Sitting COMFORTABLY
The simple pleasure of sitting in a cosy, plump armchair by the fire with a good book is easy to take for granted. There are many components and decisions that will ultimately determine just how comfortable that seat is, and different people will have different preferences that will affect the result too.
Comfort in seating began with a cushion on a stool and for centuries upholstered seating as we understand it was not on the horizon. Yet many sofas and chairs being made now copy the graceful outlines of seating from centuries past, from Queen Anne through Chippendale to the Regency era, but by adopting a variety of upholstery techniques learned since, delivers the comfort we expect.
Changes in lifestyle have also brought new ways of sitting where generous cushioning and low-lying modular seating are established alternative conventions. Whichever seating is chosen, the comfort we now take for granted was a long time coming.
THE JOY OF SPRINGS
“In this respect we have the Victorians to thank,” says James Cook, designer-owner at The Odd Chair Company. “They ushered in a new
