The Cloud Salon
Eight-way hand-tied curved bouclé & walnut salon sofa · 88" L × 36" D
- Recipe
- SofaBaroqueRococo art and designDreams
- Made by
- Upholsterers 618 in the Hiram Guild
How it is built.
Material cause
Hyle: what it is made of
Kiln-dried hardwood frame (ash or maple), doweled and corner-blocked; carved solid black walnut base; jute webbing, steel coil springs eight-way hand-tied with jute twine; horsehair and wool batting over high-resilience foam; wool bouclé.
Formal cause
Morphē: its form and measure
88" L × 36" D, back rising from 28" to 38" H at the tallest cloud; seat height 17". Crescent plan; cloud back built from plywood formers.
Efficient cause
The Guild's makers: who makes it, and how
Furniture maker for the frame and formers, woodcarver for the acanthus base, upholsterer for springs, tying, sculpting and cover.
Final cause
The client's use: what it is for
Conversation seating for a salon: sitting on a cloud.
Fabrication questions for makers.
- Can you build a kiln-dried ash or maple frame, doweled and corner-blocked, in a crescent plan with a cloud back on plywood formers?
- Can you carve the solid black walnut acanthus base?
- Can you eight-way hand-tie steel coil springs with jute twine over jute webbing?
- Can you sculpt horsehair and wool batting over high-resilience foam and cover it in wool bouclé?
Options for interior designers.
- Size: 88" L × 36" D; the back rises from 28" to 38" H; seat height 17".
- Frame: kiln-dried ash or maple.
- Cover: wool bouclé over horsehair and wool batting.
- BoucléFibers & cloth
- Black walnutWood
- WoolFibers & cloth
- Polyurethane upholstery foamPlastics & composites
- Wool battingFibers & cloth
- Upholstery webbingFibers & cloth
- Jute twineCordage & thread
- HorsehairFibers & cloth
Spec sheet · www.renaissanceml.com/specs/cloud-salon