UpholsteryFor interior designers

The Fauvist Botanical Salon Sofa

Eight-way hand-tied linen-velvet jacquard salon sofa · 74" L × 36" D × 33" H

Recipe
SofaFauvismFlora
Made by
Upholsterers 618 in the Hiram Guild
The Four Causes · engineering breakdown01

How it is built.

I

Material cause

Hyle: what it is made of

Kiln-dried hardwood frame (ash or maple), doweled and corner-blocked; five turned ash bun feet; eight-way hand-tied steel coil springs; custom heavy linen-velvet jacquard/impasto botanical upholstery; black cambric dust cover.

II

Formal cause

Morphē: its form and measure

74" L × 36" D × 33" H, seat height 18". Continuous rolled arms, single tailored bench cushion, full 360-degree pattern wrap across the back.

III

Efficient cause

The Guild's makers: who makes it, and how

Bench-made upholstery workshop: hardwood framing, eight-way hand-tied suspension, pattern-matched cutting and welting across curves and back panel.

IV

Final cause

The client's use: what it is for

A painted Fauvist canvas you can sit in—anchor piece for color-forward salon interiors.

Build it · specify it02

Fabrication questions for makers.

  1. Can you build a kiln-dried ash or maple frame, doweled and corner-blocked, on five turned ash bun feet?
  2. Can you eight-way hand-tie steel coil springs for a 74" sofa with continuous rolled arms and a single tailored bench cushion?
  3. Can you pattern-match a heavy linen-velvet jacquard botanical across the curves and wrap it a full 360 degrees across the back, with matched welting?

Options for interior designers.

  1. Size: 74" L × 36" D × 33" H; seat height 18".
  2. Frame: kiln-dried ash or maple.
  3. Cover: a custom heavy linen-velvet jacquard/impasto botanical, pattern-matched all round.
Made by · made of03
THE HIRAM GUILD

Upholsterers

618 upholstery makers listed, by state and city.

MATERIALS
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Spec sheet · www.renaissanceml.com/specs/fauvist-botanical-couch