Phantomhand Laundry Basket
LAUNDRY BASKET
LAUNDRY BASKET
The 'Laundry Basket' or 'Dirty Linen Basket' has a teak frame with woven cane on five sides. The top flap opens with the help of a brass latch and hinges.
The basket was designed in the same style as the seating furniture.
This particular design was first used in the hostel rooms of the legislative assembly in Chandigarh.
Vintage laundry baskets of similar style, dating back to the 19th century can be found in southern India, Myanmar, etc.
DESIGNER
CHANDIGARH COLLECTIVE
Chandigarh Collective refers to the architects, designers, model makers and craftspeople who contributed to the design and prototyping of furniture for the city of Chandigarh in the 1950s.
To provide historical context - In the early 1950s, it was decided by the Punjab government of the day that furniture must be created for public buildings in the new city of Chandigarh. The furniture was to reflect the modernist architecture, but adapted to local usage requirements and made by Indian craftsmen with locally available material and skills.
A Design Office was set up under the leadership of Pierre Jeanneret with a team of young Indian designers and architects assisting him. Over a period of time architects such as A. R. Prabhawalkar, U. E. Chowdhury, B. P. Mathur, Aditya Prakash and others were involved in creating a range of furniture.
While the influence of French Modernism is evident in the designs, local artisans and model makers worked closely with the designers and contributed to the Indian Modernism that emerged.
The drawings created by the Design Office were given out to several carpentry workshops with instructions that they could improvise on the design or material as per their judgement and requirement. Therefore there are several variants of each model.X
These pieces were meant to be freely reproduced and were never licensed to a single manufacturer. Over the years the designs became pervasive and the same style of furniture could be seen in government offices and private spaces in other Indian cities like Bangalore and Delhi too.
The designs and variants of these designs have been produced from the 1950s to the present day, in what can only be described as perhaps the first open source design project of such scale, anywhere in the world.
INFORMATION
BRAND
Phantomhands
PRODUCT TYPE
Basket
COLLECTION
Laundry
PRODUCTION
Made in India
DIMENSIONS
- Height : 44.0 cm
- Depth : 69.0 cm
- Width : 44.5 cm
YEAR/PERIOD
1955
DOWNLOAD
ā Technical Sheet
DESIGNER
Chandigarh Collective
MATERIAL
Teak (Tectona grandis) Natural Can
finishes
FINISHES
We offer this product in a choice of Natural Teak or Dark Stain. For Natural Teak finish, the wood is sanded to smoothness and transparent wood polish and sealer are applied with a soft cloth to bring out the natural golden brown colour of teak. For Dark Stain, a coat of teak stain is hand applied to give the wood a darker, deeper shade. Please note, each batch of teak is unique and actual shade may vary a little from the reference image.
WOOD FINISH OPTIONS
-Natural Teak -Dark Stain
CANE WEAVE OPTIONS
-Diamond Weave -Cross Weave
