September 2022
From The Frugal To The Ornate
Stories Of The Seat In India
- Archives ·
- Information Experience ·
- Interactive
An interactive website that archives a curated collection of seats and seating culture in India.
This experience is an extension of essays from the book From the Frugal to the Ornate: Stories of the Seat in India.
The website not only presents the eight chapters from the book as themes, but also depicts an alternative selection of views – as a listing of 100 chairs in a grid & as an interactive, playful visualisation. A ‘stories’ tab invites participation from viewers to share anecdotes and observations. The intent is to encourage discovery, self curation of the content and ultimately look at seats and seating in a new light.
Team
- Research partners: Godrej Archives & Hanno
- Design partners: Hanno & GPaul
- Web design & data visualisation: Priti Pandurangan
- Web development: Ajith Ranka
Response
- 2023 · Won a Blue Elephant in Kyoorius Design Awards
- 2023 · Won India's Best Design Project at India's Best Design Awards
- 2022 · Longlisted for the Information is Beautiful awards
- The project has been featured in The Past Perfect Collection, Godrej Archives' Archives Times & other publications.