{"product_id":"bentota-lounge-chair-cane-version","title":"Bentota Lounge Chair, Cane Version","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"in-view\"\u003eThe Bentota Lounge Chair was designed for the Bentota Beach Hotel, a resort destination developed by the Sri Lankan government in the late 1960s. The Bentota Beach Hotel (now Cinnamon Bentota Beach) is a landmark of Bawa’s early modernist style. Situated on a sandbank between the Indian Ocean and the Bentota River, the hotel's seamless integration with its surroundings and climate set a new standard for hotel design across South and Southeast Asia in the 1960s and ’70s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"in-view\"\u003eThe Bentota Lounge Chair draws inspiration from the Verandah Armchair (\u003cem\u003eHansi Putuwa\u003c\/em\u003e in Sinhalese), a colonial-era classic known for its high back, wide armrests, and woven cane seating. Variations of this chair can be found across India, Southeast Asia, the Caribbean, South America, and Africa. The same chair has similarly inspired several reinterpretations in the postcolonial world. Cuban-born designer Clara Porset’s \u003cem\u003eButaque\u003c\/em\u003e chair, created in Mexico in the 1940s and ’50s, for instance, was also inspired by the same chair. Porset’s adaptation was commissioned by architects such as Luis Barragán—whose work Bawa admired—and Mario Pani.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"in-view\"\u003eBawa’s reinterpretation removes the armrests of the original Verandah chair, maintaining its relaxed, cooling effect while fostering more open interaction between those seated alongside. A distinctive feature of his design is the turned braces between the legs, giving the chair its unique character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phantom Hands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43195996930182,"sku":null,"price":2480.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/8645\/2870\/files\/02_Cane_Isometric_Profile.jpg?v=1772642111","url":"https:\/\/goodneighborshop.com\/products\/bentota-lounge-chair-cane-version","provider":"good neighbor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}