Radeesh’s lamp journey extends beyond mere collection — to him, it’s about preserving cultural heritage and symbolism. He sees oil lamps as holding enduring significance in Indian culture, playing a ...

The Korean Deung-jan Museum in Yongin, Gyeonggi, has a unique collection. Kim Hyung-koo, its 75-year-old director, established the museum 19 years ago after a lifetime collecting oil lamps and their ...

If there's one thing Albertans do even better than huge trucks and grain elevators, it's making massive monuments for little places. Follow Tamarra Canu on her summer Albertan road trip as she travels ...

Radeesh Shetty, the founder of the home décor brand, The Purple Turtles, still remembers the elderly man he met while driving through the deep South. “We were travelling in Tamil Nadu and had stopped ...

There's a quietly magical something about lighting a Diya. As soon as the flame catches, the entire mood shifts. The shadows grow soft, the air is quieter, and even your heart seems to quiet. It's not ...

This terracotta lamp decorated with two fishes and a horse would have been used by the ancient Romans for artificial light; it would have been fuelled by olive oil and could easily be carried from ...