Two years ago we enjoyed a tour of Philadelphia Museum of Art, of which the centrepiece was, undoubtedly, the Lansdowne House drawing room, designed by Robert Adam in the 1760s. The room was acquired by the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1931, when the front of the house, was demo...

As one might have already noticed, hall chair is one of our favourite types of seat furniture. Here is our insights into the history of a hall chair.

Osterley Park remains one of our favourite country houses in England. We have visited it a few times by now and each time there is something new to explore or see from a different angle (often, quite literally).

We never get bored of this extraordinary salon seat furniture suite b...

Thomas Chippendale (1718 – 1779) was a London cabinet-maker and furniture designer in the mid-Georgian, English Rocco, and Neoclassical styles. In 1754 he published a book of his designs, The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker's Director. His superior designs were regarded as reflecting...