shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileIndia

on the Brahmaputra in upper Assam, east of Guwahati

Dibrugarh

— — the green that becomes the morning's strong tea.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A river town in upper Assam, ringed by tea gardens that stretch toward the Burmese border. The Brahmaputra runs wide here, the colour of milky steel after the monsoon. Trains from Dibrugarh carry leaf south to Kolkata; bungalows on the estates still keep their old planters' verandas, and the air at dawn smells of wet earth and first flush.

from the studio

— bring it home

Dibrugarh, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Dibrugarh

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Dibrugarh sits on the south bank of the Brahmaputra in upper Assam, about 435 kilometres east of Guwahati and 108 metres above sea level. It is the headquarters of Dibrugarh district and the commercial heart of India's largest tea-growing belt, where roughly half the country's tea is produced. The Brahmaputra here is over a kilometre wide, and the town has long served as a river gateway to Arunachal Pradesh and the Burmese frontier.

— informed by Wikipedia, Dibrugarh district

— the water

The Brahmaputra at Dibrugarh moves a vast volume of glacial and monsoon water down from Tibet, where it is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo. The current is slow and the silt heavy, and the banks shift each season; the town's Bogibeel road–rail bridge, opened in 2018 and stretching 4.94 kilometres, was built to outlast that movement. Local ferries still cross to villages on the chapori islands midstream, especially in the dry months from November to April.

— informed by Wikipedia — Bogibeel Bridge

— the visit

Dibrugarh is reached by direct flight from Kolkata or Delhi into Mohanbari Airport, and by the long overnight train from Guwahati. Most visitors stay on a working tea estate — the heritage Mancotta Chang Bungalow and Jalan Tea Bungalow are best known — and use the town as the launch point for trips upriver to Sadiya, or onward to Arunachal Pradesh. The cool, dry months from November to February are the ones to choose.

— informed by Assam Tourism

— where

India · Dibrugarh District, Assam

— elevation

108 m · 354 ft

— position

27.4728° N · 94.9120° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

80 km W

Sivasagar

Ahom capital

140 km W

Jorhat

tea town

40 km NE

Tinsukia

junction town

200 km W

Kaziranga National Park

rhino reserve

Dibrugarh

Sivasagar

Jorhat

Tinsukia

Kaziranga National Park

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Dibrugarh — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

Dibrugarh is in upper Assam, on the south bank of the Brahmaputra River, about 435 kilometres east of Guwahati. It is the easternmost major town on the Indian railway network.

The Brahmaputra valley around Dibrugarh produces roughly half of India's tea, including the strong, malty Assam leaf grown on estates that have worked the same soil since the 1830s.

The first commercial Assam gardens were laid out in the 1830s after Scottish settler Robert Bruce confirmed that the indigenous Camellia sinensis var. assamica was suitable for tea production.

Opened in 2018, the Bogibeel bridge is a 4.94-kilometre road and rail bridge across the Brahmaputra near Dibrugarh — currently India's longest combined road–rail river crossing.

The cool, dry months from November through February are most comfortable. The monsoon, from June to September, brings heavy rain and high water on the Brahmaputra.

Mohanbari Airport (DIB) receives direct flights from Kolkata, Delhi, and Guwahati. By rail, the Rajdhani and several long-distance trains connect Dibrugarh to the rest of the Indian network.

— about the piece in your home

It has been a meaningful gift for several customers with planter or upper-Assam family ties. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well.

The mossy greens and river-grey of the artwork sit well with biophilic interiors, warm Mid-century rooms, and colonial-revival or planter-style spaces with teak and rattan.

Yes. Biophilic interiors lean on layered greens and water tones, and the Dibrugarh palette — tea-garden green against milky river-grey — sits naturally in that family.

A single Large carries above most consoles. Above a sofa, a 4-tile Mural balances the width; for a long wall, the 9-tile Mural gives the river its scale.

Yes. Choose the Dura Satin or Matte finish for backsplashes, showers, or other vertical installations. The colour lives in the ceramic and is unaffected by humidity.

A microfibre cloth with water is enough. Avoid abrasive pads and bleach-based cleaners. The finish protects the surface for ordinary household use.

— if this one stayed with you