Description
The Lal is an armchair upholstered in aged tan buffalo leather on four slim, round, tapered iron legs that splay slightly outwards. The back and the seat are channel-stitched into a run of vertical ribs, about nine across each, and the ribs on the back fan very slightly as they rise. The arms are low and curved: they start high at the shoulder of the back, sweep forward and down, and finish in a rounded end at the front. Outside the ribbing, the back, the arms and the sides are plain leather, polished bright and gone darker along the creases and the edges.
The chair is 82cm high overall with the seat at 49cm, 43cm across and 45cm deep, taking 53cm of width and 63cm of depth on the floor. That 49cm seat and 82cm back put it at dining height, so it works pulled up to a table as a carver at either end, and the low arms clear a 76cm table top when it is pushed in. Out of a dining room it is a chair for a corner, a bedroom or the end of a landing, where the splayed legs and the open space under the seat keep it from filling the floor. It takes up to 100kg and weighs 11kg.
The upholstery is buffalo leather, thicker than cow hide and still supple with it, and it builds a patina with use rather than staying as it arrives. The legs are iron. The Lal range also runs to a swivel counter chair in the same aged tan.
Specification
| Height |
82cm |
| Width |
53cm |
| Depth |
63cm |
| Seat Height |
49cm |
| Seat Width |
43cm |
| Seat Depth |
45cm |
| Material |
Leather & Iron |
| Colour |
Aged Tan |
| Maximum Weight |
100kg |
| Weight |
11kg |
Frequently Asked
How high is the seat?
49cm, and 43cm across by 45cm deep. The chair stands 82cm overall.
Will it fit at a dining table?
Yes. At 49cm the seat is dining height and the low arms clear a 76cm table top when the chair is pushed in.
What weight does it take?
Up to 100kg.
What is the leather?
Buffalo leather, which is thicker than cow leather, and it builds a patina as it is used.
What else is in the range?
A Lal swivel counter chair, also in aged tan.
How do I look after it?
Wipe the leather with a soft dry cloth and keep chemicals and household cleaners off it. To stop the hide drying out and cracking, feed it now and then with a specialist leather product, petroleum jelly or flax oil.