Phantom Hands is based in Bangalore, India and makes handcrafted, design-driven furniture. Rooted in South Asian Modernism, our collections include re-editions of significant 20th century designs from the region, as well as contemporary objects created in collaboration with acclaimed furniture and textile designers.
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20th Century Modern
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Contemporary Modern
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A selection of tables from across our collections
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An Excavation of Intent: The Making of Phantom Hands’ Geoffrey Bawa Collection
What does fidelity to a posthumous design legacy mean when that legacy lies encrypted in the objects and relationships it left behind? For Phantom Hands co-founder Aparna Rao, recreating Geoffrey Bawa’s furniture meant working backward into his reasoning. But the endeavour opened a window into the architect’s central guiding intelligence that would have been impossible to encounter any other way
Geoffrey Bawa’s Design Legacy: How Sri Lanka’s Modernist Pioneer Shaped Furniture, Interiors, and Hospitality in South Asia
In post-independence Sri Lanka, Geoffrey Bawa redefined what modern design could mean in a newly self-determining nation. Working within economic restrictions and social upheaval, he created architecture and furniture that reflected both resourcefulness and restraint — work that continues to shape the region’s design language today.
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