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Art Deco study with curved walnut panelling, glass-topped pedestal desk and leather armchair before tall drapes

Lahore, Pakistan · 2023

A Private Office

A chairman's floor in Gulberg. Part office, part drawing room, entirely private.

The brief

The client chairs a Lahore textile group. Third generation, and the first to leave the mill. He wanted one floor for himself. Meetings, lunches, and quiet afternoons. Nothing corporate.

The building is a 1970s block in Gulberg. Low ceilings, deep plan, small windows. The floor had been open-plan. Grey carpet, grey partitions, fluorescent light.

The constraint was discretion. Visitors range from bankers to family. The office must serve both without changing. Staff work nearby but out of sight.

The approach

We planned the floor as a sequence of rooms. A reception, a study, a dining room, a lounge. Walnut panelling runs through all of them. Ceilings were dropped further and lit from the cove. Lower, but warmer, and suddenly generous.

The Ivory desk stands under the window. Pale oak top with a leather inlay, on turned legs. A Heritage display cabinet holds the family archive. The Noctis sideboard serves the dining room. 2 Heritage wing chairs face the fire. An Atlas floor lamp lights the reading corner.

Works ran over a summer shutdown. The panelling was made in our workshop, in sections. Install took 3 weeks. The client returned to a finished floor. He has not moved his desk since.

  • Interior design
  • Bespoke furniture
  • Joinery
  • Lighting

Before and after

Wood-panelled study with slant-front writing desk and Windsor chair beside a sash window
Art Deco study with curved walnut panelling, glass-topped pedestal desk and leather armchair before tall drapes
BeforeAfter
  • Dark wood study with lacquered desk, tan leather chair and built-in bookshelves by sheer curtains
    Dark wood study with lacquered desk, tan leather chair and built-in bookshelves by sheer curtains
  • Wooden desk and chair beside a tall window in a dim study with a linen floor lamp
    Wooden desk and chair beside a tall window in a dim study with a linen floor lamp
  • Spotlit wooden-framed armchair against darkness beside a panelled door
    Spotlit wooden-framed armchair against darkness beside a panelled door
  • Cognac leather sofa in raking sunlight beside a black-framed window and textured olive wall
    Cognac leather sofa in raking sunlight beside a black-framed window and textured olive wall
  • Sunlight raking across a walnut sideboard with a grey stone top in a dark room
    Sunlight raking across a walnut sideboard with a grey stone top in a dark room
  • Dark teal hallway with a red velvet scallop armchair, gilt mirror and lit staircase
    Dark teal hallway with a red velvet scallop armchair, gilt mirror and lit staircase

Pieces in this project

Pieces in this project

Wooden desk and chair beside a tall window in a dim study with a linen floor lamp
NewIn stock
Ivory Desk

Ivory Line

Ivory Desk

A writing desk in pale oak and linen.

10 weeks
Sunlight raking across a walnut sideboard with fluted slatted doors on a concrete floor
Noctis Sideboard

Noctis

Noctis Sideboard

Fluted black doors beneath a stone top.

12 weeks
Oxblood leather wingback chair beside a lit fireplace in a dark panelled sitting room
Heritage Wing Chair

Heritage

Heritage Wing Chair

A high-backed chair in full-grain leather.

12 weeks
Teal velvet tub chairs and round table under a brass floor lamp against dark panelling
In stock
Atlas Floor Lamp

Atlas

Atlas Floor Lamp

A travertine column carrying a brass shade.

8 weeks
Oxblood leather wingback chair beside a lit fireplace in a dark panelled sitting room

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