Co-founder · Studio & Product Architecture
Akshay Jayan
"Culture should live in the objects we keep close and the digital spaces we respect."
Curate · Create · Connect
Discover creativity differently.
Sapgrain curates artists and creative practices, bringing their work into people’s lives through stories, objects, experiences and collaborations.
Creative practices
A closer lookDiscover the people, ideas and processes that bring creative work to life.
How Sapgrain works
Curate · Create · Connect
01 · Curate
Discover creative people
We bring artists and creative practices into view, with thoughtful profiles and stories that help people understand the work and the people behind it.
Discover→
02 · Create
Make new ways to experience art
From selected objects and studio releases to events and performances, we create ways for creative work to move beyond the screen and into everyday life.
Experience→
03 · Connect
Bring people together
We connect artists with audiences, brands and spaces, opening up thoughtful collaborations and new possibilities for their work.
Collaborate→
The Human Element
Creativity belongs in everyday life.
Creative work can be encountered in many places—not only galleries. It can shape the objects we live with, the stories we share and the experiences we remember.
Sapgrain creates more ways to discover artists and engage with their work, while connecting creative practice with people, brands and spaces. We make room for contemporary ideas and inherited knowledge alike.
"Creative work opens up new possibilities when more people can discover it, experience it and take part in it."
Creative practice
Rooted in place, open to possibility
The work behind the experience
More ways to discover and engage
01 · Curate
Meet artists and practices
We thoughtfully select and present artists and creative practices, helping people discover work they might not otherwise encounter. Each profile is reviewed with care.
02 · Tell stories
Stories with a sense of place
Stories, field notes and documentation bring people closer to the ideas, processes and cultural knowledge behind creative work. Preserving these perspectives is an important part of what we do.
03 · Create
Experience creative work
We develop new ways to encounter creativity—from selected objects and studio releases to events, performances and other shared experiences.
04 · Connect
Make room for collaboration
We connect artists with audiences, brands and spaces, creating opportunities to work together and bring new ideas to life.
Stewardship & Intent
The People Behind Sapgrain
Co-founder · Artists & Cultural Narratives
Nandu Chandran
"Artists need context, trust and meaningful ways for people to discover their work."
Join the Community
Be part of the creative conversation.
Discover artists, experience creative work in new ways, or connect with us about a collaboration.
Curated with care. Created for discovery. Connected through collaboration.