SEATING

EARLY FORMS
SPONTANEOUS FORMS
- STOOLS
- 1 | mooda
- 2 | damroo stool
- 3 | sundarban stool
- 4 | el’bo stool
- 5 | pillar pods
- FOUR-LEGGED
- 6 | bespoke red charpoy
- 7 | patla
- SOFT FURNITURE
- 8 | baramasa - month of karthika
THE CHAIR
- GLOBAL INFLUENCES
- 1 | peacock chair
- 2 | curved-back armchair
- 3 | x-chair
- 4 | folding chair with armrests
- 5 | rocking chair
- 6 | carved ornamental chair
- 7 | straight-back dining chair
- 8 | burgomaster chair
- COLONIAL/ANGLO-INDIAN
- 9 | plantation chair
- 10 | reclining easy chair
- 11 | hammock chair
- 12 | folding chair
- 13 | ram-head chair
- 14 | textile folding chair
- 15 | lockwood chair
- 16 | cabriole-leg chair
- REGIONAL
- 17 | sankheda chair
- 18 | carved blackwood chair
- MODERN
- 19 | godrej tubular chair
- 20 | round art deco chair
- 21 | grass-seated chair
- 22 | cross easy chair
- CONTEMPORARY
- 23 | full boat chair
- 24 | origami chair
- 25 | truss-me wings chair
- 26 | corset chair with footrest
- 27 | knock down chair
- 28 | pelican katran chair
- 29 | mukarna chair

PATLA
DESIGNER: Unknown
MATERIAL: Wood or metal or plastic

The patla is a form of low seating that is intrinsic to various religious ceremonies and rituals in India. Traditionally rectangular in shape, having four legs and made out of wood, the patla is lower than the chowkie – its elevation is barely 6-8 inches off the floor.

	The Brass Patla click to zoom in
	The Wooden Patla click to zoom in

EARLY FORMS

SPONTANEOUS FORMS

THE CHAIR