Yannick — Wing-Arm Velvet Accent Chair

The maker publishes none - no height, width or depth anywhere on this product. For an accent chair that usually goes into a specific gap, that is a real gap of its own, so we are getting the measurements in writing rather than estimating them from photographs. Ask us before ordering.

The maker says only 'wooden feet' and names no species. We will not read a species off a photograph, so it stays unstated. What we can tell you is the shape: they are turned on a lathe and finished dark, deliberately contrasting with the pink rather than matching it.

They curve up and outward from the seat rather than sitting square, which gives you somewhere to lean sideways - the reason wing chairs get used for reading rather than conversation. Combined with the tall back it makes a chair you settle into rather than perch on.

It is velvet, and beyond that the maker does not state a fibre composition, a frame material or a foam density. We are asking for all three. If any of them decides your purchase, ask us first.

Vacuum with an upholstery attachment, then brush the pile back in one direction. Blot spills immediately from the outside of the mark inwards - rubbing velvet spreads a stain and flattens the nap, which afterwards shows as a permanently shaded patch. Keep it out of strong sunlight; a pink velvet will fade faster than a dark one.