Chandigarh Chairs

Towards a critical reevaluation of the history of Chandigarh’s modernist furniture. @Pooski_pie, @niathandapani, @gregorwittrick.

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Apparently Chandigarh chairs are now 'Danish style'! @LotsRdAuctions how the heck did you end up with this description?

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A suspiciously Chandigarh-esque stool on sale at @IKEAUSA right now...

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I spy with my little eye....a suspiciously similar looking wood and caned chair in a real estate office in Nice, France.

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A chair here, a chair there, a chair everywhere - replica Chandigarh chair within a high-end fashion boutique in Paris' @Galeries_Laf.

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Here's what ChatGPT has to say about Chandigarh's modernist furniture:

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Planning for our @HASTAC2023 moderated panel (
What should be next for the Chandigarh chairs?) is now well underway!

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Also...

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Piasa Auctions don't seem to have a twitter, but we can't help post this message here too. This is the auction house's response to a question regarding their placement of Chandigarh furniture in a 'French Design' auction.

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Many thanks to @SoDesignHistory for their financial support of the Chandigarh Chairs project - a report summarizing our recent trip is now online: https://t.co/KtSCPf0haE

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A book with a very interesting chapter on Design Crime explored vis-a-vis Chandigarh's modernist furniture (If we say so ourselves - which we do!)

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Good to see concrete actions resulting from a French delegation visit to Chandigarh: https://t.co/il7XLyZoju

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Have we reached peak Chandigarh Chair saturation? Seen below, a replica chair in Anthropologie...

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Oh look, I'm in a book 📖

Very grateful to @DrDonnaYates and @DrNOosterman for including the work of the @ChandigarhChair team in 'Art Crime in Context', where we discuss the resale of modern design objects on the art market. 👇🏻
https://t.co/gxLOeq7tfk

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Why is the same wear and tear an indication of history and culture in Genoa, and an indication of 'neglect' or 'unappreciation' in Chandigarh?

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Thinking a lot recently about our attitudes toward damaged heritage - why are so many people okay with visible wear and tear in historic buildings in the West (below an image from Genoa), but derisive of wear and tear on Chandigarh's historic buildings?

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There's so much material about the style and creation of Chandigarh Chairs, and so little about their construction and making. Thinking today about the hands and the person who originally caned this chair, and those who followed in their footsteps.

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Fascinating for us to learn that many of the Chandigarh Chairs seen in museums around the city have been restored by the Chandigarh Model Jail Factory.

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Direct quote we recieved when we enquired about recently sold furniture's origins and provenance.

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Perhaps @swordersfineart got the wrong message from this article - only reason we can see why they would be sure that 'There is no doubt on their provenance' for Chandigarh Chairs with no provenance paperwork at all.

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We loved seeing so many signs of wear and tear on furniture in Chandigarh - signs that the furniture has been well appreciated and well loved throughout its lifetime.