5 luxury furniture investments every gentleman should make

Furniture talks. And though it can not and should not speak for a gentleman, it does speak of him. It expresses his tastes and values, giving clues as to whether he likes functionalism or the ornate, or whether he is a nostalgic or a disciple of the ultra-modern. Good furnirture is, however, expensive; when starting out in the world, no-one expects a man to have anything other than the cheap fibreboard offerings from everyone’s favourite warehouse – the kind capable of sending you straight to a flat-packed hell. With a few more years under his belt (and having inched a little further up the greased ladder), a gentleman can begin to think about investing. Here are 5 arresting examples that should last a lifetime.

Eames Lounge Chair

Designed by Ray and Charles Eames in 1956, the Eames Lounge Chair is one of the most widely-recognised chairs to come out of 20th century design. Charles, an apostle of the modern school, was reportedly dismissed from his architectural course at university for being ‘too modern’. His wife, Ray, was a talented artist with a particular fixation on abstract forms. Together, they formed a formidably creative duo, blending form with function to create designs that applied to the modern world. A piece that will elevate any room, the smoothly-curving Lounge Chair still looks remarkably modern by today’s standards. Seen here in chocolate leather and rich, grainy walnut, it’s supremely pleasing to the eye – designed, as Charles himself said, as “a special refuge from the strains of modern living”.

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