The Tranquebar Chair has been developed in cooperation with PP Møbler of Denmark. Designer Boris Berlin with an early prototype component in discussion with Søren Holst-Pedersen and Ejnar Pedersen- first and second generation owners of PP.
Sofie, one of Denmark's highly skilled cabinet makers working on the prototype Tranquebar Chair at PP Møbler.
The Tranquebar Chair is a story about one designer with craftsmen and craftswomen from very different traditions coming together to create something extra-ordinary. Meet Ganeshan who is the lead craftsman from ca'lyah's local partner in Tamil Nadu, South India. (image@johnNorris)
Central to the Tranquebar design process was investing time to learn and interact with traditional carpenters in rural villages in South India.