Chandigarh library chairs

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Chandigarh library chairs are iconic mid-century modern wooden seating pieces created for the Indian city of Chandigarh’s public buildings, now highly prized as collectible design classics.

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instanceOf chair design ⓘ
collectible design object ⓘ
mid-century modern furniture ⓘ
armrest with armrests ⓘ
associatedWith Chandigarh city ⓘ
linked to: Chandigarh

modernist architecture of Chandigarh ⓘ
backType low back ⓘ
category Indian modern furniture ⓘ
institutional furniture ⓘ
color natural wood finish ⓘ
construction solid wood frame ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalStatus design classic ⓘ
designedFor libraries in Chandigarh ⓘ
public buildings in Chandigarh ⓘ
designedInDecade 1950s ⓘ
designFeatures exposed joinery ⓘ
simple geometric lines ⓘ
slightly reclined backrest ⓘ
designGoal comfort for long reading sessions ⓘ
durability ⓘ
visual harmony with modernist interiors ⓘ
designMovement modernism ⓘ
era post-independence India ⓘ
function reading chair ⓘ
seating ⓘ
intendedUser civil servants ⓘ
library visitors ⓘ
students ⓘ
marketStatus highly collectible ⓘ
sought after by design collectors ⓘ
material teak wood ⓘ
wood ⓘ
notableCharacteristic combination of utility and refined proportions ⓘ
minimal ornamentation ⓘ
robust construction for heavy public use ⓘ
originLocation Chandigarh ⓘ
period mid-20th century ⓘ
seatMaterial cane ⓘ
rattan cane ⓘ
seatType woven seat ⓘ
style mid-century modern ⓘ
typicalUse reading rooms ⓘ
study areas ⓘ
usedIn Chandigarh administrative buildings ⓘ
Chandigarh educational buildings ⓘ
Chandigarh public institutions ⓘ

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Pierre Jeanneret → designed → Chandigarh library chairs ⓘ