Home Decor: The Fine English Company, dedicated to the best in bespoke
British luxury, has unveiled the newest addition to its collection of
luxe furniture, luggage and lifestyle accessories reminiscent of Britain's colonial past with a contemporary flair. The company’s new $35,000 Zebra Safari Chair, aka The Percival, took two years to complete and was a personal mission of the firm’s founder, former financial consultant Benedict Wormald. It will be produced in a limited edition of only 10 pieces which are bound to appreciate in value; two of them have already been spoken for.
Wormald and his team spent several months sourcing materials and locating and commissioning the finest artisans in the world to see the project to fruition. The completely handmade, hand-stitched chair is finished in full aniline brown distressed Scottish leather and trophy grade Burchell’s zebra skin. It features hand-carved black walnut ball and claw feet, a beechwood frame, horsehair stuffing and a canvas interlining. Wormald calls it “the absolute pinnacle of English Handmade furniture,” noting, “there is absolutely nothing to touch this product.”
