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Hi. We’re ŌTĒ by Hind.
ŌTĒ began with asrooniya — the afternoon tea hour I grew up with. It was never simply about the tea. It was the pause in the day, the people gathered around the table, the spontaneous conversations, the laughter, and the stories that seemed to unfold once everyone sat down. For years, I painted and drew pieces of that world without imagining they might become anything more. Then my niece looked through my work and said something simple: these drawings shouldn't stay in a sketchbook — they should be worn. A tea hour. A familiar saying. An old habit of writing letters. They may seem like small things, but to us, they are the details that make a culture feel lived, remembered, and loved. That is what OTE is about: taking fragments of our stories and giving them a new form — something to keep, something to share, and something to wear. Explore the collections, and you’ll find a little piece of that story in each one. With love, The OTE Family Amena, Sara & Hind
About Hind
For me, art is rarely just about making an image. It is a way of holding onto stories, revisiting places, recovering memories, and giving something tangible to experiences that might otherwise disappear with time. Today, I work across art, architecture, illustration, and creative education, while also leading workshops that allow me to share the knowledge and processes I have developed over the years. OTEbyHind brings those different parts of my life together. Each design begins somewhere personal — with a memory, a place, an expression, an object, or a moment from everyday life. Through drawing and design, I reinterpret those fragments into something new: pieces that carry a story beyond the page and into everyday life. Something remembered. Something reimagined. Something you can carry with you. — Hind
Our Collections
Our first collections grew from the small details of everyday Iraqi life — tea gatherings, familiar rituals, expressions, memories, and the stories that live in ordinary moments. Tea, in particular, has always held a special place in our family. My mother has been, and still is, what we lovingly call the “tea godmother” of the family.