Kept where it is honest, rebuilt where it fails.

1. 01

   Find

   We look for pieces by model, not by designer surname: a base Ekselius chair and an F60 share a designer and differ widely in value. Pairs before singles. A frame worth keeping under a cover that has failed.

2. 02

   Verify

   Marks, labels, joinery and materials are checked against reference before a name is used. Strong evidence, and we name the designer. Partial, and we write “attributed to”. None, and we describe the piece by period and construction.

3. 03

   Keep

   Honest wear stays. The colour and marks of an old frame are what cannot be made again, so we do not strip, sand back or refinish wood. Structural failure is a different thing, and is always repaired.

4. 04

   Rebuild

   webbing, springs, filling

   Underneath, the piece is made sound: webbing, springs, ties and filling renewed where they have failed. Anything replaced is listed on the piece page.

5. 05

   Dress

   reupholstering in cloth chosen for the piece

   One cloth, chosen for that piece. We name it with its mill and composition, and state the filling as layers. Some pieces carry a cloth that exists only in a short length.

6. 06

   Document

   Every piece has a written record before work begins, and its own ID. The piece page shows what was kept, repaired and replaced, so the next owner knows exactly what they have.

   Every piece leaves with its passport.

We prefer natural materials because of how they wear and age. That is our position, not a rule of the period: flexible foam was new in the 1950s and 60s and sold as an improvement. We say what each material is and why it was chosen.