{"id":6387,"date":"2022-11-07T16:04:59","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T16:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/?post_type=journal&#038;p=6387"},"modified":"2022-11-08T09:52:02","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T09:52:02","slug":"carry-on-the-legacy","status":"publish","type":"journal","link":"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Carry on the Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Text by Pamara Chavanothai<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A vibrant country with stunning landscape, diverse culture and ancient history, full of surprises. When we think about India, many things come to mind. Spices, yoga, the Taj Mahal (along with many other marvelous monuments), Bollywood, naan \u2026 the answer varies. But the one thing that would surely come across<br>all furniture enthusiasts\u2019 minds is the classic, tremendously sought-after Chandigarh Chair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The utilitarian chair was created at the same time as the Chandigarh Capitol, the first planned city of post-independence India. Swiss architects Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret were appointed to lay out the blueprint of the city in the 1950s. Jeanneret and a team of architects also devised functional furniture, made by the local craftsmen with locally sourced materials, as part of the public infrastructure \u2014 government offices, libraries and residential buildings. The incumbent furniture, like the architecture, represented a modernist narrative, unadorned and full of logic of construction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chandigarh shaped what we know today as Indian Modernism \u2014 a style and principle that combines local craftsmanship with design innovation \u2014 and one of its most renowned purveyors is a Bangalore-based artisanal collective Phantom Hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"6391\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0002_02_Tan_Mod_Chair_2_Arm_Isometric.jpg\" alt=\"resized 0002 02 Tan Mod Chair 2 Arm Isometric\" class=\"wp-image-6391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0002_02_Tan_Mod_Chair_2_Arm_Isometric.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0002_02_Tan_Mod_Chair_2_Arm_Isometric-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0002_02_Tan_Mod_Chair_2_Arm_Isometric-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0002_02_Tan_Mod_Chair_2_Arm_Isometric-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0002_02_Tan_Mod_Chair_2_Arm_Isometric-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"6390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0001_04_Tan_Mod_Chair_Detail_A.jpg\" alt=\"resized 0001 04 Tan Mod Chair Detail A\" class=\"wp-image-6390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0001_04_Tan_Mod_Chair_Detail_A.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0001_04_Tan_Mod_Chair_Detail_A-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0001_04_Tan_Mod_Chair_Detail_A-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0001_04_Tan_Mod_Chair_Detail_A-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0001_04_Tan_Mod_Chair_Detail_A-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 2013 as an antique curator, today Phantom Hands produces re-edition furniture under the collection Chandigarh Project. Each piece is handmade, to the original specifications of Jeanneret designs, with dexterous craftsmanship, a know-how culminated through centuries and passed on from generation to generation. Carpenters sit and work on the floor, as Indian carpenters do, and use their feet to hold the wood while working with their hand tools. The neat, sturdy joineries and the radius of the arms and legs are simply outstanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All the furniture is made primarily from Burma Teak, sourced from reclaimed 100-year-old building rafters or ethically harvested new timber. Local cane is then woven onto the golden brown teak frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"6394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0003_02_Flash_Back_Detail-New.jpg\" alt=\"resized 0003 02 Flash Back Detail New\" class=\"wp-image-6394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0003_02_Flash_Back_Detail-New.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0003_02_Flash_Back_Detail-New-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0003_02_Flash_Back_Detail-New-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0003_02_Flash_Back_Detail-New-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0003_02_Flash_Back_Detail-New-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"6393\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0000_07_Top_Shot-New.jpg\" alt=\"resized 0000 07 Top Shot New\" class=\"wp-image-6393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0000_07_Top_Shot-New.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0000_07_Top_Shot-New-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0000_07_Top_Shot-New-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0000_07_Top_Shot-New-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/resized-_0000_07_Top_Shot-New-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The brand unrelentingly carries the Indian Modernism legacy forward in their collaborations with international designers: streamlined creations from Derek Welsh, a poetic collection by Amsterdam-based x+l studio using leftover teak; and, not least of all, designs by Milanese studio INODA+SVEJE that challenged the local craftsmen to go beyond known methods and invent a new weaving pattern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>INODA+SVEJE is a design duo comprising Kyoko Inoda and Nils Sveje. Upon their work trip to Phantom Hands, Kyoko and Nils were fascinated by the cane weaving process, which is entirely handmade, contrary to the quicker pre-woven or machine-made cane that\u2019s later attached to the furniture frame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Tang\u0101li collection, the designers designed pieces with borders for the cane and a double woven pattern, which can be made only by hand. The designs truly shine a light on this tedious, time-consuming work. The knots are purposefully put to be seen, as a unique sign of hand weaving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The name \u201cPhantom Hands\u201d is a metaphor for generations of artisans whose contributions<br>manifest in each piece of furniture they make. Starting with only two craftsmen, the brand<br>now employs over a hundred skilled carpenters, wood finishers, cane weavers and upholsterers<br>from all across India. You can find Phantom Hands products at Chanintr Craft.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/phantomhands.in\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">phantomhands.in<\/a><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" class=\"wp-image-4165\" style=\"width: 17px;vertical-align:text-bottom;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ig-logo-e1598632064228.png\" alt=\"ig logo e1598632064228\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/phantomhands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@phantomhands<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gallery.inodasveje.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gallery.inodasveje.com<\/a><br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"17\" height=\"17\" class=\"wp-image-4165\" style=\"width: 17px;vertical-align:text-bottom;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/ig-logo-e1598632064228.png\" alt=\"ig logo e1598632064228\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inodasveje\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@inodasveje<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6389,"template":"","filed_under":[],"class_list":["post-6387","journal","type-journal","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Carry on the Legacy | Chanintr Living Journal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bangalore-based Phantom Hands creates furniture that expresses timelessness and the Indian heritage of craftsmanship through handcrafted and design-driven pieces.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Carry on the Legacy | Chanintr Living Journal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bangalore-based Phantom Hands creates furniture that expresses timelessness and the Indian heritage of craftsmanship through handcrafted and design-driven pieces.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CHANINTR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-08T09:52:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cr.-Martien-Mulder-2-New-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"714\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/\",\"name\":\"Carry on the Legacy | Chanintr Living Journal\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/34.124.208.30\/pages\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cr.-Martien-Mulder-2-New-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-11-07T16:04:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-08T09:52:02+00:00\",\"description\":\"Bangalore-based Phantom Hands creates furniture that expresses timelessness and the Indian heritage of craftsmanship through handcrafted and design-driven pieces.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/pages\/journal\/carry-on-the-legacy\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cr.-Martien-Mulder-2-New-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.chanintr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Cr.-Martien-Mulder-2-New-1.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":714,\"caption\":\"Cr. 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