Civil Bench

Cassina contin­ues with its study of the furni­ture of the city of Chandi­garh and adds the Civil Bench to the Pierre Jean­neret Collec­tion; a collec­tion that stands out for its essen­tial forms and simple mate­ri­als, a balance between modern Euro­pean ideals and tradi­tional Indian spirit. The bench, produced between 1955 and 1956 for the lodg­ings and apart­ments of the members of the Indian city’s Legis­la­ture Assem­bly, consists of three consec­u­tive seat elements supported by a single frontal cross­bar and two side supports posi­tioned in the shape of an inverted ​“V”. The seat has the typical Vienna straw weaving that recurs in all the Collec­tion, while the Cassina Research and Devel­op­ment Centre proposes two vari­ants for the wooden frame, in natural oak and stained black oak, in addi­tion to the historic teak version, that are produced in the company’s historic carpen­try work­shop. Optional cush­ions are avail­able for added protec­tion and comfort.