£1,920.00
Thunderbird
When designing a new chair it is always tempting just to go with the unsullied idea. To come up with something so compelling that it will prove irresistible. The only problem is that a chair has to serve a very basic function one that often demands way too much of a pure design. Someone has to sit in it. This may sound obvious but it is often overlooked. The Thunderbird is a case in point and has gone through many iterations, making it as comfortable as it was beautiful proved a real challenge. A chair that started out as an easy sketch soon become a near impossible puzzle, sure it looks simple, the best things often do, but it was determined not to be sat on. We persevered of course and now, courtesy of twelve coil springs, three different densities of shaped foam and some brilliant upholstery the Thunderbird has finally realised its potential.
Thunderbird Armchair: W 86cm. D 99cm. H 85cm
Designed and manufactured in England.
Contact us for a quotation.
- Description
- Sizes & Prices
- Quotation
- Designer
- Downloads
- Professional
- Contact us
- Shipping
Size: Standard size or to individual specification.
Frame: Kiln dried beech, plywood, glued, screwed and dowelled.
Upholstery: Coil springs. Various density foam. Felt. Dacron.
Seat: Various density shaped foam over steel coil springs.
Back: Reflex foam and felt over steel serpentine springs.
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.
Thunderbird plus ottoman: W n/a. D n/a. H n/a. Fabric required 7m. Leather required 10sqm. Price ex fabric £2540.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird ottoman only: W 35cm. D 70cm. H 30cm. Fabric required 1m. Leather required 2sqm. Price ex fabric £720.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird armchair only: W 86cm. D 99cm. H 85cm. Fabric required 6m. Leather required 8sqm. Price ex fabric £1920.00 inc vat.
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]
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: Kiln dried beech, plywood, glued, screwed and dowelled.
Upholstery: Coil springs. Various density foam. Felt. Dacron.
Seat: Various density shaped foam over steel coil springs.
Back: Reflex foam and felt over steel serpentine springs.
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
Thunderbird plus ottoman: W n/a. D n/a. H n/a. Fabric required 7m. Leather required 10sqm. Price ex fabric £2540.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird ottoman only: W 35cm. D 70cm. H 30cm. Fabric required 1m. Leather required 2sqm. Price ex fabric £720.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird armchair only: W 86cm. D 99cm. H 85cm. Fabric required 6m. Leather required 8sqm. Price ex fabric £1920.00 inc vat.
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.
Downloads
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]
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.