Bespoke / Made to order

Some rooms need a piece that does not exist yet. We draw it, sample it and make it — for one project, with your design team.

Made for the space.
Not the catalogue.

Design desk with chair drawings, a steel rule, fabric and timber samples and a small model chair
Drawings and samples, first reviewFig. 01
Unfinished timber prototype of an armchair frame in the workshop
Prototype in raw oakFig. 02
01 / Three ways to work

From a small change
to a new piece.

Every route ends in an approved sample, signed off before production.
01

Adapt

Modify a collection piece

Take a piece from the collection and alter it for the room — resized, re-covered or refinished to suit the scheme.

Starting point
A collection piece
What changes
Size, material, finish
Degree of change
02

Develop

Co-develop with your designer

Your designer leads and we resolve the detail — a new piece developed from sketches, through drawings, samples and a prototype.

Starting point
Your sketch or reference
What changes
Form, proportion, detail
Degree of change
03

Create

A fully bespoke piece

A piece designed from first principles for one space — drawn, engineered and made by our studio and workshop.

Starting point
The room and the brief
What changes
Everything
Degree of change
02 / Process

From first line
to finished piece.

Seven stages. Timings for each are confirmed with your quotation.
  1. 01Form
  2. 02Dimension
  3. 03Material
  4. 04Finish
  5. 05Engineering
  6. 06Prototype
  7. 07Production
Arden dining chair seen in side profile, showing the angled back and slim oak legs
01 / 07DeliverableConcept sketches

Form

Profile, silhouette and detail, resolved in sketches with your team.

IVORY BOUCLÉSOLID OAK790530480SIDE ELEVATIONFRONT ELEVATION
Arden Dining Chair — No. 021Side & front elevationScale 1:10Dimensions in mm
02 / 07DeliverableDimensioned drawings

Dimension

Heights, depths and radii sized to the plan and to how the room is used.

03 / 07DeliverableMaterial samples

Material

Timber, stone, fabric and leather chosen together — from our library or your specification.

Hand applying oil with a cloth to a walnut table top
04 / 07DeliverableFinish sample

Finish

Oils, stains and lacquers matched to the scheme and approved on a physical sample.

Hands fitting a mortise-and-tenon joint in oak on a workbench
05 / 07

Engineering

Joints, frames and fixings detailed for strength, daily service and repair.

DeliverableProduction drawings
Craftsman measuring an oak chair frame with callipers
06 / 07

Prototype

A full-size piece is made, sat in, measured and refined until it is right.

DeliverableApproved prototype
Wide view of a daylit workshop with rows of timber chair frames on benches
07 / 07DeliverableFinished pieces

Production

Made against the approved prototype, in batches planned around your programme.

Every piece in a production run is made and checked against the approved prototype. Programme, batches and delivery dates are agreed with your quotation.

03 / Before we begin

What to
send us.

The more we know about the room, the better the first drawing. Send whatever you have — we will ask for the rest.

Good to know

Nothing needs to be final. A plan and a single reference image are enough to begin a conversation.

  • Drawings or sketchesPDF, DWG or a photo of a sketch
  • QuantitiesPer piece and per room, even if rough
  • DimensionsKey sizes, or the plan it must fit
  • Materials & finishesYour specification, or a direction
  • ProgrammeKey dates for site and installation
  • Reference imagesRooms, pieces or details you admire
04 / Begin

Start a bespoke
project.

Share a plan, a drawing or a single image. We will come back with questions, a proposed route and a quotation.