The Emerald Noir is a one-of-a-kind Victorian slipper chair, restored with couture-level reverence and upholstered in Bastian Sfumato by Pierre Frey, the Parisian textile house renowned for translating art into fabric. Inspired by 18th-century Venetian marbled paper, Bastian Sfumato pays homage to the ceremonial craft of European printmaking guilds, where pigments once floated on water before being lifted to paper. Here, that lineage is revived in embroidery, transforming historic artistry into thread and light.
The chair’s silhouette, low, sculptural, and poised, reflects the refined composure of the Victorian parlor. Its hand-carved 19th-century wood frame has been preserved with care, then subtly refinished to honor its craftsmanship while inviting quiet modernity. The lines are graceful. The presence is profound.
Set against a deep emerald ground, strokes of ruby, sapphire, and aquamarine embroidery shimmer like painted light. The palette is rich yet restrained, offering a study in intimacy, mystery, and material beauty. This is not upholstery. It is illumination.
Designed for couture interiors and legacy collections, The Emerald Noir belongs in spaces that understand restraint as power: curated bedrooms, formal foyers, and jewel-box dressing rooms. For designers and collectors drawn to meaningful objects that blend cultural memory with haute craftsmanship, this chair is both artifact and anchor.
At Acanthus Home, beauty is not decorative. It is devotional. This piece is textile as archive, furniture as memory, rarity restored.
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The Emerald Noir is a one-of-a-kind Victorian slipper chair, restored with couture-level reverence and upholstered in Bastian Sfumato by Pierre Frey, the Parisian textile house renowned for translating art into fabric. Inspired by 18th-century Venetian marbled paper, Bastian Sfumato pays homage to the ceremonial craft of European printmaking guilds, where pigments once floated on water before being lifted to paper. Here, that lineage is revived in embroidery, transforming historic artistry into thread and light.
The chair’s silhouette, low, sculptural, and poised, reflects the refined composure of the Victorian parlor. Its hand-carved 19th-century wood frame has been preserved with care, then subtly refinished to honor its craftsmanship while inviting quiet modernity. The lines are graceful. The presence is profound.
Set against a deep emerald ground, strokes of ruby, sapphire, and aquamarine embroidery shimmer like painted light. The palette is rich yet restrained, offering a study in intimacy, mystery, and material beauty. This is not upholstery. It is illumination.
Designed for couture interiors and legacy collections, The Emerald Noir belongs in spaces that understand restraint as power: curated bedrooms, formal foyers, and jewel-box dressing rooms. For designers and collectors drawn to meaningful objects that blend cultural memory with haute craftsmanship, this chair is both artifact and anchor.
At Acanthus Home, beauty is not decorative. It is devotional. This piece is textile as archive, furniture as memory, rarity restored.
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