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Hand-turned in Channapatna · Desk-sized · Ships across India

Swalpa adjust
maadi for the desk.

Little wooden characters, hand-turned in Channapatna. Two centuries of craft, one new attitude problem.

Company for your desk. Gifts for your bestie.

Meet everyone.

Six personalities. All of them unemployed.

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Traffic Kumar, a yellow and green wooden auto-rickshaw driven by a small red sparrow, number plate BLR 404

Traffic Kumar

₹1,490

for the permanently en route

Bartha Idini, a wooden spinner disc with six ETA segments and a tiny auto-rickshaw at its centre

Bartha Idini

₹1,990

for the “reaching in five minutes” friend

Silk Board Forever, a wooden flyover loop with six tiny cars, a green highway sign and a plaque that says same jam different day

Silk Board Forever

₹2,490

for the scenic route to nowhere

Token Maxxer, a wooden prize wheel with five coloured segments on a rosewood base with a brass plaque

Token Maxxer

₹2,290

for the “one more prompt” crowd

I Got It Bruh, a wooden engineer with a laptop and a small smiling robot either side of a flip sign that reads ship it

I Got It Bruh

₹2,690

for your favourite pair programmer

Yaavdu Dice

₹990

for the model-agnostic

Full Bengaluru.
Swalpa shelf space.

Traffic Kumar, a yellow and green wooden auto-rickshaw driven by a small red sparrow, number plate BLR 404 — For the permanently en route

01 · In the limelight

Traffic Kumar

“Still at Silk Board. Looks great here.”

One yellow-and-green auto, one very determined gubbi at the handlebar, and a number plate that says BLR 404. Kumar is our tribute to the city’s most familiar waiting room: the road. The back of the auto tells you exactly where he is. Still.

Meet Traffic Kumar

Hand-turned in Channapatna. Ships across India.

Bartha Idini, a wooden spinner disc with six ETA segments and a tiny auto-rickshaw at its centre — For the “reaching in five minutes” friend

02 · In the limelight

Bartha Idini

“Spin for an ETA. Believe none of them.”

“Bartha idini” means “I’m coming”. This spinner decides how much of that is true. 12 min, 28 min, 47 min, 1 hr 15, Silk Board, or rain, cancel plans. A little wooden auto rides the disc round on a walnut base. Flick the knob, then text accordingly.

Meet Bartha Idini

Hand-turned in Channapatna. Ships across India.

Token Maxxer, a wooden prize wheel with five coloured segments on a rosewood base with a brass plaque — For the “one more prompt” crowd

03 · In the limelight

Token Maxxer

“Spin before shipping.”

Five moods on one wheel: burn 50k tokens, ask Claude, let Cursor cook, start a new chat, ship it anyway. A rosewood base, a brass plaque, and a red pointer that has never once said “write it yourself”. Spin responsibly; production is watching.

Meet Token Maxxer

Hand-turned in Channapatna. Ships across India.

I Got It Bruh, a wooden engineer with a laptop and a small smiling robot either side of a flip sign that reads ship it — For your favourite pair programmer

04 · In the limelight

I Got It Bruh

“Ship it. Refactor later. Works on my machine.”

One engineer, one very confident robot, and a flip sign between them with the only four answers that matter: ship it, refactor later, ask again with context, works on my machine. Flip to whichever one the pull request deserves today.

Meet I Got It Bruh

Hand-turned in Channapatna. Ships across India.

Silk Board Forever, a wooden flyover loop with six tiny cars, a green highway sign and a plaque that says same jam different day — For the scenic route to nowhere

06 · In the limelight

Silk Board Forever

“Same jam. Different day.”

A flyover loop, six cars that are going absolutely nowhere, and a green board that reads Silk Board ∞ Forever. The city’s most honest landmark, scaled down to fit beside your keyboard, where at least you are already home.

Meet Silk Board Forever

Hand-turned in Channapatna. Ships across India.

Chikka things.
Dodda personality.

Little collectibles with a story you already know. About the city, the internet, and the job that follows you home.

Get to know the craft

Old craft. New mischief.
Hand-turned in Channapatna. Lac colour pressed on while the wood spins, buffed with a leaf. Then given a screen-time problem.
A desk mate with a backstory.
Every character has a situation: a signal, a reel, a pull request. You’ll recognise it. Your colleagues may feel personally attacked.
“This is so you.” In a box.
Story sleeve, made-by card, a handwritten gift note if you want one. For the always-late friend, the terminally online bestie, or yourself.

Your hands called.
They want in.

Meet Gubbi Art Club, our other happy place. Hands-on art and craft workshops in Bengaluru, for when you’d rather make the thing yourself.

Paint something
Try crochet
Make a little mess

Explore Art Club workshops

Find activities, dates and booking details at Gubbi Art Club.

A few doubts.

No small-print energy. Straight answers.

Still doubting? Write to us

Toys, or grown-up things?

Grown-up things. Decorative collectibles for adult desks and shelves, in the spirit of the Channapatna gombe. Not a toy, and not for children under 14.

What are they made of?

Hand-turned ivory wood (aale mara), natural lac colour, leaf-polished. The same tradition that made the gombe on your ajji’s shelf, with slightly more existential dread on the base.

How big are they?

Desk-sized. Between 6 and 11 cm tall, depending on the character. Big enough to have a presence, small enough to survive a desk move.

Where are they made?

Channapatna, about 60 km from Bengaluru, by makers who have been turning wood and pressing lac colour onto it for generations. Each piece is hand-turned, so no two are identical.

Shipping? Delivery eshtu days?

We ship across India. Orders leave in 2–3 business days and usually arrive in 4–7 business days. Shipping is ₹80, free over ₹1,999.

What if it arrives damaged, or I change my mind?

Write to us within 7 days of delivery and we will sort it: a replacement for anything damaged in transit, or a return for an unused piece in its box. Full terms are on the shipping and returns page.

Can I gift one?

That is very much the idea. Add a gift note at checkout and we will put it in the box, handwritten. No prices on the packing slip.

Will mine look exactly like the picture?

Close, not identical. Lac colour sits differently on every turn of wood, so each piece has its own grain and its own small quirks. That is the point of buying something made by hands.

Innu jaasti bartha? More coming?

Yes. These six are the first collection. More local stories and uncomfortably familiar personalities follow. Follow @thegubbi to hear first.