The Ocean and its sailing ships have had a seductive call on me since my childhood. Here I tried to develop a progressive modernism by pairing uncompromising traditional construction techniques with the abstraction of everyday industrial and natural forms. The “Glass Chair” is a small experiment that stretches glass to its physical limits. The frame is made out of locally grown Indian Teak, the pliable yet strong wood used for Indian furniture in which individual panes of glass have been inserted within the curves of the frame.