Leeuwin
Lounge chair in solid jarrah, made in Fremantle
$3,400
A low lounge chair with broad, flat arms for a cup or a book, and loose cushions in undyed wool or saddle leather.
Not sure of the timber? , taken off your order.
- Ready to ship: Jarrah with wool cushions
- A 30% deposit holds your place in the workshop
- 25-year guarantee on every frame and joint
Details and dimensions
- Size
- 74 cm wide, 80 cm deep, 72 cm high
- Seat height
- 40 cm
- Arms
- 9 cm wide, legs through the arms
- Cushions
- Wool boucle or saddle leather, removable
- Finish
- Three coats of hardwax oil
- Made in
- 9 weeks, in Fremantle
Delivery and returns
Across Perth we deliver free: two of us bring it in, place it and level it. Regional WA goes on our own monthly run. Interstate, it is crated and carried in by a furniture carrier, priced above for your state.
Ready-to-ship pieces can be returned within 30 days. Made-to-order pieces are built for you, so order the samples first. Delivery and returns
Care
Wipe with a damp cloth and dry it straight after. Once a year, rub in a thin coat of the oil and buff it off. A water ring or scratch can be sanded lightly and oiled away. Full care guide
Leeuwin drawn to scale, front and side
A low, deep chair: the seat is 40 cm from the floor and the arms 62 cm, the height of a side table.
- Seat height
- 40 cm
- Arm height
- 62 cm
- Arm width
- 9 cm
How every Leeuwin is made
About 9 weeks from your order, by one maker, in our Fremantle workshop.
Chosen
Boards picked for colour and grain, matched across every face.
Cut
Each joint marked with a knife and sawn to the line by hand.
Jointed
The legs pass up through the arms, glued and pinned.
Oiled
Three coats of hardwax oil, rubbed in by hand over three days.
Leeuwin in a reading corner
The Leeuwin in jarrah with wool cushions, angled to the window with a mug on the arm.
From the maker
I drew Leeuwin for my father, who wanted somewhere to put his tea. The arms are nine centimetres wide, and the legs come up through them so you can see how it is held together.
Tess ArdenCo-founder and maker
Meet the makersLeeuwin in each of our three timbers
 |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour | Deep red-brown | Honey gold with dark gum veins | Pale straw |
| Character | Very hard, close grained | Hard, with gum veins | Firm, straight grained |
| With age | Deepens to burgundy | Warms to amber | Mellows to soft gold |
| Where from | Salvaged beams from Fremantle wharf sheds, wool stores and demolished homes | Storm-felled and cleared trees from farms in the Perth hills and the south-west | Certified regrowth forests in Tasmania and Victoria |
| Price | $3,400 | $3,000 | $2,600 |
How it arrives
- Carried in by the makers in PerthWrapped in blankets, placed where you want it and levelled on your floor, at no charge.
- Crated for the rest of AustraliaIn a timber crate we build for it, carried in and unpacked by a furniture carrier.
- Signed and numbered underneathWith the maker's name, the timber and where it came from, and a small tin of the same oil.
Reviews
5.0
From 64 verified owners
The arm takes a full mug and a paperback. The leather has gone soft and dark in a year, exactly as they said it would.
Graham P.Margaret River in jarrah
Verified owner, September 2026
Low and deep, and the wool cushions are firm in the right way. Worth the nine weeks.
Sophie N.Fitzroy, Melbourne in Tasmanian oak
Verified owner, July 2026
We visited the workshop to choose the boards for the arms. You can see the gum veins run from the front leg into the arm.
Isaac B.Fremantle in marri
Verified owner, May 2026
Reviews and ratings on this concept store are written for the demonstration.
Questions about the Leeuwin
How long does the Leeuwin take to make?
About 9 weeks from your order. Jarrah with wool cushions is ready to ship and leaves the workshop within a week.
Will mine look like the photographs?
Close, but every board is different. The grain, the gum veins and the depth of colour change from piece to piece, which is the point of solid timber.
Are the cushions removable?
Yes. Both cushions are loose, and the covers unzip for cleaning. The leather softens and darkens with use.
Can it be made to a different size?
Yes, as a commission. Send us the size and we will draw it and quote within a week.
How do I look after an oiled finish?
Wipe spills straight away and dry the surface. Once a year, rub in a thin coat of the oil from the care kit. A mark can be sanded lightly and oiled away.
- Made to order
- Built for you in 8 to 12 weeks, with one piece of each design kept ready to ship.
- Free delivery in Perth
- We bring it in ourselves, place it and level it. Freight elsewhere is priced on each piece.
- Timber samples
- All three timbers, oiled, for $20, taken off your order.
- 25-year guarantee
- On every frame and joint, with a free re-oil in Perth after the first year.
