Indus Village chairs (ii)

i hope you got a photo of this too...

just checked. I DID! =) this one, and a couple of other murals. will post those soon, too.
UPDATE: here we go!

Several months ago, O posted a few shots of a beautiful chair that his parents received as a wedding gift from his grandparents.

I commented:

In Berkeley, on San Pablo, right next to the Indus (halal meat) market, there is a restaurant called Indus Village. Have you been? Their chairs are beautiful. Very similar to these, although taller, and they remind me so much of what we call peeriyaan in Hindko - I don't know what you would could them in Urdu, sorry. But those low, wooden stools with the woven seats, much like this kursi.

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H@shim A™ says:

i really love this series Yasmine...

thank you.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

jaroslavd says:

me, too. perfect for a bright sunny saturday morning (at least here in australia)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Colors of My Dreams says:

We had a whole set back home in our lounge, I thought its known as Sindhi sofa.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Darshy says:

wow all the colours.
I love this set.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

yaznotjaz says:

hashim,
glad you like! i thought you might, actually.
was sorting through footoos and trying to find a specific one i had in mind, but no luck. then, i got sidetracked on boulani shots, and recalled our recent foodphoto-related convos, which made me laugh. food photos coming later sometime! ;)

jerry,
sunshine-y saturday mornings are the BEST. enjoy the rest of your day!

nahal,
sindhi sofa, eh? share some footoos, if you have any. i'm intrigued. =)

darshy,
this one's a bit out of focus, but it's the only 1 of 2 i have that provide a bit of overall 'context' as to how these chairs look. the rest are more close-up ones, like the other two i uploaded. i love the colors, too. glad you enjoyed!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

H@shim A™ says:

and recalled our recent foodphoto-related convos, which made me laugh. food photos coming later sometime! ;)

oooh, food photos!

i can't wait!

;o)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

yaznotjaz says:

yeah, i thought so. ;)
boulani and murals coming later.
off to taraweeh! goodbwye!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Ayamus says:

beautiful chairs!! what colours!!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

cu♥re di marmo says:

How lovely are these chairs!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Zana Khan says:

peeriyan!!!!!! :D oh how i love that word... these are gorgeous chairs and inshallah if i ever have my restaurant in london i have the theme already thought out (dhaba style, naturally) it will have chair like this, and manjiyaan (charpaiyes)... gorgeous shot!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Colors of My Dreams says:

Yasminay...We had a charpayee too with colorful pillars, but I don't think so they exists anymore. All my relatives used to borrow our whole sofa set for Mehdi and Mayon functions, so almost gone. We even had matching coffee table and end tables with glass tops. Masi Sakina (our maid) , her husband designed for us. They were Sindhi speaking from a small Drakhan village which was famous for making these Sindhi Sofas along with a lot of different items like charpayes, toys and kitchen accessories.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

yaznotjaz says:

sumaya,
i lowve the colors, too. so bright!

ilse,
they are beautiful, aren't they? makes me wish i had one or two in my home, just so i could look over at them every once in a while. i think they would make me smile lots.

zana,
how much do i love love love you for the manjiyaan usage? SO MUCH. i love your restaurant idea. my dad always talks about opening up a restaurant someday, but, i think if he were to really do so, he'd drive us insane in the process.
still smiling about your peeriyaan and manjiyaan - thank you. =) and when you have manjiyaan in your restaurant, we will sit paeyr uthay kar ke and gobble down parathhay and gol guppay. can't wait!

nahal,
We even had matching coffee table and end tables with glass tops.

wow, those sound so beautiful. thanks for sharing, buddy!

as i said in my comment on O's photo that i linked to above, there's an 'obvious time and creativity and art that went into crafting [his parents' chair].' the same, i'm sure, could be said for this set at Indus Vilage, and any furniture like this, which is so painstakingly handcrafted.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

manna from the heavens™ says:

oh cool, I love these chairs!
Yaz beta when I come on my road trip to norcal inshallah you gotta take me here :)
remember those vintage furniture shops on 4th st. in long beach that we were looking at?
they ain't got NOTHING compared to these chairs =)
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Colors of My Dreams says:

Are we gonna get lifetime free entry cards in your Baba's restaurant?
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

Darshy says:

I didn't even notice this was out of focus... my eyes keep jumping from one row to the other... the outburst of colours and the spindles at the top of the chair really acts in some ways like an optical illusion.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

kameelahwrites says:

this is indus!! the food there is AWESOME :) beautiful shot.
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

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