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The Edward Barnsley Workshop presents a new Easy Chair design developed in association with Bernie de Le Cuona. The chair is on display in the de Le Cuona showroom at 44 Pimlico Road for London Craft Week.

Several Easy Chair designs exist in the Edward Barnsley archives, created in the 1950s: these Arts & Crafts designs were a starting point for the new design. James Ryan, designer at the Edward Barnsley Workshop, created the new chair by innovating new jointing techniques, while textile specialist Bernie de Le Cuona selected the robust Attenborough wool linen fabric from her new Studio range, bringing her knowledge of linens and natural textiles to ensure a new approach to this historic collaboration.

Bernie de Le Cuona is the founder and CEO of de Le Cuona, a purveyor of luxury interior textiles with a 27-year history. This fabric house uses only the finest natural fibres responsibly sourced from around the world. Using the best artisans combined with traditional and innovative techniques by specialist mills,​ these fibres are woven into the most beautiful fabrics imaginable.
www.delecuona.com

Established in 1923 and located in Hampshire, the Edward Barnsley Workshop designs and makes furniture of exceptional quality for private homes and public spaces worldwide. The Workshop builds on the legacy of Edward Barnsley CBE (1900–1987), an important furniture designer and maker, teacher and influential figure in the 20th-century British craft movement. The Edward Barnsley Educational Trust now owns the workshop space and is renowned as a centre for excellence in furniture training www.barnsley-furniture.co.uk

A NATURAL PAIRING: Bernie de Le Cuona and James Ryan introduce their new Easy Chair on Thursday 7 October 2021, 6-7pm at de Le Cuona, 44 Pimlico Road, London, SW1W 8LP.

The chair will also be on show throughout the week.