Velvet and deep buttoning were made for each other, and every velvet Chesterfield chair here proves it, turning every button into a pool of shifting light. Handmade in...
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Velvet and deep buttoning were made for one another, though it took the furniture world rather a long time to admit it. The tufting pulls the pile into a diamond lattice that holds light in the hollows and releases it across the raised sections, which is why a velvet chair seems to change colour as you walk around it.
Leather has always been the traditional route and it remains a beautiful one, yet a hide reflects light evenly across its surface in a way that flattens the buttoning slightly. Velvet does the opposite entirely, turning every button into a small pool of shadow and every curve into something that shifts as the afternoon moves across the room.
Here is the part that surprises people, because velvet is not one fabric at all.
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The argument for velvet on a chair is stronger than the argument for velvet on a sofa, which sounds counterintuitive until you think about the surface area involved. A bold colour across four seats dominates a room entirely, while the same colour on a single chair reads as confident and deliberate.
The weave matters as much as the colour, since the same shade reads quite differently depending on which velvet carries it. Every cloth we upholster in is set out in full on Our Fabric.
MODE VELVET
Thick and soft with a wide palette running from quiet neutrals through to genuinely vibrant shades. It is our go-to velvet where a chair needs to look sophisticated and still take daily use.
LUX VELVET
A smooth matt finish with a rub test of over 100,000, which exceeds both domestic and contract requirements comfortably. It suits anybody who wants the depth of velvet without a high shine.
VINTAGE VELVET
A slightly distressed finish that gives the pile a lived in quality from the first day. It sits beautifully alongside antique leathers and period furniture elsewhere in the room.
AQUA CLEAN VELVET
Treated so that most everyday spills lift with water alone, which makes it the sensible choice in a household with children.
BUTTONED OR CUSHION SEAT
A buttoned seat carries the tufting unbroken from back to base and shows velvet at its most dramatic, while a cushion seat gives a softer sit with slightly less pattern.
Shade changes the mood of a room far more than the design of the chair does, so it is worth watching your light through a full day before committing.
Velvet works hardest when the room around it stays relatively quiet, which is exactly why it suits simpler interiors so well.
Walls that work. Soft white and warm neutral walls let a jewel shade become the obvious focal point of the corner. Deeper walls in forest green or ink blue create a richer, more enveloping space where the chair reads as part of the architecture, while warm plaster and clay tones flatter both the pile and the leg finish.
Chairs to consider. The Geneva armchair shows velvet at its simplest with nothing distracting from the pile, while the Audley wing chair gives a saturated colour far more surface to be admired across. A Chesterfield footstool in the same velvet completes the lounging position neatly.
Every chair is handmade in Manchester using time honoured techniques, so each seam reflects the care that goes into a piece built to last generations, with the frame beneath carrying our ten year guarantee.
Velvet has an undeserved reputation for being delicate, largely because people confuse it with silk. A modern upholstery velvet is a hardwearing cloth that simply asks for a particular kind of attention.
Every piece is made to order in Manchester and arrives within six to eight weeks, delivered free across mainland Britain. Our in stock chairs leave a good deal sooner if timing matters.
The pile lies in different directions across the buttoning, so light is caught in the hollows and reflected off the raised sections. That is precisely the quality that makes velvet worth choosing in the first place.
Far more resilient than people expect, and our Lux velvet passes a rub test exceeding both domestic and contract standards. Claws can pull a pile, so leather remains safer in a house full of cats.
Nearly every design can be upholstered in velvet, and unusual combinations are possible through our bespoke service.
