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Product Description
With its cross legs, slanted back, and cane seating, the Aditya Prakash Lounge Chair is reminiscent of the distinctive Cross Legged Lounge Chair that was used in several public building lobbies in Chandigarh.
Aditya Prakash created the original versions of these lounge chairs for his own home. The chairs have been provided with comfortable broad armrests, a feature that is also seen on the audience chairs designed by him for the iconic Tagore Theatre in Chandigarh.
Phantom Hands’ sturdier, ergonomically enhanced version is similarly distinct and a result of a rigorous prototyping process which introduced small but meticulous modifications. Aside from the use of premium quality teak, cane and weaving techniques, these tweaks involved minor alterations in dimensions and incline for enhanced stability. Seat and back cushions in a choice of handspun cotton or raw silk fabrics were specially designed for the chair to add to the seating comfort.
Such developments carry on from the architect’s own practice of continually fine-tuning his designs. Aside from upgrading his own creations, Prakash is known to have spent time altering Le Corbusier’s modulor to accommodate the size of Indian bricks while working on the Chandigarh College of Architecture.
Product Specification
Product Options
We offer this product in a choice of two wood finishes: Natural Teak and Dark Stain.
For the Natural Teak finish, the wood is sanded and finished with hard wax oil to bring out the natural, golden-brown colour of the teak.
For the Dark Stain finish, a coat of water-based, teak stain is applied to give the wood a darker teak shade, followed by a coat of a sealer.
The seat cushions are offered in a choice of handspun cotton (Raffia Natural) or raw silk (Sivan Natural).
Wood Finish Options - Natural Teak / Dark Stain
Cane Weave Options - Diamond Weave / Cross Weave
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Born in 1924 in the north Indian city of Muzaffarnagar and trained in London as an architect, Aditya Prakash was a junior architect at the Chandigarh Capital office under Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret. His later work reflected the modernist ideals imbibed in these early years of training and, along with the likes of Achyut Kanvinde and B.V. Doshi, Praksh is often described as one of India’s first modernist architects. Despite his repute, however, much remains unknown about his oeuvre, which includes his experiments with furniture making – showcased in the Aditya Prakash Collection by Phantom Hands.
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In Conversation With Professor Vikramaditya Prakash: On the Authors of Chandigarh
Dr. Vikramaditya Prakash is Professor of Architecture at the University of Washington, Seattle and grew up in Chandigarh. Here he discusses the first generation of Indian Modernists who worked on the architecture & furniture of Chandigarh.
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