrives wrapped in muslin, not bubble wrap. The reason you get a card with the maker's name. The reason every clasp locks closed.
"If we wouldn't gift it to our sister, it doesn't leave the room."
Together
Slow, on purpose.
They met at a wedding in Udaipur in 2022. Divya was sketching brooches on a napkin. Simran asked who made them. The answer was no one yet. House of Saya started on the next flight back to Hyderabad.