Saddle Chair
The Saddle Chair was designed in 1974 for the Neptune Hotel (now Heritance Ayurveda) in Beruwela, 60 km from Colombo. Phantom Hands’ re-edition retains Bawa’s original proportions while updating materials for durability and sustainability. The frame is crafted from American red oak, chosen for its strength, environmental credentials, and ability to take color. The wood is lightly brushed for a tactile feel and painted with an eco-friendly, water-based finish.

Designer: Geoffrey Bawa Practice
Materials/Finish: Lightly textured American red oak in black finish, black buffalo leather
Dimensions: H 77.5 / D 51.0 / W 58.0 cm

Bentota Dining Chair
The Bentota Dining Chair was designed for the Bentota Beach Hotel’s dining area as its main dining chair. In Phantom Hands’ re-edition, the proportions have been adjusted slightly for better seating comfort. The frame is crafted from American red oak, chosen for its strength, environmental credentials, and ability to take color. The wood is lightly brushed for a tactile feel and painted with an eco-friendly, water-based finish.

Designer: Geoffrey Bawa Practice
Materials/Finish: Lightly textured American red oak in black finish, cotton fabric upholstery
Dimensions: H 78.7 / D 57.3 / W 56.9 cm

Bentota Lounge Chair
The Bentota Lounge Chair was designed for the Bentota Beach Hotel, a resort destination developed by the Sri Lankan government in the late 1960s. Bawa reinterpreted the Verandah Armchair (Hansi Putuwa in Sinhalese), a colonial-era classic known for its high back, wide armrests, and woven cane seating. A special edition of the chair was created in American red oak, with a lightly textured black finish.

Designer: Geoffrey Bawa Practice
Materials/Finish: Lightly textured American red oak in black finish, rattan cane
Dimensions: H 72.0 / D 82.1 / W 60.0 cm

x+l 14 Full Circle Coffee Table
The x+l 14 Full Circle Coffee Table is designed by Amsterdam based design duo x+l. The geometric elements of the Table are inspired by the architecture and furniture designed for the city of Chandigarh in the 1950s and 60s . The grains of wood on the tabletop are parallel to one set of legs (and perpendicular to the other), a deliberate design element specified by x+l.

Designer: x+l
Materials/Finish: American red oak finished in a teak stain
Dimensions: H 26.0 / D 114.0 / W 114.0 cm

x+l 02 Room Divide
The Room Divider/Folding Screen was designed by x+l as a meaningful way to upcycle offcuts from furniture production that would otherwise be disposed as ‘waste’. Each screen is unique and has slightly different blocks depending on the size of offcuts available. This version is made with American cherry.

Designer: x+l
Materials/Finish: American cherry finished with hard wax oil
Dimensions: H 180 / D 3.5 / W 155.5 cm

Tangāli Modular Armchair
The Tangāli Modular Armchair was designed by Milan based design duo INODA+SVEJE as part of a set comprising an armless chair, chairs with one arm (left or right) and armchairs. Individual chairs can be used in different combinations based on the seating requirement in a particular space. The contours of the chairs are completely shaped by hand and the cane is woven and wrapped around the chair frame in the signature style of the Tangāli collection. This version is made with American cherry.

Designer: INODA+SVEJE
Materials/Finish: American cherry finished with hard wax oil
Dimensions: H 72.5 / D 60.5 / W 71.5 cm

Dining Table
The Dining Table emerged from a collaborative project between Australian designer Adam Markowitz and Phantom Hands, facilitated by AHEC and the Rossi Group in 2024. Key to the design approach was the idea of curvature and wood bending, with bent lamination as the primary bending technique. The wood is sliced into thin veneers, bent into shape and glued back together resulting in curved shapes that are inherently strong. The table is deceptively simple in structure, with two facing half cylinders forming the base. American red oak was chosen for the table for its warmth, strength in this structurally challenging application, and consistency of its grain/color toning which meant that veneers could be readily matched.

Designer: Adam Markowitz
Materials/Finish: American red oak finished in a teak stain
Dimensions: H / D / W cm

Bench
The Bench emerged from a collaborative project between Australian designer Adam Markowitz and Phantom Hands, facilitated by AHEC and the Rossi Group in 2024. It was designed as a seating complement to the Dining Table. Like the Dining Table, the bench looks to explore the strength of curves - both the seat and the legs are extremely thin, and would never be able to take the structural loads if they were flat. The curvature and laminating process allows the bench to become strong with minimal material. American red oak was chosen for the table for its warmth, strength in this structurally challenging application, and consistency of its grain/color toning which meant that veneers could be readily matched.

Designer: Adam Markowitz
Materials/Finish: American red oak finished in a teak stain
Dimensions: H / D / W cm