Canopy Chair in Carved Teak with a Domed Hood and Striped Lining

A striped lining inside a dome is a geometry problem: the stripes have to radiate from the crown, which means every panel is a wedge, and every wedge is a different size.

The dome is set out as a series of segments running from the crown down to the arm line, like the gores of an umbrella. Each segment is wider at the bottom than the top, so a straight-cut stripe would fan sideways as it descended. Instead, each panel is cut so its stripes run along the centre line of that segment, and the seams between panels are placed where two stripes meet - so the join disappears into the pattern rather than crossing it.

Our upholsterers cut a paper template for every segment from the finished timber frame rather than from the drawing, because the frame is shaped by hand and no two domes are dimensionally identical.

At the crown, where all the segments converge, the last few centimetres are covered by a stitched rosette. Every radiating pattern in upholstery ends in something covering its centre, for the same reason: geometry that converges to a point cannot be made to lie flat.

Frame: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans and gilded.

Structure: domed hood rising from the arms and closing overhead; shaped back; carved apron; cabriole legs.

Lining: dome set out as radiating segments, each panel templated from the finished frame and cut so its stripes run along the segment centre line, with seams falling where stripes meet; crown closed with a stitched rosette.

Upholstery: inside and outside fabrics of your choosing, which need not match.

Finish: gold as photographed; silver, champagne, ivory and ebonised black available.

Sizes: custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

Photography: images on this page are photographs of the actual product, not renders.

A hood is a large hollow shape, which makes it the most awkward thing we crate - and the easiest to damage by packing it as though it were solid.

The dome is supported from inside with a shaped former that fills the hollow and takes any load through the frame rather than through the lining, and the outer surface is then faced and padded over that support.

The crown, the highest point, is capped separately. The gilded frame is faced along its curve before foam.

The cabriole legs are wrapped and blocked so the chair's weight rests on its seat rails. Everything then goes into laminated foam, bubble wrap and a fitted wooden crate built to the dome height. Multi-layer protective packaging is standard and dent-free arrival is guaranteed.

Free delivery anywhere in India is included in the price - no separate freight charge, no distance loading, no small-town surcharge.

Production begins once your dimensions, inside and outside fabrics and finish are confirmed in writing. A hood takes considerably longer to frame and line than a conventional back, and the production window we give you says so honestly.

The shipment is tracked and our team stays reachable throughout. Dent-free arrival is guaranteed and it is our responsibility to honour.

Tell us your doorway, stair and lift dimensions when you order. The dome makes this the tallest chair in the range and its height sets the crate.

Brown Rabbit warrants the solid teak frame and its joinery for 20 years - the seat rails, the cabriole leg joints, the shaped back and, in particular, the hood frame and the joints where it springs from the arms.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with the chair for as long as you own it, resting on teak's natural termite resistance and confirmed in writing.

The lining can be remade over the years without disturbing the gilded frame, and the segment templates cut for your chair are kept, so a new lining can be made to the same panels rather than re-templated.

Written warranty terms are issued with your order so the cover is agreed before production begins.