Our Story

Life is lived in the transitions. For artist Mai, home has always been a fluid concept, her life moving seamlessly between the United States and India. As a self-taught creator and an avid poker player, she finds a strange harmony between her two worlds.

At the table, it is about the quiet adrenaline of reading a room, stripping away the noise, and mastering what is left unsaid—knowing exactly when to hold back, and exactly when to move. At the loom, that same instinct takes over. Seeking an architectural anchor amidst constant movement, Mai purchased a traditional loom in India and embedded herself with master weavers, studying the physical tension of raw thread by instinct and eye to create pieces that are truly a reflection of her love of nature.

By completely bypassing conventional design formulas, she focuses entirely on the relationship between tactile weight, shape, and structural scale. This rejection of rigidity inevitably shaped the silhouette of her signature work. Because life does not move in straight lines or predictable corners, Aritza Studio is defined entirely by organic, fluid forms—curved edges, asymmetric contours, and soft, sweeping shapes that mimic the natural cadence of a lived-in room.

Named for her daughter Aritza, the studio is a dedication to legacy, a quiet promise of permanence, and a reflection of the soft, grounded world she wants her daughter to inherit.