Fikile Dining Chair | Leather

The Fikile Dining Chair is a contemporary piece of furniture that seamlessly blends vintage aesthetics with modern design.

With its unique shape, swooping open back, tightly upholstered seat, and softly rounded silhouette, the Fikile Dining Chair serves as both a striking statement piece and a functional addition to any decor.

Featuring high-quality leather and high-density foam padding for maximum comfort, the chair is designed for durability while maintaining an elegant, minimalist aesthetic. The carefully balanced proportions and ergonomic design make it a stylish choice for both residential and commercial dining environments.

Whether used as part of a complete dining set or as an accent chair, the Fikile Dining Chair brings refined elegance to any space.

SPECIFICATIONS

W 59cm | D 59cm | H 77cm

Armrest height: 68cm

Seat height: 49cm

Leather-wrapped foam-padded timber frame. 

ANILINE LEATHER

This product is made from premium full-grain aniline leather, renowned for its luxury appeal and suitability for boutique settings. Aniline leather is considered the finest quality and most natural-looking type of leather. Its strength, soft feel, and artistic textures showcase the unique irregularities on the hide’s surface, highlighting its distinct character.

Made from the topmost layer of the hide, the most durable and desirable part. This leather undergoes an aniline treatment using soluble dyes to preserve its natural grain, markings, scars, and wrinkles. This process ensures that the leather remains in its most natural, raw, and soft state, with no protective coating applied.

During the aniline dyeing process, the leather absorbs dye at varying rates, leading to high colour variation. The natural oils in the leather, combined with the aniline dye, subtly affect the final hue, making each hide one of a kind. Since no pigments or coatings are used, the leather absorbs spills quickly and has low stain resistance, requiring careful maintenance.

Only around 5% of full-grain leather hides are considered perfect enough for aniline treatment, further emphasising its premium quality. Over time, this leather will develop a patina quickly, aging beautifully while remaining soft and supple due to the lack of additional processing or stiffening treatments.