Novelty Furniture Trend Report: UK Sales Data on Hand Chairs and Egg Chairs

No UK trade body publishes sales data on hand chairs or egg chairs, and rather than estimate a figure, this Furniture in Fashion report says so and turns to what can be observed. Our conclusion is that sculptural seating has stopped behaving like novelty: British households now buy these pieces as the single decorative anchor in otherwise restrained rooms, which changes where they sit and how much clearance they need. The report separates the hand chair, a short session perching chair that needs a plain backdrop to register, from the two very different products sharing the egg chair name, the upholstered shell on a base and the hanging pod that raises a ceiling fixing question frame versions exist to solve. It examines why open plan living created demand for zoning by furniture, why indoor weave fails outdoors, and sets out footprint and clearance requirements for each format in a comparison table....