The Making
White removes the strong colour contrast that often makes a pouf’s construction immediately visible. Here, pale stitches meet white leather, leaving raised seams and small shadows to describe the assembled panels. The pattern is present as texture before it becomes a drawing.
Radial sections gather around the embroidered centre, while longer panels shape the rounded sides. The joining thread gives these divisions a tactile outline without introducing a darker line. As the light moves, some seams become more distinct while others settle back into the surface.
Small folds in the leather and variations in the stitched edges keep the monochrome surface from appearing flat. Its interest comes from these changes in relief: smooth passages, raised joins and the finer detail concentrated at the centre.
Collector’s Note
We chose White for the way it lets a familiar form become quieter without losing its handworked character. The decoration does not disappear; it asks for a closer view. That restraint gives the piece room to sit beside stronger colours and more pronounced textures.
With dark wood, the white brings a clear change of tone. Against linen or a plain wool rug, attention shifts towards the differences between materials rather than between colours. Side lighting is especially rewarding, revealing the seams without needing additional pattern around them.
Its rounded silhouette gives a seating area a softer, lower element. The overall impression remains simple from across the room, while nearby the panel structure and tonal embroidery offer a more detailed reading.
One colour. More than one way to catch the light.
