Material
Recycled old Burma teak wood treated with natural PU polish, no added colour, zardozi embroidery with cotton thread
Photo Credit
Pankaj Anand
Edition
Unique piece
IN COLLABORATION WITH TANYA GOEL
Following the success of our first collaboration with Delhi-based artist Tanya Goel for The Gyaan Project, our second association was by way of a limited edition of embroidered C-Chairs.
The C-Chair pushes the boundaries of woodwork by taking on a cantilevered form. Devoid of screws, metal fasteners or power tools, the handcrafted individual segments make use of exquisite traditional joinery in recycled old Burma teak wood, thereby addressing issues of sustainability pertaining to both resources and craftsmen. A complete knockdown construction allows for it to be disassembled with ease, thus facilitating easy transportation and re-assembly.
In this particular edition, the craftsmanship is a reflection of Tanya’s technique on canvas, with each piece featuring embroidery in three layers on a radial grid, as compared to previous lines, which feature a single layered Cartesian grid. In the artist’s own words, the two (embroidered) drawings on the chairs register the duration of time, and shift between the duality of night and day, the palette seeking to capture colour differences in natural light, as seen on a flower. The chairs therefore essentially function as a double, while in many ways they are obverse.
