The Machines
Every component cut to the drawing, so the proportions we design are the proportions you receive.
Hands and Machines,
Together
Designed in our studio. Made to our drawings by our manufacturing partners, to one standard.
- Our DrawingsEvery piece is designed in our studio.
- Hands and MachinesMade by our manufacturing partners, to our standard.
- Backed in WritingA 5-year structural warranty on every frame.
Two Kinds of Precision
The Hands
Everything you feel: the boards chosen, the joints, the sanding, the upholstery, the finish and the final check.
The Making, Step by Step
Material preparation
- SelectionBoards chosen for grain, density and colour.
- CuttingCut to the drawing, the grain placed deliberately.
- JoineryJoints made to hold for decades.
- SandingBrought smooth in stages, ready for the finish.
Build and finish
- AssemblyChecked square against the full-scale drawing.
- UpholsteryCut, sewn and fitted by hand to its frame.
- FinishingYour finish applied and sealed with a protective coat.
- InspectionChecked piece by piece, packed to arrive as it left.
Our Artisans
Master craftspeople in our partner factories, working to our drawings and our standard: the grain matched across a top, the even tension of a seat, a finish that feels right under the hand.
Built to Stay
Every piece is checked before it is packed, and every structural frame carries our 5-year warranty.
Our WarrantyMade for You
- Your Finish and FabricChosen on the product page, confirmed in writing on your order.
- Samples FirstSwatches to your door, or the whole library at the Glenmarie flagship.
- Luxe FabricsSpecified with a designer, on request. The material library
- Bespoke for a ProjectBespoke pieces developed to your specification by DD Contract. DD Contract
Judge It by Hand
Order swatches to your door, or review materials and construction with a designer at the flagship.