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No. 41 — Lounge chair  ·  Teak  ·  2026

Vintage forms, in solid wood.

Fifty pieces at the bench. Nine chairs after the silhouettes a European room still asks for — Windsor, carver, scalloped, cross-back, ladder-back on a rush seat, spindle, bobbin, bistro. Refectory tables and benches to sit them around. Objects the room is built around. Each piece named. Each stain finished at the bench, to the colour your room asks for.

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Rocking Chair — A handcrafted teak rocking chair in natural honey-amber tone. Tall carved slat back with five vertical shaped splats.
Pebble Slab Bench — A low sculptural bench with an organic pebble-shaped solid reclaimed-teak slab seat — naturally irregular outline, live-edge character, honey-amber tone with deep fissures. Four splayed turned-spindle legs with matching incised ring-bands.
Form Bench, after a vintage Indian original Material Solid reclaimed-teak Finish Honey-amber tone with deep fissures
See No. 12 →
I  ·  The Pieces
Scalloped Back Bleached Oak — Dining chair in Solid plank.
I  —  Pieces

The silhouettes the room keeps asking for.

Nine chairs after the forms a European room still recognises from across a table — the scalloped-back, the Windsor, the cross-back, the carver, the ladder-back on a woven rush seat, the spindle, the bobbin, the bistro. Each is a silhouette first: a chair you could identify with your eyes half-closed. Built in solid oak, mango and steam-bent beech, finished in the stain the room asks for.

  • No. 50Scalloped Back Bleached OakSolid plank
  • No. 42Windsor Honey WaxSolid plank
  • No. 44Cross Back Bleached OakOak
See No. 50 →
Crossroad X Trestle Dining — Dining table in Reclaimed weathered.
II  —  Pieces

Pieces that gather.

Refectory dining tables, trestle benches, plank-top benches in the old European manner — Tuscan refectory, Belgian farmhouse, Provençal long-table. All-wood joinery: mortise-and-tenon, pegged trestles, draw-bored tenons. Nothing visible but wood.

  • No. 21Crossroad X Trestle DiningReclaimed weathered
  • No. 11Tarang Dining BenchReclaimed acacia
  • No. 13Legacy Lounge PlankbenchReclaimed plank
See No. 21 →
Reclaimed Sideboard — Sideboard in Reclaimed mango-wood.
III  —  Pieces

Pieces that hold.

Sideboards, writing desks, bedside chests in the patinated farmhouse idiom — turned legs, rough-hewn plank doors, turned-wood pulls, dovetailed drawers. Where a piece is built from reclaimed timber and the old wax of a previous life survives in the grain, we leave it. It is not damage; it is a date.

  • No. 02Reclaimed SideboardReclaimed mango-wood
  • No. 01Writing DeskSolid rosewood
  • No. 10Whitewashed Bedside ChestMango wood
See No. 02 →
Reclaimed Floor Mirror — Floor mirror in Sleeper.
IV  —  Pieces

Pieces that keep watch.

Floor mirrors, consoles, hand-carved wall panels — the objects a room meets first and last. Slender, carved, quiet. The way a gallery labels a small bronze and steps back.

  • No. 09Reclaimed Floor MirrorSleeper
  • No. 05Scalloped ConsoleTeak
  • No. 04Mandala Wall PanelMango wood
See No. 09 →
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Dining chairs. 17

After the European silhouettes a dining room still recognises — Windsor, carver, scalloped, cross-back, ladder-back, spindle, bobbin, bistro, rush-seat.

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Windsor Honey Wax — Dining chair No. 42  ·  Dining chair
Windsor Honey Wax
 Carver Walnut — Chair No. 43  ·  Chair
Carver Walnut
 Cross Back Bleached Oak — Dining chair No. 44  ·  Dining chair
Cross Back Bleached Oak
 Spindle Back Ebonised — Dining chair No. 45  ·  Dining chair
Spindle Back Ebonised
 Ladder Back Rush Seat Dark Oak — Dining chair No. 46  ·  Dining chair
Ladder Back Rush Seat Dark Oak
 Bobbin Honey Oak — Dining chair No. 47  ·  Dining chair
Bobbin Honey Oak
 Rush Seat Light Oak — Dining chair No. 48  ·  Dining chair
Rush Seat Light Oak
 French Bistro Natural Oil — Chair No. 49  ·  Chair
French Bistro Natural Oil
 Scalloped Back Bleached Oak — Dining chair No. 50  ·  Dining chair
Scalloped Back Bleached Oak
 Tarang Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 14  ·  Dining chair
Tarang Dining Chair
 Hue Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 26  ·  Dining chair
Hue Dining Chair
 Viny Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 27  ·  Dining chair
Viny Dining Chair
 Pear Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 28  ·  Dining chair
Pear Dining Chair
 Oel Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 29  ·  Dining chair
Oel Dining Chair
 Tarang Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 30  ·  Dining chair
Tarang Dining Chair
 Adios Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 31  ·  Dining chair
Adios Dining Chair
 Deol Dining Chair — Dining chair No. 32  ·  Dining chair
Deol Dining Chair

Lounge & accent chairs. 07

Arm chairs, accent chairs, a rocking chair. Meant for a corner, a reading lamp, an afternoon.

