Grey Diwan in Gold Teak with Double Arched Buttoned Back

The seat on this diwan is a loose cushion, and it is built so that it can be turned four ways without ever looking different.

A fixed seat wears in one place. Whoever uses the diwan sits in the same spot, and after a few years that spot is visibly softer and slightly darker than the rest. There is nothing to be done about it, because the seat cannot move.

A loose cushion can be rotated end for end and flipped over, which spreads that wear across four positions instead of one. But it only works if every one of those four presentations looks the same - and on a patterned cloth that is not automatic. If the pattern is centred on the top face only, flipping it reveals an uncentred underside; if the two ends differ, turning it end for end changes the look.

So both faces of this cushion are cut with the pattern centred, from the same part of the repeat, and the cushion is made symmetrical end to end - piping, seams and fill all balanced.

Turn it however you like. It looks the same, and it wears four times as slowly.

Frame: solid teak throughout, hand-carved, with hand-applied gold leaf over the whole show frame.

Back: double arched, deep buttoned, with a carved gilt crest over each arch.

Arms: buttoned and rolled at the head, scrolled at the foot.

Seat: loose cushion, reversible and end-for-end symmetrical, with the pattern centred on both faces, over a sprung and webbed platform.

Cushions: round buttoned cushion and bolster at the head.

Apron and legs: carved gilt apron running the length of the front, on carved cabriole legs.

Handing: built with the taller arch to the left or the right, to your requirement.

Made to order: length, back height, seat depth, handing, finish and coverings are all customisable. Custom sizes made to order - final measurements confirmed in writing before production.

The loose seat cushion travels separately from the diwan, in its own sleeve, so it is never compressed under the weight of the frame.

The buttoned grey back and arms are wrapped in breathable cloth laid with the pile and then soft polythene, with no pressure across the buttoned field.

The gilded frame takes acid-free tissue directly against the gold, then foam padding shaped along the mouldings, then bubble wrap. Both carved crests and the carved apron are given individual foam blocking, and the cabriole legs are detached where the design allows, sleeved and boxed with blocking at the ankle.

The round cushion and bolster travel in their own sleeves.

Everything ships in a hardwood crate with corner protection at every arris and orientation and lift points marked. Multi-layer protective packaging is included on every order at no extra cost.

Delivery is free anywhere in India, with guaranteed dent-free arrival. No distance charge, no size charge and no handling fee.

Production begins once your length, handing and coverings are confirmed in writing. We photograph your actual diwan through the build - the frame in the white, the carving, the gold leaf, the buttoning pulled, the seat cushion made up and shown from both faces, and the finished piece.

Our team carries the diwan in, fits the legs if they have travelled separately, sets and levels it, and places the seat cushion, bolster and round cushion.

Send us lift dimensions, stair turns and doorway widths ahead of dispatch so the route can be planned. Every photograph on this page is of the actual product, not a render.

The solid teak frame and joinery carry a 20-year warranty - the seat rails, the double arched back frame, both crests, the arm frames, the apron and the leg joints, along with every joint between them.

A lifetime warranty against termite damage runs with the diwan and never expires. Teak's own oils are its first protection and our warranty stands behind them.

The sprung and webbed platform, the buttoning and the loose cushion construction are covered against manufacturing defect.

All coverings and the gilding materials are recorded against your order number. A loose seat cushion is the one part of this piece most likely to be recovered at some point, and it can be done on its own without touching the buttoned back or the gilded frame. Contact us with your order number and we will arrange it.