BH | Studio Aboyne Loose-Cushion Dining Armchair

The open-framed wooden armchair with loose cushions is one of the great domestic forms of the 1950s. Scandinavian makers built such chairs from solid timber with simple, visible joints and set soft cushions into the frame, so the chair stayed light to move and the wood was left to speak for itself. The idea crossed the North Sea quickly, and Scottish furniture makers of the 1950s and 60s became known for their own versions in warm, plain wood.

This one is a square, open frame of solid hardwood in a warm, deep brown finish, with straight arms and slender tapered legs. A foam seat cushion and a plump back pillow sit within it, both covered in a slub weave, a fabric with an irregular, slightly knotted yarn, in Oyster or Charcoal. The pillow lifts away, so it can be plumped, turned or moved for a straighter sit at the desk. The chair is rated to hold 300 lbs, glides on each leg protect the floor, and it arrives fully assembled.

Set a pair at the ends of a dining table, where the arms give the head of the table a little ceremony, or use one as a desk chair in a home office with a pin board and a good lamp. In a living room it is an easy extra seat that can be carried wherever the conversation goes. Oyster or Charcoal with warm brown wood makes a calm, natural pairing: think limewashed walls, a jute rug, olive branches in a stoneware jug and a sheepskin over the arm in winter. This listing is for one chair.