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Legacy Lounge Plankbench — Bench No. 13  ·  Bench
Legacy Lounge Plankbench
 Nandi Arm Lounge Chair — Lounge chair No. 15  ·  Lounge chair
Nandi Arm Lounge Chair
 Carved Mandala Accent Chair — Lounge chair No. 16  ·  Lounge chair
Carved Mandala Accent Chair
 Nandi Arm Chair — Lounge chair No. 33  ·  Lounge chair
Nandi Arm Chair
 Carved Mandala Accent Armchair — Wall panel No. 39  ·  Wall panel
Carved Mandala Accent Armchair
 Planters Colonial Lounge Chair — Lounge chair No. 40  ·  Lounge chair
Planters Colonial Lounge Chair
 Rocking Chair — Lounge chair No. 41  ·  Lounge chair
Rocking Chair

Counter & bar seating. 11

Counter and bar chairs, turned stools. Sized to a kitchen island or a plank-top bar.

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Bar Stool Plank Floor — Bar chair No. 08  ·  Bar chair
Bar Stool Plank Floor
 Teak Rope Counter Chair — Counter chair No. 17  ·  Counter chair
Teak Rope Counter Chair
 Classic Spindle Bar Chair — Bar chair No. 18  ·  Bar chair
Classic Spindle Bar Chair
 Curved Saddle Stool — Stool No. 19  ·  Stool
Curved Saddle Stool
 Iron Band Round Stool — Stool No. 20  ·  Stool
Iron Band Round Stool
 Counter Bar Table — Counter table No. 25  ·  Counter table
Counter Bar Table
 Bero Bar Chair — Bar chair No. 34  ·  Bar chair
Bero Bar Chair
 Cenzy Counter Chair — Counter chair No. 35  ·  Counter chair
Cenzy Counter Chair
 Classic Ladder Counter Bar Chair — Bar chair No. 36  ·  Bar chair
Classic Ladder Counter Bar Chair
 Tarang Counter Chair — Bar chair No. 37  ·  Bar chair
Tarang Counter Chair
 Teak Rope Counter Chair — Counter chair No. 38  ·  Counter chair
Teak Rope Counter Chair

Dining tables & benches. 05

Refectory tables, trestle dining tables, plank-top benches. The long forms a room gathers around.

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Spindle Bench — Bench No. 07  ·  Bench
Spindle Bench
 Tarang Dining Bench — Bench No. 11  ·  Bench
Tarang Dining Bench
 Pebble Slab Bench — Bench No. 12  ·  Bench
Pebble Slab Bench
 Crossroad X Trestle Dining — Dining table No. 21  ·  Dining table
Crossroad X Trestle Dining
 Aurelio Round Pedestal Dining — Dining table No. 22  ·  Dining table
Aurelio Round Pedestal Dining

Coffee & side tables. 03

Slab coffee tables, arc-leg coffee tables, nested stump tables. The low forms beside the sofa.

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Nested Stump Tables — Coffee table No. 06  ·  Coffee table
Nested Stump Tables
 Heritage Arc Coffee Table — Coffee table No. 23  ·  Coffee table
Heritage Arc Coffee Table
 Seton Carved Coffee — Coffee table No. 24  ·  Coffee table
Seton Carved Coffee

Desks, sideboards & chests. 03

Writing desks, sideboards, bedside chests. All-wood joinery, dovetailed drawers, turned-wood pulls.

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Writing Desk — Writing desk No. 01  ·  Writing desk
Writing Desk
 Reclaimed Sideboard — Sideboard No. 02  ·  Sideboard
Reclaimed Sideboard
 Whitewashed Bedside Chest — Chest No. 10  ·  Chest
Whitewashed Bedside Chest

Shelves, mirrors & consoles. 04

Bookshelves, floor mirrors, consoles, hand-carved wall panels — the objects a room meets first and last.

