Fabrics and Leather

Bevan Funnell offer a range of high-quality fabrics and leathers which are used to upholster Chairs, Chesterfields and Suites, and also to skiver desks.

Desk Skivers

Skiver leather inlays are traditionally used for desktops and bureau falls as a practical and attractive alternative to a standard polished surface. Bevan Funnell skivers are made from genuine, hand-dyed sheepskin and offer a versatile leather finish that will last with normal usage for many years.

Our collection of gilding tools allows us to create a range of designs - either blind, bright or antiqued embossing - in gold around the perimeter of each skiver panel. An antiqued finish is most common, a ‘bright’ finish will give a more contemporary feel.

Card tables are often finished with Green or Brown Baize.

Leather for Upholstery

Bevan Funnell works in partnership with the Dutch firm Hulshof for leathers. We offer a range of standard leathers but we can use any of the leathers from the Hulshof collections and you can visit their website here.

Matching Desks and Chairs

It is normally possible to match the colour of leather on desks and chairs depending on the leather chosen. If you would like your desk and chair to match, please indicate this at the time of ordering.

Fabric for Upholstery

Bevan Funnell works in partnership with several fabric companies who are listed here. We can supply chairs upholstered in any of the fabrics provided by these companies, or you can supply your own material if you would prefer.

Blendworth : Linwood : Kobe : Crowson

Customer’s own material

We are, of course, happy to upholster any of our models in your own material. Please speak to the sales team or contact us to find out how much material you will need. A dining chair will usually use approximately 0.5 meters.

Customers own material should be delivered to our Newhaven site, except for customers in the US who should deliver to our upholstery service office which is based at High Point, NC. Please contact us for the address.