Katran Chair
Chair
2015 (manufactured)
2015 (manufactured)
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This rocking chair is designed and made in Delhi by Sahil & Sarthak Design Co. The colourful rope is made from waste cloth that has been collected from factories and workshops producing garments for export. The cloth is sorted and hand-woven into balls of fabric rope in the villages of Barmer in Rajasthan. This type of katran (pieces) rope is cheaper than jute rope and is used by local people to make their charpoy (daybeds). Sahil & Sarthak Design Co. have developed a range of katran furniture in which they utilize this rope by wrapping it around a variety of metal frameworks.
This chair was acquired as part of the Shekou Project, an international partnership between the V&A and China Merchant Shekou Holdings (CMSK) to open a new cultural platform called Design Society in Shekou. It was included in the inaugural exhibition, ‘Values of Design’, in the V&A Gallery at Design Society in a section which explores transforming materials and themes of re-cycling.
This chair was acquired as part of the Shekou Project, an international partnership between the V&A and China Merchant Shekou Holdings (CMSK) to open a new cultural platform called Design Society in Shekou. It was included in the inaugural exhibition, ‘Values of Design’, in the V&A Gallery at Design Society in a section which explores transforming materials and themes of re-cycling.
Object details
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| Title | Katran Chair |
| Materials and techniques | Recycled rope made from waste cloth collected from export houses and factories. The cloth is sorted in the markets of Barmer in Rajasthan where it is woven into balls of fabric that are purchased by the designers. Barmer is well know for this production. |
| Brief description | Metal frame rocking chair with seat made from recycled muslin fabric ropes. Designed by Sahil & Sarthak Design Co, Delhi |
| Physical description | Metal frame-work chair with wooden detailing on the arms and for the rocking mechanism. Colourful recycled rope wound around metal frame to create the backing and seating. |
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| Object history | This chair was included in ‘Values of Design’ at the V&A Gallery, Design Society in Shenzhen, China in 2017. |
| Summary | This rocking chair is designed and made in Delhi by Sahil & Sarthak Design Co. The colourful rope is made from waste cloth that has been collected from factories and workshops producing garments for export. The cloth is sorted and hand-woven into balls of fabric rope in the villages of Barmer in Rajasthan. This type of katran (pieces) rope is cheaper than jute rope and is used by local people to make their charpoy (daybeds). Sahil & Sarthak Design Co. have developed a range of katran furniture in which they utilize this rope by wrapping it around a variety of metal frameworks. This chair was acquired as part of the Shekou Project, an international partnership between the V&A and China Merchant Shekou Holdings (CMSK) to open a new cultural platform called Design Society in Shekou. It was included in the inaugural exhibition, ‘Values of Design’, in the V&A Gallery at Design Society in a section which explores transforming materials and themes of re-cycling. |
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| Accession number | IS.27-2015 |
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| Record created | July 13, 2015 |
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