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Bespoke

We work collaboratively with our clients to create unique furniture or to sensitively restore a much loved antique. From consultation to design and upholstery, we are focused on creating something that matches your requirements and reflects your individual style.

The process takes roughly between three weeks and a month, depending on your participation and availability. We believe that furniture plays an important role in people’s lives therefore we allow you plenty of time to make any decisions.

1.Email us a picture of the furniture with details of the measurements, its conditions and your requirements.

2. Meet us at our studio or at your house - this gives us a view of your space. (We recommend clients provide us with picture of their living environment)

3. We dicuss your ideas like: colours, fabrics and styles, how often you use the furniture and when (to relax, to watch TV, to read a book etc)

4. We show you samples of textiles (and sample of furniture where we are providing the frames) to get your feedback.

5. We propose ideas on how the furniture will be revamped (shape, technique, materials).
We suggest to clients to choose natural materials, which are more environmentally friendly. However, clients can choose whatever materials they prefer.

6. We allow up to a week to prepare a proposal, and to research materials and textiles.

7. We usually have a second meeting with you to propose the design and discuss further ideas. We take in consideration your suggestions and responses as we proceed. (If you are not available for a second meeting we can send you sketches and photographs etc.

8. At the studio we test the textile on the furniture and you are welcome to visit the studio at any stage and to follow the process. At this point if you are happy with with the test we proceed to completion. The piece is ready to be enjoyed and now we can celebrate with a glass of wine.

>>Click here to read what our clients say

1 Feb 2009 Ivan Sebastian: "This place is a real find and the two owners are totally tuned in to making fresh looking, great quality furniture. I took an old chair to be recovered and was hoping for some ideas. They gave me loads of help and advice and put up with all my indecision with great patience. The final result looked brilliant, was completely original, and had old-school quality and craftsmanship. It’s the kind of shop you think doesn't exist in London anymore. I'd certainly use them again no hesitation."

18 Jan 2009 Olivia Bernard: "We took Andrea on what at first seemed like an impossible road: re-upholstering an old armchair with ... African boubou fabric. He was very sceptical at first and rightly so: African fabric is meant to be used for dresses not armchairs. But Andrea doesn’t give up and never says no to a challenge, we spent some very interesting hours together in the African shops in Hackney market and the result is absolutely amazing. Not only does our armchair have a totally new beautiful life ahead of him, but we made a friend in the process !!!"

15 Feb 2009 Johanne Geraghty: “I was looking for that last piece of furniture to round off my living room. I wanted the perfect comfy reading chair in a style and fabric combination unique to me....
Urban Upholstery made me exactly what I'd asked for at a fraction of the cost of
high street sofa shops ....the added bonus is that all their chairs are made from
recycled materials ....”

 
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