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By Jo Adetunji
Antique furniture, lovingly restored and dressed in bold African-inspired fabrics. Every piece is one of a kind.
SoldA Victorian mahogany balloon-back chair, stripped, repaired and French-polished by hand. The seat is reupholstered in an emerald jungle fabric with swinging monkeys, finished with antique brass studs. One of a kind.
SoldA Georgian-style wingback armchair on cabriole legs, fully rebuilt with new springs and webbing. Upholstered all over in a dramatic terracotta-and-black fabric with leopards and tigers in the undergrowth.
SoldA carved Edwardian side chair with fluted legs and a floral crest, restored to its warm original colour. The seat and back are dressed in an ochre savannah print with zebras, giraffes and acacia trees.
SoldA French Louis-style bergère with its carved giltwood frame carefully restored. Reupholstered in a cream fabric with parrots, toucans and flamingos among palm fronds. Glamorous and a little bit cheeky.
The maker
Jo Adetunji rescues tired antique chairs and gives them a second, wilder life. Every frame is repaired and polished by hand in her workshop, then dressed in bold fabrics full of monkeys, leopards, parrots and more.