ASHLEY ARMCHAIR

Ashley is the narrow tufted chair: 78 cm wide — one of the narrowest in our range — with a 95 cm buttoned back, curved lines and turned wooden legs. The traditional detailing is all there; the footprint is not. Shown in dark brown.

78 cm, and why it matters

Tufted club chairs are usually 88 to 95 cm wide, which is why they so often do not fit the room they were bought for. Ashley gives the same buttoned back and curved form in 78 cm — narrow enough for a bay, a landing, the gap beside a bookcase, or a hotel room that is already full. Nothing is taken out of the seat; the saving is in the arms and the overall width.

Tufting on a narrow back

Buttons pulled and tied by hand over high-density foam. On a narrow back the layout is the whole test — the diamonds have to divide 78 cm evenly and stay symmetrical about the centre line, with no half-row running out at the edges. That layout is drawn before the frame is covered rather than marked on it afterwards.

Ashley or Neptune

The two compact tufted chairs, and they are easy to confuse. Ashley is 78 × 83 cm with a 95 cm back and curved lines. Neptune is 78 × 82 cm with a 92 cm back and a plainer, more upright form. Ashley is the softer of the two; Neptune is the more formal.

Leather

Kiln-dried beech frame, hand-assembled. Made to order in any of seventy-six shades across twelve leather families, or in fabric. Leather is always genuine. Leather option, stitching and cushion firmness specified at the time of order.

Where it belongs

A reading corner, a boutique hotel room, a landing, a small sitting room. It is the tufted chair for a room that cannot give up the floor.