DESIGNER CHRISTIAN BENSE USES ACCENT CHAIRS IN MANY OF HIS SPACES – HERE’S WHERE HE GOES TO BUY THEM
FOSTER & GANE
The easiest way to start introducing antiques into your home is via an accent chair and Foster &Gane is the first place I look. It tends to have a selection that feels less ‘obvious’ – any piece bought feels less like something borrowed from your nan and more like an engaging find that has loads of interest and detail.
TWENTYTWENTYONE
I get that antique isn’t for ever yone, but I do think there is a rite of passage in buying a design classic, be that new or old. Every house should have one –for me, it’s a mark of a well-rounded home, regardless of the style –and Twentytwentyone is my first point of call. One of my favourites has always been Arflex’s Botolo chair – the definition of an accent chair, especially in the fur finish. Aclose second would be anything from Carl Hansen –there’s nothing more classic, especially when introduced in amore traditional interior.
FIONA MC DONALD
A forever favourite in the studio is Fiona McDonald. W here clients may not want vintage pieces in their home and would prefer newly made, I always suggest they opt for designs that will be classed as classics or worthwhile antiques in the future – ‘the antiques of tomorrow ’, so to speak. The quality of her stuff is amazing, too. I can’t fault it.
AND OBJECTS
As a studio, we like to make sure we’re introducing as many different materials as we can into a scheme and the Easton chair (show n) is a prime example of an accent piece that achieves this. The fact that you can also customise its products means And Objects’ pieces can be reinterpreted time and time
