In November, the Citadines Art Gallery hosted an exhibition
of the woodcraft of Auroville architect Tejaswini, made in Auroville over the
past year. “Furniture making has become extension of my architecture work,” she
wrote in her invitation. The exhibition showcased unique pieces: tables,
tabourets, stools and art works under her trade name ‘Woodscapes’.
“As an architect, I was always interested in furniture,” she
says. “Architecture is about creating spaces, furniture is about filling them.”
The inspiration, she says, was provided by Kenji. “When I was working with
Suhasini some years ago, on Saturdays I would normally work a half day. I spent the other half watching Kenji working
his craft.” The ‘apprenticeship’ lasted six months. “It is not that I learned
carpentry from him, but just watching him, how he would get immersed in his
work, made a deep impact.”
Tejaswini experiments with wood, most of it in organic form,
and uses various mate...
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