BH | Studio Nayland Bolster-Back Bouclé Dining Chair

The bolster, a firm, round cushion, has propped up daybeds and sofas since the neoclassical rooms of the late eighteenth century. Here it becomes the whole back of the seat, set on plump, fully upholstered legs in the rounded, soft-edged spirit of 1970s furniture.

The chair is a study in simple shapes: a round seat, four thick round legs and a bolster laid across the top as the back, every part upholstered. The bolster gives gentle support at the small of the back, and dense foam padding keeps the seat comfortable. The cover is cream bouclé, a cloth woven from looped yarn with a soft, nubbly surface. It is rated to hold 330 lbs, with non-marking pads beneath to look after the floor.

Use it at a dressing table, at a small round desk in a bedroom, or as the odd chair that softens a dining table of wooden seats. In a living room it is an accent chair that takes up very little room, and in an entry it gives a place to sit and pull on boots. The cream reads warm and quiet next to pale oak and linen; add a sheepskin, a paper lantern and a stack of art books. This listing is for one chair.