Metta Stool

Dimensions:

365mm x 250mm x 100mm

Materials used:

Cane Strips, P.U. foam, M.S. flats

Duration:

January 2023

Guided by:

Arpit Agarwal, Pratima Khadke

Photographed by:

Ravindra Gughane

Meditation, an age-old practice in Eastern cultures, provides a physical connection to the earth and spiritual alignment with our own essence.

'Metta,' a kneeling meditation stool, elegantly combines traditional cane-weaving with a minimalist contemporary design. It optimizes the user's posture in the Vajrasana or Diamond Pose, distributing body weight away from the lower legs, enhancing comfort, and extending meditation sessions with fewer injuries.

The design seeks to push against the rigidness and hegemony of the standard ninety-degree seating posture and explores alternative ways of engaging with the spaces around us. It aims to reinvigorate ancient, timeless wisdom about mindfulness and combine it with today's sensibilities and demands.