Handmade to order in Britain
How It All Began
It started with my grandfather's G-Plan Blofeld chair, which I idolised long before I ever thought of furniture as a living. That fascination took me rummaging through the dépôts-ventes of France, the vintage winkels of the Netherlands and auction rooms across the UK, at a time when these timeless classics were still plentiful.
For years I traded the classics, from Chesterfields and club chairs to mid-century armchairs, until there were enough of them to line the M3, or very nearly. With more than two hundred pieces in stock, I began to dig into the soul of each one, and somewhere along the way I started giving them names.
Over time, good originals became harder to find, and many of those that remained were too worn to restore properly. I realised that if these designs were going to have a future, someone would need to start making them again.
I kept the character of the originals while adjusting them for the way we live now, refining the sit and deepening the seats for modern proportions and comfort. A few of my favourites, including the Alfie, the Wilder and the Space, carry names from those early days.
I would like to think you will be pleasantly surprised when yours arrives, and that one day it will become a future antique, discovered by a new generation of dealers with the same passion I have always had.
Andy, Founder
Two club chairs I bought from a French dépôt-vente 35 years ago. They were too good to restore, so I have never touched them.
Proudly British, Made by Hand
Vintage Sofa Makers is a British furniture maker, building handmade sofas and armchairs with the traditional upholstery methods that give a piece its comfort, its weight and its long life. Every piece is made to order in Britain by people who have spent their working lives learning how it is done.
We Build Furniture the Slow Way
Every piece is built on a solid hardwood frame, with classic proportions and modern build standards, and upholstered by hand using traditional techniques. We do not import furniture or mass-produce it.
The Chesterfield shows our thinking most clearly. The original was built upright and formal, made for studies and boardrooms rather than for sitting back in. We developed ours for the way people live today, with a deeper seat and a frame constructed to give your back more support, while keeping the unmistakable silhouette.
Leather That's Allowed to Age
In 2017 we developed our own distressed leather, designed by us to age naturally. It is a semi-aniline leather from European hides, finished by hand, and it keeps its scars, creases and markings as the honest record of a real hide, where most other leather is coated to look uniform.
It softens with use, deepens in colour and takes on the character of the room it lives in.
Materials That Earn Their Place
Alongside our leather, we upholster in genuine Harris Tweed, woven the traditional way in the Outer Hebrides and chosen for its durability, its texture and its long-term comfort. Vintage-style velvets are joining the range, selected for their depth and the way they wear. Each material appears in a piece because it has earned its place there.
Made by Hand
Every frame begins as solid hardwood, built by specialist makers in Wales. It then travels to Lancashire, where it is upholstered entirely by hand using methods passed down through apprenticeship. Each piece is made to order, which is why it takes four to six weeks to complete.
Furniture to Live With
We build honest, well-made sofas and armchairs at fair prices, designed to be lived with for decades. Every piece is made to give lasting comfort, weight and quality, and to look better with each year in the room.





























