In 1995, Aurorachana (meaning ‘Auro Creation’) started
giving a second lease of life to old and broken furniture – colonial English,
Pondicherry-French and some of Chettinad style – mostly made of teak or rosewood. “This business still continues,” says Clemens.
“But increasingly, we are making new furniture, some of it designed by us,
other pieces designed according to the client’s request. For example, they want
chairs and come with a few photos. They like the armrest of this one, the
backrest of that one, the seats should be upholstered with cloth or leather,
and could the legs be bent instead of straight? Then we do the designing, show
it to them, and when approved, start making the chairs.”
With a staff of thirty carpenters and upholsterers,
Aurorachana is the largest carpentry unit of Auroville. Wooden chairs, beds,
tables, cupboards, sofas, office chairs, deck chairs, room dividers and doors
leave the Aurorachana premises with g...
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