A note before the doors open

We're opening Bare Nest Furni Studio on 18 June 2026, in Patna. Eight years of making furniture for other people's brands have made one thing very clear to me: most of what gets sold as "wooden furniture" in India is particle board with a melamine sheet glued on top. It looks like wood for about a year. Then it doesn't.

So that's not what we're going to make.

What you'll find at the studio

We stock two things, and only two things:

1. Solid wood — seasoned sheesham, mango, and teak from suppliers we visit. Joinery you can see. Frames you can pass on to your kids.
2. MDF — for cabinets, wardrobes, and casegoods where solid wood would be heavy, expensive, or prone to warping. Honest MDF, properly edged, with hardware that won't fall out in two summers.

Why not particle board

Particle board is sawdust held together with formaldehyde glue. It swells when it gets wet. The screw threads strip out the moment you have to move the piece. It's everywhere in India because it's cheap to ship flat and slap a brand on top — but it does not deserve the price you're paying for it.

We won't stock it. Not as a one-off, not at a discount, not on request.

What's next

Between now and June, we'll be posting:

• Workshop visits with the carpenters who build for us
• The case for MDF over plywood for Indian bedrooms
• How to tell solid wood from a veneered lookalike at the showroom

If you want to be the first to know when we open, drop your email in the footer. See you on the 18th.

— Gaurav