Admani Bench By Pendhapa

Admani Bench by PendhapaDimensions: D 126 x W 45 x H 42 cmMaterials: Solid black Javanese teak, Handloom Silk Weight: 60 kgThe vision behind our collaboration with Helena Bajaj Larsen is to merge and honor aesthetic and heritage standpoints hailing from diverse global perspectives. It is the coming together of an architectural design studio and a textile fashion studio. Our collaboration is anchored in space, touch, and interaction and manifests itself through both its structural and spatial qualities. Our first piece is intended as a physical object that would bring people together - a point of convergence in a circulatory space: a bench fit for a few individuals to gather, converse, and observe. We designed the bench as a central piece to dissolve the boundaries between product and architecture, fabric and surface, object and space. Pendhapa Atelier is here acting as the creative engineer behind the product's structure. Their design for the bench is conceived as “a plateau” to support and showcase the artwork and craftsmanship present in the fabric by HBL. The plateau is divided by two asymmetric arcs, making the bench experience different from each angle. The fabric is entirely hand-painted and is made of pure handloom Indian raw silk.We are Atelier Pendhapa, an architecture, furniture, and research design practice that seeks innovative forms rooted in timelessness.Based in Singapore, Jakarta, London, and Paris, Atelier Pendhapa has been engaged in projects across Europe and Southeast Asia since 2019. Founded by Antonin Hautefort and Ignatio Tenggara, Pendhapa seeks a holistic approach to the practice of architecture and aims to dissolve the boundaries between site, product, and architecture.Antonin and Ignatio founded Pendhapa Atelier together in 2019. While Antonin grew up in France, Ignatio comes from Indonesia. Their radically different cultural backgrounds and fascination with local craftsmanship motivated them to build an enterprise together.Both architects, by training, met at the Architectural Association in London while completing their master of Architecture. Prior to starting Pendhapa Atelier, Antonin and Ignatio worked for international architectural design practices on projects in the USA, the UK, France, South Africa, and Singapore.