High Back Aero Lounge Chair

Checking out Aero yesterday, for the first time in a long time, we spotted this stunning chair.

For us, it has the elegance and comfort of vintage while being absolutely contemporary. Turns out that like many of the pieces in Thomas O'Brien's shop, this on e IS vintage. Wood framed and legged, and upholstered in quail velvet circa 1950, it will set you back a bit ($5200), but there is only one and heck, Thomas O'Brien did it.

Comments (10)

So buy 'em up and recover them in gorgeous vintage silk velvet before Thomas does!

if you take off a zero, I can afford it.

Cool! Another company that's made a business of the concept is Chair Couture, available in NYC via Distant Origin.

or you could buy a used car. but i guess that's of little use in new york.

maxwell, you mean thomas o'brien found it. aero is so well put together everything there looks great, it is one of my favorite stores with a strong point of view.

Love it, but I'd DIY with a good upholsterer.

Love that bench/stand/table next to it even more.

Um, Valerie, if you pay an upholsterer, it isn't DIY, is it?

Valerie's DIY isn't "DO it yourself," but "DESIGN it yourself." (We need an acronym for that -- it's a perfectly valid concept, given how often professional designers decide on the statement and the fabric, then have someone else do the hands-on work.)

anybody have any sources for good silk velvet
for upholstery?
i am looking for black cut silk velvet, and everything
seems to be to the trade only. or they don't have black.
i was in the fabric dept. of abc home, and besides being
unbelievably rude, they could not offer me black.
also the furniture looked badly upholstered there.