De Sede Furniture Restorations

De Sede Furniture Restorations

This fabulous De Sede DS 11 modular corner sofa has been well used and a number of the panels were damaged. It also sat in direct sunlight so had suffered from some sun fading. We needed to replace the damaged panels but we wanted to maintain the integrity of design...
Matthew Hilton Balzac Chair Restorations

Matthew Hilton Balzac Chair Restorations

The Balzac Chair was produced in a completely unsealed aniline leather called “Utah”. Unfortunately although totally beautiful when new, the wonderful leather has proved extremely susceptible to staining through absorption of body oils and other...
Leather Types and Restoration Techniques

Leather Types and Restoration Techniques

Aniline Leather The most attractive and natural leathers due to their soft natural feel and appearance. These are leathers which have been aniline dyed through in a vat and have no sealant coating. They are the most expensive leathers to produce because only the very...
Re-upholstery of 1960s modular Leather Chair

Re-upholstery of 1960s modular Leather Chair

From a suite designed by Mary Quant’s husband, Alexander Plunket Greene, this chair was in desperate need of some tlc… It was imperative that we were able to achieve a good match so that the chair still fitted in with the rest of the suite. We think it has...