John Derian: Upholstered Chairs

Posted on | March 24, 2010 | 9 Comments

I’m on the search for classic and petite wing chairs for my den. John Derian’s new upholstered line has a few pieces that fit the bill. The styles suit my house. The pieces are upholstered in Belgian linen from Libeco—beautiful and top of the line. The pieces appeal to me but they prices are bit steep; starting at $1,650 for a chair. I wonder if I can find a few similar looking pieces at fleamarkets and tag sales this summer and upholster in lower grade linen? Or maybe I could try one the chairs Jennifer suggested from Ballard Designs? I’ll be heading over to Gray Line in New York on Friday for some linen inspiration. Maybe I will find something with a little stripe or patterning?

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9 Responses to “John Derian: Upholstered Chairs”

christine
March 24th, 2010 @ 6:54 pm

check us out!
good luck in your search.
Karen Cheung
March 25th, 2010 @ 5:16 am

I love how the linen upholstery on those really brings out their structural, almost architectural beauty. Shame they are so expensive! I love them – just the kind of thing I like too.
Jennifer, New York, NY
March 25th, 2010 @ 4:29 pm

Katy, You might consider checking out Random Harvest if you’re ever in DC (http://www.randomharvesthome.com/). I heart random harvest and take trips specifically to shop there! They have both antique and reproduction furniture at great prices. In many cases, the antique furniture has been temporarily upholstered in muslin and you can choose your fabric.
jane
March 25th, 2010 @ 5:54 pm

i l-o-v-e their furniture. every time i’m in their 2nd street shop i fall in love all over again and snap iPhone pics of the chairs. so simple + beautiful*
Betty
March 25th, 2010 @ 6:35 pm

Try Lee for similar chairs:

http://www.leeindustries.com/productdetail.asp?id=136159223064248172150105248099182049029072163208165244192213112193070185116086239168070121091149038166229108200142010027151081036161045078156151111242027227051064009043208030243153150131171095049254235215236042176095111152163170247183204049079170037081146213246048211035226153149013199082155243164018085098002053090098142
mopar
March 25th, 2010 @ 7:15 pm

A difficult decision. Usually in upholstered furniture, the cheap stuff does not look as good or last as long as the very expensive stuff. But the very expensive stuff isn’t affordable. Thing is, though, with furniture, I find that the stuff you buy in your 20s you end up having for years and years. So I’ve stopped buying junk. I’ve never bought expensive upholstery, just stuck with hand me downs and vintage. But I have bought cheap bookcases and I regret it. If I had bought solid wood years ago I would still have them. I have made a pledge never to buy particle board anything ever again. (And now I have NO bookcases and books have been in boxes for years — so I guess that’s not working either!)
Emma
March 26th, 2010 @ 10:30 pm

Oly Studio also makes beautiful chairs but I think they probably fall into the expensive category.

http://www.olystudio.com/products/index.html

I think your idea of upholstering your own fleamarket finds with linen is great. Probably what I would end up doing.
Emily
March 28th, 2010 @ 6:18 pm

I’d love to hear about anyone’s experiences buying furniture from Ballard Designs. I really like some of their upholstered pieces (plus they are so affordable!) but I wonder about the quality.
nina Samoiloff
March 29th, 2010 @ 12:09 pm

Saw 2 wing chairs for $75.00 at White Elephant outlet.