Weathered & Leathered

There's one item of furniture that is utterly at home in almost every genre you place it in. The short cut to style, elegance and fashionable, a statement of antiqued but humanly down to earth, farm house, retro, Art Deco, Industrial, loft, sophisticated and rustic. Really - it works with everything. Quite amazing, actually. 
It is the humble leather chair. These days, unless you're lucky enough to inherit an ancient and beautifully aged one, they go for a fortune - £500 to £5000 - because simply everyone wants them and the more battered the better. Possibly the only example of single items that the worse they look, the more they cost.
Have a wander through some real beauties in diverse and awesome settings.
Three very masculine concepts from designer Timothy Oulton in London, who showcases fantastic antique collections. The Union flag curtains are impressive, such a grand sweep to the room. 
The biker mariner...

The boxer...

..and the film maker. That chair is incredible. Such gravitas.

Art Deco: vintage Le Corbusier

Clean early Deco lines:

Classic clubbiness:

Andrew Martin antiqued:

 Lofty aspirations:

The real deal:

Blood and Champagne design, letting the pieces quietly complement the orderliness of the portraits:

Eclectic collector

Seventies Sass at Deerhurst Road

The showcase loft

Spectacular chaise in just about the most traditional setting imaginable. You can't invent that, it takes centuries to get right.

You'd think, looking at this fabulous gathering of beaten up leather at Studio East, that it doesn't come any more weathered than this. You'd be wrong.

I present Walnuts Farm. Guestimating the couch to be early 19th century. Glorious, isn't it?