Chandigarh committee room chairs

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Chandigarh committee room chairs are iconic mid-century modern seating pieces created for the Indian city of Chandigarh, known for their minimalist teak construction, cane weaving, and association with the city’s landmark modernist architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chair design
mid-century modern furniture
seating furniture
aesthetic architectural
austere
geometric
associatedWith Chandigarh
Chandigarh Capitol Complex
modernist architecture of Chandigarh
category Chandigarh public furniture
surface form: Chandigarh furniture

Indian modernist furniture
constructionMethod hand-woven cane work
handcrafted wood joinery
country India
culturalStatus collectible furniture
design icon
designedFor Chandigarh
surface form: city of Chandigarh

committee rooms in Chandigarh civic buildings
public institutions
designedTo withstand heavy institutional use
designPrinciple functionalism
honest expression of materials
simplicity
era post-independence Indian design
feature angular wooden frame
cane weaving
exposed joinery
low, wide seat
minimalist construction
influencedBy European modernism
tropical climate considerations
material cane
teak wood
originalFunction government committee meetings
period mid-20th century
recognizedFor distinctive cane weaving pattern
minimalist teak construction
relationshipToArchitecture integrated with Chandigarh’s modernist interior schemes
structuralElement slanted backrest
solid teak frame
style mid-century modern
typicalFinish natural or lightly stained teak
use conference seating
institutional furniture
meeting seating
ventilationFeature woven cane backrest
woven cane seat

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Pierre Jeanneret designed Chandigarh committee room chairs