A room without a good armchair is a room that hasn’t quite committed to itself. The sofa does its job, the rug ties things together, but it’s the armchair that gives a space its character. It says someone actually thought about this. We’ve spent a lot of time on this one because the wrong armchair is worse than no armchair at all. Wrong scale, wrong fabric, wrong angle to the light. It throws everything off.

What we were looking for here was chairs that genuinely anchor a room rather than just occupy a corner. Pieces with proper proportions, upholstery that improves with age, and shapes that feel considered without being precious. Some of these are low and enveloping, the kind you sink into on a Sunday. Others are upright and elegant, the kind that make a bedroom feel like it has a purpose beyond sleeping.

Every single one earns its place. That was the standard and we didn’t compromise on it.