Chandigarh Collective

The Chandigarh Collective refers to the group of architects, designers, model makers and craftsmen who, in the 1950s, contributed to the design and prototyping of furniture for the city of Chandigarh, India. Under the leadership of Pierre Jeanneret, a team of young Indian architects and designers, including A. R. Prabhawalkar, U. E. Chowdhury, B. P. Mathur and Aditya Prakash, worked on the creation of furniture for the public buildings of the new city. These furnishings had to reflect modernist architecture, adapting to local needs and using locally available materials and craftsmanship.