Modern Classic Dining Table Set in Carved Teak with Teal Chairs

Wherever upholstery meets timber on a chair, there is a line - and that line is where a chair ages first.

The cloth has to be trimmed to the frame, and a raw trimmed edge, however neatly stapled, is fibres cut across their length. Hands pulling the chair out, a sleeve brushing past, a cloth wiped along the frame: all of it works at that edge, and within a few years it begins to fray, always at the same places - the top corners of the back and the front corners of the seat.

So every one of those edges on our chairs carries a cord, and the cord is made from the same cloth as the upholstery. A strip is cut on the bias, wrapped around a core and sewn, then set into the joint between the cloth and the timber.

Two things follow. The cut edge of the upholstery is turned under and enclosed inside the cord, so nothing raw is exposed to anything. And what now takes the rubbing is the cord's rounded surface - fabric running along its length rather than cut across it - which is far more resistant to wear, and which can be replaced on its own if it ever does go.

Cut on the bias, it also follows a curved frame smoothly instead of puckering, which is why it works on a shaped chair back at all.

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

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

Top: shaped, with a protective glass surface over a deeply carved scrolled apron.

Base: carved pedestal on a shaped foot, clear of every seating position.

Chairs: shaped backs with carved crests, upholstered backs and seats.

Edges: a self-cord cut on the bias from the upholstery cloth runs along every line where fabric meets timber, enclosing the cut edge and taking the wear.

Upholstery: teal plain and patterned as photographed; any fabric or leather, plain throughout or mixed.

Finish: hand-applied white with gold-picked carving; ivory, gold, silver, walnut and natural teak also available.

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

The cord runs along every edge of the upholstery and stands slightly proud, so it is the first thing anything touches. Each chair is wrapped in soft non-abrasive sheeting laid on rather than pulled tight, so nothing presses the cord flat.

Carved crests are padded to their own outlines and chairs are crated individually, never nested.

The table's glass travels in its own crate, edge-protected all round and never packed against timber. The shaped top is face-protected with a rigid board and its carved apron padded continuously; the pedestal's shaped foot is boxed in shaped foam.

Unpack the chairs first, then the base, then the top, and set the glass last with two people. Nothing needs dismantling and no fixing has to be undone.

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 white and gold match exactly across every piece.

Dispatch waits for the 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. Send us your doorway, lift and stair measurements at the order stage and we set the top size to a dimension that will reach the room.

Every frame in the set carries a 20-year warranty on solid teak frame and joinery - the table, its pedestal and each chair on identical terms.

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.

Upholstery, cording, glass and hand-applied finishes are handled separately from the structural cover. The cord is a wearing item that can be replaced on its own without re-covering the chair, and we re-cover and re-finish our own furniture at any age with your specification kept on file.