£1,990.00

Self

The Wing Chair is a very familiar English form, one that has been around for over three hundred years. The wings were there originally to trap warmth from a nearby fire or to protect delicate ladies from perilous drafts. Later, in the club’s of gentlemen, the wings grew larger to give the occupier of the chair a little privacy but in recent years they have become more about design than function. The wings of the Self certainly serve little practical purpose, unless that purpose is to look utterly fantastic, they are designed mostly for drama and to lend the chair a compelling presence. With a beautiful sinuous outside back, five button detail and long slender legs the Self is magnificent to behold from all angles. It is also very comfortable with gentle lumbar support so if you should wish to sit near an open fire with a suitable preoccupation and make like it’s the 1600’s there’s nothing to stop you.

Self Wing Chair: W 82cm. D 88cm. H 112cm.
Price as shown £1990.00 not including fabric.
Designed and manufactured in England.
Please contact us for a quotation.

Size: Standard size or to individual specification.
Frame: Sustainable kiln dried beech, glued, screwed and dowelled.
Upholstery: Hand sprung seat and back. Various density foam. Felt. Dacron.
Legs: Solid Ash, Oak or Walnut, natural or stained, oil or low sheen lacquer.
Fabric: Your choice of fabric or leather selected via correspondence or COM.
Origin: Designed and made in England by Richard Baker and Rume Associates.
NB: Rume furniture is not available to purchase online, please contact us for a quotation.

Self Wing Chair: W 82cm. D 88cm. H 112cm. Fabric required 5m. Leather required 8sqm. Price ex fabric £1990.00 inc vat.
The Self can be made to a custom width and depth if required.
NB: Rume furniture is not available to purchase online, please contact us for a quotation.

Rume Armchairs are not held in stock but made from scratch to the highest possible standard, to the individual specification of our clients, in our Sussex workshops. Our chairs are an exceptional blend of tradition and innovation with frames from sustainable kiln dried beech with glued, screwed and dowelled joints, legs in a timber and finish of your choice and with upholstery employing the finest of modern materials and techniques. Rume design and make beautiful timeless furniture that is built to last and as such represents good value for money and respect for the environment. If you are interested in our furniture then please contact us and we can advise, send you fabric samples based on your preferences and give you a quotation. Our lead times are approximately ten weeks and we can deliver anywhere within the United Kingdom and international transport can be arranged on a case by case basis.

Due to a physical limitation that prevents him from blowing his own trumpet Richard Baker is quite possibly the best furniture designer you’ve never heard of. Born in 1961, the year of the E-Type Jaguar and the son of a renowned English furniture maker, it was obvious from an early age that Richard had a burning desire not to do what his father did. However, after gaining a bunch of 5's in his CSE's, failing to finish box construction at technical college and getting fired from a men’s clothing emporium for wearing the wrong trousers his father decided he needed a course correction and put him to work in his factory sanding an infinite number of chair legs. So enamoured was Richard of his dusty new vocation that he ran away to Australia and thrived as a low achiever, he didn't look back, until he did. Having learnt the wisdom of actors, Richard returned to England and accepted his father's invisible cloak of credibility and so attired wrestled some cash from a hapless bank and with his wife Libby opened Rume, a furniture store with Richard as the creative director, which is a made up title that people without any qualifications use. Coming to terms with his imposter syndrome but not overcoming it Richard was surprised to discover that other people thought he was actually rather good at designing furniture, so he kept doing it and still does.

Rume Professional is our contract division and we invite trade enquiries. In a world of increasing sameness Rume exists to celebrate the difference, to take the road less travelled. We are rightly proud of our furniture, in maintaining high standards and in exceeding the already great expectations of our clientele. With a family history in furniture design and manufacture going back almost sixty years we have a wealth of experience in navigating the quickening waters of fad and fashion. Our beautiful timeless furniture doesn’t date and works effortlessly in every kind of contemporary interior, be it a country home, townhouse or minimal apartment. We work with interior designers, specifiers and architects not only supplying our existing ranges but also in creating exciting, original pieces for domestic and commercial projects. If your professional interest is piqued why not complete our online trade account application?

