Cream Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Buttoned Leather Chairs

Deep buttoning on a dining chair back raises a question a sofa never has to answer: what happens when someone sits upright against it for two hours?

On a sofa you lean back into a deep, soft mass and the buttons disappear into the fill. On a dining chair the back is firmer and shallower by necessity - it has to keep you upright - so a button pulled tight is much closer to your spine, and the small of the back is exactly where it will make itself felt.

So the buttoning grid on our dining chairs is set out from the sitter, not from the panel. The lumbar zone - the area that meets the small of the back at normal dining posture - is placed between button rows rather than on one, so what rests there is the unbroken fill between buttons. The rows above and below it are spaced to make that work while keeping the diamonds even to the eye.

On a taller back, that means the grid is not always symmetrical top to bottom. It reads as symmetrical, because the diamonds are all the same size, but the whole grid sits slightly higher or lower than the geometric centre of the panel.

It is a compromise between what looks right and what feels right, resolved in favour of the person sitting there. On a chair meant for long meals, that is the correct way round.

Set: one dining table with chairs, made together as one commission.

Frames: solid teak throughout, hand-carved by master Indian artisans.

Top: protective glass over the timber top, with a deeply carved apron beneath.

Legs: cabriole, carved at the knee, finishing in scrolled feet.

Chairs: tall deep-buttoned leather backs inside carved frames, with the buttoning grid set out so the lumbar zone falls between rows rather than on a button.

Outer backs: upholstered in damask as photographed, or in the same leather throughout.

Upholstery: cream leather as photographed; any leather or fabric available.

Finish: hand-applied champagne; ivory, gold, silver, walnut and natural teak also available.

Joinery: mortise and tenon throughout, corner-blocked at every seat rail.

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

Cream leather shows a transfer mark from any packing material that is not clean, so every chair is wrapped in fresh, soft, non-abrasive sheeting that has not been used on another job.

The buttoned face is covered with the sheeting laid over rather than pulled tight, so no button is pressed into the leather behind it. Carved crests and frame corners are padded individually.

The table's glass travels in its own crate, edge-protected all round and never packed against timber. The top is face-protected with a rigid board; the carved apron and the knees and scrolled feet of each leg are padded individually.

Unpack the chairs first, then the table, then set the glass last with two people. Keep the inner sheeting on each chair until it is in position - the simplest way to keep cream leather clean through the last few metres of handling.

Delivery is free anywhere in India for the whole set, and every piece is guaranteed to arrive dent-free. If anything is wrong when the crates are opened, correcting it is our cost, and we commit to that before you order.

Production begins once the table size, chair count, upholstery and finish are confirmed in writing. Table and chairs are made together and dispatched together so the champagne finish matches exactly across every piece.

Dispatch waits for the applied finish to cure fully. We share the schedule at confirmation, update you as each stage completes, and send tracking as soon as the crates leave us.

Open every crate with the delivery team present, including the glass, and check each piece. Tall chair backs need door and stair clearance, so send us your access measurements at the order stage and we build a height that clears your route.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table and each chair on identical terms. On a tall-backed chair the back post joints take the most leverage, and they are corner-blocked and covered accordingly.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs on every piece, resting on teak's own oils rather than on an applied treatment, and issued in writing with the set.

Both documents are tied to your order and handed over on delivery, so the record stays with you. If a covered fault appears on one piece, send photographs and we repair or replace that piece alone.

Leather, buttoning, glass and the applied finish are handled separately from the structural cover. We re-cover and re-finish our own furniture at any age, and your specification - including the buttoning grid position - stays on file so a re-covered chair sits exactly as it did when new.