The Making
Orange enters this piece as a line, not a field of colour. The joining stitches trace the edges of dark brown leather panels, making the radial construction visible without concealing the surface beneath it. Broad plain passages leave the grain, creases and subtle changes in brown exposed.
Within the circular centre, finer orange thread forms an angular star-like composition with small radiating shapes and branching accents. The substantial panel joins establish the structure; the more delicate embroidery concentrates the detail in one place.
Small variations in the stitched lines soften the repeated geometry. The leather also changes from panel to panel, catching light differently along a fold or a rounded edge. Together, these details give the ordered design a less uniform, more tactile presence.
Collector’s Note
We chose this piece for the restraint of its colour contrast. The orange is distinct enough to animate the dark leather, yet occupies so little of the surface that brown remains the dominant impression. It brings warmth through detail rather than through a large decorative motif.
Against plain linen, the stitchwork becomes more apparent. Beside walnut or tobacco upholstery, it reads as a quieter continuation of the surrounding warm tones. A simple wool rug gives the rounded form room to settle without adding another competing pattern.
Its interest develops at two distances: across the room, a dark leather volume held by warm lines; close by, a denser embroidered centre surrounded by open space. That balance is what makes the orange feel considered rather than emphatic.
A little orange. Enough to change the whole surface.
