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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 realised its potential. A joy to sit in yet poised and taut it is the perfect arm chair, especially when partnered with its optional footstool.
Thunderbird plus ottoman........W: N/A D: N/A H: N/A............Fabric required: 7 mtrs...........Leather required: 10 sq. mtrs..........Price excluding fabric: £2160.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird ottoman only........W: 35cm D: 70cm H: 30cm.........Fabric required: 1 mtrs...........Leather required: 2 sq. mtrs..........Price excluding fabric: £650.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird armchair only.......W: 86cm D: 99cm H: 85cm.........Fabric required: 6 mtrs...........Leather required: 8 sq. mtrs..........Price excluding fabric: £1610.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird 1.5 seat sofa.........W: 130cm D: 99cm H: 85cm.........Fabric required: 9 mtrs...........Leather required: 9 sq. mtrs...........Price excluding fabric: £1830.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird 2.0 seat sofa.........W: 160cm D: 99cm H: 85cm.........Fabric required: 11 mtrs.........Leather required: 12 sq. mtrs..........Price excluding fabric: £2050.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird 2.5 seat sofa.........W: 190cm D: 99cm H: 85cm.........Fabric required: 13 mtrs.........Leather required: 15 sq. mtrs..........Price excluding fabric: £2270.00 inc vat.
Thunderbird 3.0 seat sofa.........W: 220cm D: 99cm H: 85cm.........Fabric required: 15 mtrs.........Leather required: 18 sq. mtrs..........Price excluding fabric: £2490.00 inc vat.
Rume armchairs are not available to purchase online for good reason. We build them one at a time 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 first grade kiln dried timbers with glued, screwed and dowelled joints, in a finish of your choice, and with upholstery employing the finest modern materials and techniques. Rume design and make beautiful timeless furniture that is built to last and as such represents good value for money. If you are interested in our chairs and unable to visit our lovely Hove showroom then why not contact us and we can advise and quickly provide you with a provisional quotation. Based on your preferences we will then send you a range of fabric, leather or timber samples and guide you through the process of final selection by correspondence. 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.
Frame: Kiln dried beech, plywood, glued, screwed and dowelled.
Upholstery: Full rolled seat. Blind seams. Optional ottoman.
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, low sheen.
Fabric: Fabric or leather of your choice through correspondence.
NB: Rume chairs are made to order one at a time and cannot be purchased online.
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Rume delivers its furniture
throughout the UK. International
transport can also be arranged
on a case by case basis.
