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Long red tufted sofa with a pleated skirt and two bolster cushions set against a large scale-pattern mosaic feature wall.
Materials · Velvet & Bouclé

Velvet and Bouclé Furniture, Upholstered to Order

Velvet is the fabric that makes a room look expensive from the doorway. It has a pile — short fibres standing up off the weave — which is why it catches the light differently as you walk past it, and why a velvet sofa reads as one deep colour rather than a flat one. We upholster in your fabric or ours, in any colour, to your measurements.

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IThe material

Velvet & Bouclé, Explained Plainly

What it is, what it does well, what it does not, and how to look after it. Written by the people who cut it.

Why velvet looks the way it does

The pile lies in a direction. Brush it one way and it looks lighter, the other way and it looks darker — the same fabric, the same colour. That is not a fault; it is the whole effect, and it is why a velvet sofa has depth that a flat weave never gets.

It also means the fabric has to be cut with the pile running the same way on every panel, or a sofa comes out looking like two shades. That is a workshop discipline, not a fabric property.

Cotton, silk and performance velvet

Cotton velvet is the softest and the most matt. Silk velvet has the deepest sheen and the highest price, and it marks if you look at it. Performance velvet — polyester or a blend — is engineered to resist stains and rubbing, and it now looks close enough to the natural fabrics that most families should just use it.

If the sofa is in a room with children, dogs or daily use, take the performance fabric. Save the silk for a chair in a bedroom.

Bouclé, and when it is the better answer

Bouclé is a looped yarn, so the surface is nubbly rather than smooth. It hides marks far better than velvet, it does not show a pile direction, and it reads modern where velvet reads classical.

On a big curved sofa or a lounge chair it is often the calmer choice — the shape does the talking and the fabric stays quiet.

Hand-tufting and what it costs you in comfort

A tufted back is pulled down at each button by hand, one at a time, so the fabric folds into a diamond. It is slow work and it is why a deep-buttoned chesterfield costs what it does.

It is also firmer to lean on than a plain back. If you want the look and the softness, we can tuft the back and leave the seat plain — most people who ask for it end up choosing that.

IIIn the shop

Velvet & Bouclé Pieces You Can Order Now

Every one shown three ways — the piece alone, everything it is made of, and the same piece in a real room.

IIIThe showroom

Everything We Have Made in Velvet & Bouclé

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IVSignature

Signature Velvet & Bouclé Pieces

The pieces we show when someone asks what we can do with it.

Designatore lavender velvet accent chair with a cocooning curved shell on sculpted antique-pewter cone feet.
Living Room

Lavender Velvet Accent Chair

Lavender velvet · antique-pewter feet

You will want to sink into this one. A soft velvet shell curves all the way around you, in a lavender you do not see every day. It rests on hand-finished pewter feet — small enough for a bedroom corner, striking enough for the living room. Want it in your own colour? That is how we start.

Velvet accent chairCurved shellCocoon seatMetal feet
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Designatore chocolate velvet lounge chair with a beige-and-taupe striped seat, hand-textured silver metal arms and bold upholstered cylindrical legs.
Living Room

Chocolate Velvet Lounge Chair

Chocolate velvet · hand-textured metal arms

Modern, bold, and made to be noticed. Deep chocolate velvet meets a soft beige stripe, with hand-textured silver arms wrapped in padded sleeves so nothing feels cold. It is a sculpture you can actually sit in — perfect for the corner you want people to ask about.

Lounge chairVelvet chairStriped seatSculptural legs
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Designatore rose velvet swivel chair with a blush curved back, burgundy floral jacquard seat and a brushed-brass base.
Living Room · Bedroom

Rose Velvet Swivel Chair

Rose velvet · burgundy floral · brushed brass

For the corner that needs a little romance. Soft rose velvet wraps the back and arms, a deep burgundy floral covers the seat, and the whole chair turns on a brushed-brass ring. Pick your own fabric and colours — this one is just where we began. Yours can be anything you dream.

Swivel chairVelvet chairFloral jacquardBrass base
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Designatore cream velvet curved tub armchair with quilted sides and slim gold-tone accents on a low gold base.
Living Room

Cream Velvet Curved Armchair

Cream velvet · gold-tone accents

Soft, round, and easy to love. A curved velvet tub in warm cream, with quilted sides and thin gold lines that catch the light as you pass. It sits happily next to almost anything you already own — the safe, beautiful choice that never looks plain.

Curved armchairVelvet tub chairQuilted sidesGold trim
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Designatore blush velvet barrel accent chair with a seamless curved back, vertical channel detailing and a brushed-gold plinth base.
Living Room · Bedroom

Blush Velvet Barrel Chair

Blush velvet · brushed-gold plinth

Soft, round and quietly pretty. A seamless velvet barrel wraps around you in a warm blush pink, with fine channel lines down the back and a slim brushed-gold base to lift it. Drop it in a bedroom corner or beside the sofa — and yes, it can be made in your colour instead.

Barrel chairVelvet accent chairChannel backGold base
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Designatore Regency-style accent armchair in cream crushed velvet with hand-carved gilt foliate arms and splayed carved gold legs.
Living Room

Regency Carved Accent Armchair

Crushed velvet · carved gilt arms

Old-world grandeur, made for today. A deep, generous seat in shimmering crushed velvet, framed by arms that are carved by hand and touched with gold. It is the chair that makes a room feel like a palace — and it is built in your fabric, to your size.

Accent armchairCarved armsCrushed velvetGilt detail
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VQuestions

Questions People Ask About Velvet & Bouclé

Plain answers, from the workshop floor.

Is velvet practical for a family sofa?

Performance velvet is. It is a polyester or blended pile engineered to resist stains and rubbing, it now looks close to the natural fabrics, and it survives children and dogs. Cotton velvet is softer and marks more easily; silk velvet is beautiful and should stay on a bedroom chair.

Why does my velvet sofa look like two different colours?

Velvet has a pile that lies in a direction, so light hits it differently depending on where you stand — that shading is the effect, not a fault. What IS a fault is panels cut with the pile running different ways, which makes a sofa look genuinely two-tone. Every panel we cut runs the same way.

What is bouclé, and how is it different from velvet?

Bouclé is a looped yarn, so the surface is nubbly instead of smooth. It has no pile direction, it hides marks better than velvet, and it reads modern where velvet reads classical. On a large curved sofa it is usually the calmer of the two.

Can I use my own fabric?

Yes. Send us the fabric or the name of it and we will tell you how many metres your piece needs before you buy. We will also tell you honestly if it is too light for the use you have in mind.

Is delivery free?

Yes, and it stays free — no end date, no minimum. We deliver your piece to your door anywhere in mainland India, crate, freight, transit cover, e-way bill and GST included. Andaman & Nicobar and Lakshadweep go by sea at actual cost; outside India is quoted per port.

Is there a minimum order for free delivery?

No. There is no minimum, no remote-area fee and no fuel surcharge. One bedside table travels on the same free terms as a twelve-piece bedroom, to Mumbai or to Leh, and the crate is built around your finished piece.