If you’re searching for a chair to claim as yours and only yours, then you should explore the range of Patchwork Chesterfield Wing Chairs available here at Oswald...
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There is bold, and then there is a patchwork wing chair, which takes the tallest silhouette we build and covers it in a dozen different cloths. It is the most talked about piece in our entire workshop and the one that stops people in the doorway before they have registered anything else in the room.
The shape itself is centuries old, since the wings were originally built to trap the heat of an open fire and shelter whoever was sitting in it. Wrapping that heritage silhouette in hand stitched panels of tweed, tartan and velvet is the kind of contradiction that should not work at all, and yet it has become one of the most requested things we build.
Here is the part that surprises people, because no two of these chairs are ever quite identical.
If you are unsure where to begin, order up to six free swatches and they will reach you within a few working days.
A tall back gives the panels something a sofa never can, which is height, and height is what turns an arrangement of fabric into something closer to a tapestry. The eye travels upward across the buttoning and out along the wings, so every cloth you chose actually gets seen properly rather than disappearing under a cushion.
Choosing is less about matching your existing colours and more about deciding how loudly you want the corner to speak, since the palette sets the mood far more than the silhouette does.
THE COUNTRYSIDE CLASSIC
The Cotswold is our best selling patchwork design of all, blending herringbone, tartan and tweed in soft country tones with antique tan leather detailing. The Lavenham and the Dorset sit in similar territory for anybody drawn to muted, heathered palettes.
BRIGHT AND UNAPOLOGETIC
The Camborne and the Brighton push the colour much harder, which is exactly what a tired neutral room usually needs.
GREYS AND QUIETER NEUTRALS
The Camden works through greys and softer tones, while the Wiston keeps to cream and beige patterned cloths that are easy to live with.
DESIGNED AS A FULL SUITE The Windsor and the Hereford also exist as armchairs and sofas, so a whole room can be built around one palette.
Leather cannot be patchworked convincingly at this scale, which is why every chair here is built from cloth instead. That constraint turns out to be a gift, because fabric offers a range of pattern and texture no single hide could ever hope to match.
A patchwork wing chair asks a great deal of attention and very little of everything else, which is exactly why it works.
Walls that work. Plain white and warm neutrals let the panels carry the colour entirely on their own. Deep forest green or ink blue grounds a brighter design rather than competing with it, and original panelling and picture rails flatter the heritage silhouette.
Textures that flatter. Solid wood, woven rugs and honest materials let the cloth stay the loudest thing present, while stone fireplaces and firelight suit the countryside palettes exactly. AÂ Chesterfield footstool in a single quiet shade completes the group without adding noise.
The personality shifts noticeably with the scale, so it is worth measuring the corner before settling on a design.
Every chair is handmade in Manchester using time honoured techniques, so each panel is matched by eye and every seam reflects the care that goes into a piece meant to last generations, with the frame beneath carrying our ten year guarantee.
They belong there more than anywhere else, since the wing chair silhouette is centuries old and the countryside palettes were built for it. Original panelling, picture rails, stone fireplaces and beamed ceilings all flatter the shape.
Tweeds, tartans, herringbones and heathered wools alongside velvet panels, with leather used as trim and edging on certain designs. Leather cannot be patchworked convincingly at this scale, so the panels themselves are always cloth.
You choose the design and its palette, though panels are cut and placed by hand rather than to a fixed pattern. The result matches the photograph closely while remaining genuinely unique to you.
Yes, and the Windsor and Hereford in particular exist across all three, so a whole room can be built around one palette. Most people still prefer a single patchwork piece set against plainer surrounding furniture.
Vacuum gently with an upholstery attachment, paying attention to the buttoning where dust settles into the folds. Treat any spill promptly, and keep the chair out of prolonged direct sunlight to protect the colours.
Yes, and with patchwork we would particularly encourage it, since a woven colour rarely reads accurately on a screen. Six free swatches arrive within a few working days with no card details required.
