I took a photograph of a chair that I liked in a hotel. Can you tell me who makes it?
AM, Pewsey, Wiltshire.

This is the Fireside chair (below) by Whitehead Designs, www.whiteheaddesigns.com. It's traditionally upholstered with a number of leg style and castor options and can be covered in the fabric of your choice. Sold through independent furniture retailers and interior designers, it costs around £1,400, depending on the fabric chosen. Another chair with the same attractive curved seat front is the Button Back Scroll armchair by George Smith, www.georgesmith.co.uk priced from £2,325 plus 7m of fabric.

WORDS CELIA RUFEY
JUNE 2009