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Slat Bookshelf — Bookshelf No. 03  ·  Bookshelf
Slat Bookshelf
 Mandala Wall Panel — Wall panel No. 04  ·  Wall panel
Mandala Wall Panel
 Scalloped Console — Console No. 05  ·  Console
Scalloped Console
 Reclaimed Floor Mirror — Floor mirror No. 09  ·  Floor mirror
Reclaimed Floor Mirror
The catalogue  ·  50 pieces

Each piece, named.

Fifty pieces at the current bench — nine chairs after the European silhouettes a dining room still recognises, the long refectory forms that hold a table together, and the objects a room is built around. Each carries its own ledger entry: form, wood, finish, joinery, workshop. Each is offered in the stain that suits your room.

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Writing Desk No. 01  ·  Writing desk
Writing Desk
 Reclaimed Sideboard No. 02  ·  Sideboard
Reclaimed Sideboard
 Slat Bookshelf No. 03  ·  Bookshelf
Slat Bookshelf
 Mandala Wall Panel No. 04  ·  Wall panel
Mandala Wall Panel
 Scalloped Console No. 05  ·  Console
Scalloped Console
 Nested Stump Tables No. 06  ·  Coffee table
Nested Stump Tables
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An interlude

Three silhouettes.

Spindle Bench
No. 07  ·  Spindle Bench
Nested Stump Tables
No. 06  ·  Nested Stump Tables
Cenzy Counter Chair
No. 35  ·  Cenzy Counter Chair
II  ·  The Bench
Writing Desk — A traditional Indian writing desk in solid rosewood with an ebonised near-black finish. Two small drawers flanking a central arched apron cutout, antique brass cup-pull handles.
The Bench

Eleven joiners. Fifty pieces. One bench at a time.

The pieces on this page are built in a single Basti workshop — eleven joiners at the bench, most of whom learned their craft from the joiner beside them. The oldest tools at the bench are fifty years old. The youngest joiner is twenty-six.

We work to a drawing only when the form is new. For the forms we know — the Windsor, the carver, the spindle, the scalloped, the refectory bench, the cross-back, the bobbin — the drawing is in the spokeshave and the lathe. A chair leg measured by eye will land within a millimetre of its partner.

Forty pieces leave the workshop a month. Each is named before it is numbered. Each is offered in the stain you ask for.

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Teak Rope Counter Chair
No. 17  ·  Teak Rope Counter Chair
Bar Stool Plank Floor
No. 08  ·  Bar Stool Plank Floor
Seton Carved Coffee
No. 24  ·  Seton Carved Coffee
III  ·  The Form
Aurelio Round Pedestal Dining — A round dining table with a solid mango-wood circular plank top, warm honey-walnut tone. Central turned pedestal base on a square carved plinth with four carved scroll foot brackets.
No. 22  ·  Aurelio Round Pedestal Dining  ·  2026
FormDining table, after a European pedestal original MaterialSolid mango-wood JoineryMortise-and-tenon, turned pedestal FinishWarm honey-walnut tone Made byThe Basti bench  ·  No. 22 of 50  ·  2026

We work in the old European idiom — provincial, refectory, farmhouse, atelier — and build it fresh in solid wood. The vocabulary is specific: Windsor and carver at the head of the table; spindle and scalloped along the side; cross-back and ladder-back where a rush seat belongs; bobbin and bistro where a turned or a bentwood frame still reads. Where the timber itself carries a prior life, we leave the marks. The form, though, is what the room remembers.

See the archival references →

Heritage Arc Coffee Table
No. 23  ·  Heritage Arc Coffee Table
Curved Saddle Stool
No. 19  ·  Curved Saddle Stool
IV  ·  The Workshop
Basti  ·  Uttar Pradesh Counter Bar Table — A tall counter-height bar table in reclaimed teak, honey-walnut tone with visible plank joins and iron nail heads. Rectangular plank top, four heavy square-tapered legs joined low by a square footrail stretcher, simple plain apron.
Teak Rope Counter Chair

The workshop is on a lane off Station Road, Basti. Eleven joiners. Forty pieces a month. The timber is plank-sawn solid mango, teak and acacia, cured slow. Reclaimed beams and door panels enter the bench when they are good enough to — and the ledger says so.

Seton Carved Coffee

Every stain on every piece is mixed at the bench. Honey wax, ebonised, whitewash, bleached lime, antique grey, walnut — say the name of your room and we will finish the wood to it. A photograph is a photograph; the stain is yours.

Vintage forms. Solid wood. Built one piece at a time, in the old European manner. कारीगर  —  "the maker"

Correspondence

If you would like to be told when a piece is made.

We write once a month, when a piece leaves the workshop. Your address, nothing else.