The Marlott takes its name from the Dorset village where Tess was born in Hardy’s Tess of the d’Urbervilles. A chair of understated beauty and honest craftsmanship, it sits as naturally in a farmhouse kitchen as in a Georgian drawing room.
It is a compact tub-backed armchair: the back curves round to meet the arms in a continuous line, and dark turned legs sit beneath. At 68cm wide it is among the narrowest armed chairs here, and the wrap of the back makes it feel more enclosing than the measurements suggest.
That proportion is what makes it so useful. It will take a place at a table, work as a desk chair, or pair either side of a fire without the two of them crowding the hearth — jobs a wider club chair cannot do.
Wools, tweeds and honest textures suit its character best. A boucle softens it; a check leans it towards the farmhouse; a plain velvet takes it somewhere considerably grander. Large repeats distort around the curved back.
Designed in York, handcrafted in Nottingham. Made to order in 10–12 weeks, with free fabric samples posted before you order.