Rume
Phone: 07971 577 198
Furniture enquiries: [email protected]
General enquiries: [email protected]

Contact us.

Rume delivers its furniture throughout the United Kingdom.
International transport can also be arranged on a case by case basis.
For further delivery information please contact us or refer to Delivery and Returns.

Description

Size: Standard size or to individual specification.
Frame: Sustainable kiln dried beech, glued, screwed and dowelled.
Upholstery: Hand sprung seat and back. Various density foam. Felt. Dacron.
Legs: Solid Ash, Oak or Walnut, natural or stained, oil or low sheen lacquer.
Fabric: Your choice of fabric or leather selected via correspondence or COM.
Origin: Designed and made in England by Richard Baker and Rume Associates.
NB: Rume furniture is not available to purchase online, please contact us for a quotation.

Sizes & Prices

Self Wing Chair: W 82cm. D 88cm. H 112cm. Fabric required 5m. Leather required 8sqm. Price ex fabric £1990.00 inc vat.
The Self can be made to a custom width and depth if required.
NB: Rume furniture is not available to purchase online, please contact us for a quotation.

Quotation

Rume Armchairs are not held in stock but made from scratch to the highest possible standard, to the individual specification of our clients, in our Sussex workshops. Our chairs are an exceptional blend of tradition and innovation with frames from sustainable kiln dried beech with glued, screwed and dowelled joints, legs in a timber and finish of your choice and with upholstery employing the finest of modern materials and techniques. Rume design and make beautiful timeless furniture that is built to last and as such represents good value for money and respect for the environment. If you are interested in our furniture then please contact us and we can advise, send you fabric samples based on your preferences and give you a quotation. Our lead times are approximately ten weeks and we can deliver anywhere within the United Kingdom and international transport can be arranged on a case by case basis.

Designer

Due to a physical limitation that prevents him from blowing his own trumpet Richard Baker is quite possibly the best furniture designer you’ve never heard of. Born in 1961, the year of the E-Type Jaguar and the son of a renowned English furniture maker, it was obvious from an early age that Richard had a burning desire not to do what his father did. However, after gaining a bunch of 5's in his CSE's, failing to finish box construction at technical college and getting fired from a men’s clothing emporium for wearing the wrong trousers his father decided he needed a course correction and put him to work in his factory sanding an infinite number of chair legs. So enamoured was Richard of his dusty new vocation that he ran away to Australia and thrived as a low achiever, he didn't look back, until he did. Having learnt the wisdom of actors, Richard returned to England and accepted his father's invisible cloak of credibility and so attired wrestled some cash from a hapless bank and with his wife Libby opened Rume, a furniture store with Richard as the creative director, which is a made up title that people without any qualifications use. Coming to terms with his imposter syndrome but not overcoming it Richard was surprised to discover that other people thought he was actually rather good at designing furniture, so he kept doing it and still does.

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Professional

Rume Professional is our contract division and we invite trade enquiries. In a world of increasing sameness Rume exists to celebrate the difference, to take the road less travelled. We are rightly proud of our furniture, in maintaining high standards and in exceeding the already great expectations of our clientele. With a family history in furniture design and manufacture going back almost sixty years we have a wealth of experience in navigating the quickening waters of fad and fashion. Our beautiful timeless furniture doesn’t date and works effortlessly in every kind of contemporary interior, be it a country home, townhouse or minimal apartment. We work with interior designers, specifiers and architects not only supplying our existing ranges but also in creating exciting, original pieces for domestic and commercial projects. If your professional interest is piqued why not complete our online trade account application?

Contact us

Rume
Phone: 07971 577 198
Furniture enquiries: [email protected]
General enquiries: [email protected]

Contact us.

Shipping

Rume delivers its furniture throughout the United Kingdom.
International transport can also be arranged on a case by case basis.
For further delivery information please contact us or refer to Delivery and Returns.