The Maharajah of Indore commissioned Eckart Muthesius to build and furnish his Manik Bagh palace.‎ Completed four years later, the palace was a masterpiece of the Art Deco style.‎ Muthesius complemented his architecture with his own furniture and lamp designs, including the spiral-shaped umbrella stand Usha coiling upwards like a charmed snake.‎ The original chrome-plated version reflects the environment, whereas the new colours, black and bronze, especially emphasize the lines of the design.‎

Umbrella stand.‎ Flat steel, powder-coated in black or bronze, or chrome-plated.‎ Base wood, satin lacquered in black.‎ Drip pan sheet steel black, bronze or grey lacquered.‎