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**SOLD!** Magic Monkey Chair 🦧
Back in 2015, I was invited to appear on BBC One’s @monfornothing, where I transformed a discarded post WW2 Utility arm chair into something entirely new using one of my own original textile designs.
The fabric began life as a series of hand-drawn Simian illustrations that I created myself. These artworks were then developed into a repeat pattern and digitally printed onto a luxurious flame-retardant upholstery velvet, fully compliant with UK domestic furniture fire regulations.
The result became what I affectionately call The Magic Monkey Chair — a bold, playful statement piece combining original artwork, textile design and traditional upholstery craftsmanship.
I’m so over the moon that, after a decade later, Another textile variant of my original design,which I`ve upholstered onto this chair, has found a wonderful new home with Martin and his wife, who purchased it from me back in April this year.
Seeing a piece like this with my design continue its journey and be appreciated by people who genuinely love it is one of the most rewarding aspects of what I do.
What began as a sketchbook illustration became a printed textile, then a television project, and now a cherished piece of furniture in someone’s home.
A reminder my upholstered chairs are be far more than functional—They’re furniture art which tells a story.
My Thank you, Martin and family, for giving this Magic Monkey Chair a new home for its next chapter.
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