| Nitun Kundu was an artist, sculptor and entrepreneur, known for ushering ground-breaking trends in modern furniture design and production. He is also remembered for pioneering the use of integrated wood and metal in furniture. Nitun Kundu graduated from the Government Art College in 1959, topping the class that year. He played an important role in the student uprising in the sixties. In 1975 he established Otobi, a furniture company featuring his own designs, that became emblematic of the young nation’s pride in its post-independence identity. Sabash Bangladesh at Rajshahi University, Sampan at Chittagong Airport, Sangsaptak at Jahangirnagar University and SAARC Fountain at Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, are noteworthy among his public sculptures. Nitun Kundu received the Ekushey Padak in 1997, among other honours. |