Upholstered furniture despite the need to be both comfortable and functional is ultimately a maintenance challenge needing to be addressed. Fabric, feathers, springs, building, piping, tufting and embellishments are available to customise and create the perfect sofa, bed or ottoman.

My Italian grandmother had a home and haberdashery store in downtown Johannesburg, which supplied high end clients with Belgian, even French velvet and exquisite bedding with marvellous trimmings. I love going through her hat boxes filled with velvets and ribbons many years after she had returned. This is where I learnt that beauty is in the details!

Custom made goods can be elevated to another level by combining exotic woods, printer mirror, metallic cladding, land carving, leather cladding, exquisite stone tops and beaten metal custom details.