My passion for all things ‘chairs’ started as a child displaying a natural love of colour and design,

with a musician and an architect as parents. Training at the Guildhall School of Music myself,

following the ups and downs of a musical career (plus a variety of other work), marrying and

having a family, this was put to one side until after our sons had left home. However, with a desire

to utilise my love of fabrics, I had already purchased my first chair from a house clearance shop in 2005 in Dulwich, near to where we were living at the time.

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Jump forward almost 20 years and I’m now surrounded by a considerable collection of (mainly)

chairs, from auction houses, online purchases, donations and inheritances, all of which sit waiting

patiently to be restored to their former glory by the addition of some professional wood restoration and a beautiful fresh new fabric.

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Believing that the environmental and social value of renovated furniture is now stronger than ever,

my love of well-made pieces using quality British wood has resulted in a collection including

brands such as Parker Knoll (the quintessential armchair) and Ercol (“The geometry of comfort”),

although I also source antique items which catch the eye, such as the gorgeous Edwardian bench

you’ll see on my website covered in the stunning Sanderson Morris Honeysuckle and Tulip fabric.

Making every effort to minimise my environmental footprint by sourcing items, craftspeople,

transport and storage locally, I also enjoy finding pieces which sit happily with my chairs,

including two and three-seater sofas, footstools and cushions. Each of my items is given an

individual ‘passport’ providing as much information about the piece as possible, creating a truly unique statement piece to be treasured and handed down.

 

I have a particular fondness for all things Arts & Crafts, now living in Worcester in an Arts & Crafts

house designed on the eve of WW2 in June 1939 by local architect G R Acton, and with a consequential love for all things William Morris in particular. I adore his fabrics, and try

and use them as often as possible, together with those of his fellow Arts & Crafts designers such

as C F A Voysey, Archibald Knox, J H Dearle, Alan Francis Vigers, Walter Crane, Edward Godwin,

Kate Faulkner, May Morris and Kathleen Kersey.