Category: chair and sofa upholstery

Knit an Aran Armchair Slipcover

Knit an Aran Armchair Slipcover

Knit an Aran Armchair Slipcover

While suffering disappointment earlier today at my favorite craft store–they were out of the yarn I wanted–I meandered over to the pattern books and found a copy of Erika Knight’s Simple Knits with a Twist: Unique Project for Creative Knitters ($15.96). I about let out a whoop when I flipped the pages to a picture of this knitted slipcover. I’m not sure how practical it would be, but it certainly is beautiful! Now…if I could just convert the pattern to crochet…..??

Via Curbly

London Design Festival 2008 (3): Squint


While roaming London for the London Design Festival 2008 I walked along 178 Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6HU, and my eyes were drawn to the then closed but very colorful shop “Squint”.

When home it appeared I had already pinched a photo from I don’t know where on the web.


I took a couple of photos.

Their website is Squint Limited

About Squint

Squint opened in East London at the beginning of 2005, it was started by Lisa Whatmough a former Sculptor and Painter. Her initial desire was to showcase the antique textiles she had been collecting and found that a fusion of period furniture and fabrics made for unexpected one off pieces.

The range comprises of items such as Victorian chaise longues and iconic Egg chairs and includes all types of upholstered furniture as well as mirrors and lighting, each piece bespoke incorporating a mix of contemporary and vintage fabrics.

As Squint has grown it now makes to order, classic designs meticulously made in England and upholstered traditionally, with tied springs and hand stitched seams. Each design is priced individually depending on the final mix of fabrics used.

Lead times are running at between ten and twelve weeks and any items ready to go will be shown in the Off The Peg section.

Squint sells internationally through Squint, Liberty, Designers Guild, Lane Crawford, J Roaman, Barneys New York and AADesign Museum Seoul.

Squint is not cheap. Probably because the the chairs and sofas are new. Their products remind me of NYC based Apryl Miller. There are similarities, as Apryl is also a painter and sculptor.

Ah now I see where I had the picture from: I featured them already here…

Apryl Miller Stool and Armchair

Apryl Miller her good self

Blogging is not only about finding great people and great stuff: Sometimes great people find you through your Blog, like Apryl Miller. She is an artist living and working in New York City. She loves chairs and occasionally refits chairs. As the weather is finally so kind as to admit Spring has arrived here in The Hague and Apryl’s stools and chairs are very colorful, I deemed it fit to publish about her today.

Apryl Miller Stool
Apryl Miller Stool
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Apryl Miller Armchair

Pixel Couch by Christian Zuzunaga

It is strange to think that not too long ago there were no such things as pixels. Before the invention of photography, artificial pixels (short for PICture ELements)simply did not exist. It wasn’t until the personal computer hit the mainstream did the word “pixel” become widely known outside of geeks, video/photographers and the CIA. Now that several generations of designers have never known a world without pixels, it was expected that this single common component of an image would find its way onto non traditional objects. Cristian Zuzunaga, a graduate from the UK’s Royal College of Arts, has designed this Pixel Couch that will be produced by Danish manufacturer Kvadrat and sold through Moroso. I wonder what it would look like from far away.

via Yanko Design

Glossy Chair Back Covers for Louis Ghost by Lionel Dean

FutureFactories is all about the “digital generation of one-off products.” Lionel Dean took the iconic Louis Ghost chair by Philippe Starck and developed unique chair backs and arms from laser sintered nylon, based on a generative computer script, to create Holy Ghost. Each new back is derived from a virtual design template that keeps re-building itself in real time. Lionel Dean points out that the use of this chair is a “comment on the possibilities and pitfalls of digital 3D data.” Pitfalls? Well, the information can be sent and used around the world or actual 3D objects can be scanned, and as Dean comments, “We are entering an age of digital manufacturing in which iconic designs can be sampled like music. This will bring both good and bad.”

via MoCo Loco: Holy Ghost