One-size-fits-all certainly doesn't apply to chairs, and this becomes even more true when looking at different cultures; not all of us sit in the same way. I learned this the (literally) hard way after a year of living in Asia.

Addressing this fact is Darshan Nerkar, a design student at the Indian Institute of Technology's Industrial Design Centre, who developed a culture-specific chair as one of his student projects. After observing Indian-specific sitting styles by having people sit in a "study rig" mockup, Darshan revised his design into

...a stand alone single seat chair made up of stainless steel pipe structure with bent plywood for the base and woven jute for the backrest.

A special support at arms level along with a specially contoured polyurethane foam seat is also provided to fulfil the requirements of the Indian sitting postures.

The proposed design would help to reposition the Indian sitting style furniture as it is suitable for the day to day activities and fits in contemporary interiors, thus fulfilling the demand for the specific kind of furniture in the market.