Named after the grand house of Jane Eyre’s childhood in Charlotte Brontë’s novel, the Gateshead is a chair that has shed its grimness and kept only its architecture. Solid, well-made, and unexpectedly inviting, it rewards a closer look.
The architecture is literal. This is the only chair in the collection with an exposed timber frame — shown wooden arms and a visible structure carrying the upholstered back and seat, in a mid-century idiom quite unlike anything else here. At 83cm it is also the lowest-backed armchair, which gives it a reclined, lounging attitude.
Low, open and framed in wood, it works where a fully upholstered chair would be too heavy: beside a window, in a garden room, in a study, or in a modern interior that the traditional chairs here would sit awkwardly in.
Only the seat and back panels are upholstered, so fabric quantity is low and a more expensive cloth becomes affordable. Plains and textures suit the frame; the wood is already doing the decorative work.
Designed in York, handcrafted in Nottingham. Made to order in 10–12 weeks, with free fabric samples posted before you order.