LINLEY London Furniture
Consider it the ultimate royal seal of approval: When the young LINLEY founder, David Linley (b. 1961), made a decorative box as a teenager — a project he’d crafted at Bedales School that impressed his teacher — it was proudly passed around as a cigar box at parties by the Queen Mother. Of course, the royal treatment makes a bit more sense when you consider that the Queen was simply grandmother to Linley, formally David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, second earl of Snowdon, son of Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones.
Born in London, Linley was creative from an early age — a characteristic eagerly encouraged at home with his parents and at Kensington Palace with the extended family. After completing his studies in carpentry and design at Parnham House in 1982, Linley set up his first studio. Within three years he had moved to King’s Road in Chelsea and, with his friend painter and designer Matthew Rice, officially cofounded LINLEY, a source for luxury furniture and accessories and bespoke carpentry and millwork.
The brand was a quick success. When Linley presented its first line at Christie’s in 1985 — a collection of furniture and more called “Venetian,” which was inspired by the Italian city’s grandiose Gothic architecture — the entire lot sold out on the day of its presentation. Besides Linley the brand being a commercial success, Linley the founder was somewhat of a marvel: At the time, the designer was the first of the royal family to undertake any sort of vocational work, let alone establish their own brand.
LINLEY has become known over the years for its fine craftsmanship, detailed marquetry and inlay and use of rare and exquisite woods. Its case pieces, seating, other furnishings and decorative objects owe consistently to traditional methods and conventions as often as they do clean modernity. The designer has long looked to Chippendale furniture as well as other styles that gained prominence during the 18th century as much as he has toward the future.
Now, in addition to its furniture, accessories and custom millwork, LINLEY operates an interior design business, outfitting homes (and a few cars and yachts) in the brand’s singularly chic style. And while its output is marked by style, craftsmanship still comes first: “I’m a maker, not a designer,” the earl once proclaimed.
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Creator: LINLEY London
Fabulous Pair of Mid Century Leather Arm Chairs by LINLEY London
By LINLEY London
Located in Houston, TX
Exemplifying the pinnacle of Mid Century design, the Fabulous Pair of Leather Arm Chairs, crafted by the renowned LINLEY London, is a symphony of eleganc...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Vice Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Drinking, Smoking and Gambling - Specially designed for the individual who enjoys combining a casual drink with a game of poker whilst indulging in a fine cigar, the Vice Box...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Sycamore, Walnut
Cocktail Cabinet
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Inspired by our popular Trafalgar cocktail box, this elegant cocktail cabinet has been handcrafted in hand-dyed charcoal veneers of ripple and straight sycamore. The eglomisé surface has a nickel trim and is highlighted with mother-of-pearl champagne dots. The bleach ripple interior is lined with shelving designed for storing crystal and trays.
Contains - six Trafalgar olive sticks, six magnetic coasters, silver ice tongs, silver cocktail swizzle stick...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Mirror, Sycamore
Vortex Cabinet
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
The Vortex cabinet is as much a work of art and a puzzle as it is an item of furniture. Covered in a veneer of Sycamore and Santos rosewood, the marquetry design challenges the perceptions of a usual cabinet. An optical illusion with seemingly no discernible doors or drawers, beautiful in its own right but deceiving in its initial impression of functionality.
With buttons hidden within the marquetry, the secret doors...
Category
2010s British Modern LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Sycamore
Modern Girih Treasure Chest Tall Cabinet in Satinwood Marquetry and Sycamore
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Back in October 2016, on one of his many travels to the Persian Gulf in his role as Honorary Chairman of Christie’s Europe Middle East, Russia and India, David Linley’s fascination with Islamic art and architecture was reignited. A photograph of a vibrant tile mosaic pattern was sent back to the LINLEY studio on Pimlico Road, inspiring the design of the spectacular Girih Treasure Chest.
The Girih Treasure Chest explores Islamic pattern through detailed wooden marquetry in brilliant sapphire blue and rich gold tones. Girih is an Islamic decorative art form consisting of geometric lines that create an interlaced framework. As if a precious stone in a delicate claw setting, the chest perches on a simple sycamore frame which is supported by a forged brass metal stretcher.
As the center of the design lies an eight-pointed star, taken from a beautiful mosaic tile pattern that caught the eye of LINLEY Founder and Chairman David Linley on a visit to Doha, Qatar back in October 2015. Adorning all façades of the chest, the pattern is created using a specially dyed deep blue ripple sycamore...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Highclere Castle Jewellery Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Over the years, British design company Linley has
developed expertise in creating scaled versions of famous
architectural buildings including the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, the Royal Albert Hall and the Royal Opera House.
In this instance, Highclere Castle...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Maple
David Linley London Marquetry Watch and Cufflink Jewelry Box with Key
By LINLEY London, David Linley
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is a gorgeous wood marquetry watch and cufflink jewelry box with silver inlay made by London producer of fine luxury goods, Linley. This fine box would make an excellent gift fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Silver, Brass
Savoy Chair
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
The Savoy rotating tub chair is handcrafted in our British workshops using traditional methods. Classically made, the chair has hand-tied springs with a sprung cane edge. The foam co...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Contemporary Rifle Chair in Walnut and Brushed Brass and Polished Aluminum
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
Complementing the Fulbeck desk is the elegant rifle chair. Crafted in walnut, engineered brushed brass and polished aluminium, the curved seat rest of the ...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Yeo Daybed by LINLEY London
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
A daring and original piece of furniture designed by British artist Jonathan Yeo, structurally engineered by expert technicians and manufactured by LINLEY...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Brass, Steel
David Linley Walnut Folding Butlers Tray Tea Table
By LINLEY London
Located in Norwich, GB
A David Linley English walnut "butler's" tray, standing on a folding stand. Stamped twice "Linley." Circa 1990's.
Made in solid walnut, it has a veneered burr figured book match w...
Category
Late 20th Century British Art Deco LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Penman's Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
The Penman’s Box has been beautifully handcrafted in a combination of two woods, rippled ash and walnut, and is highlighted with nickel metal detailing. The box’s striking exterior is veneered in a rippled olive ash on the top half, whilst the lower half has been covered in a vertical Macassar ebony. The lid of the box features a porthole-inspired glass window which reveals the box’s contents from a bird’s-eye view. The lid has a locking device which opens to reveal radial slip-matched walnut accompanied by distinctive orange leather pen slots. The upper tier of the Penman’s Box features two removable trays and the lower tier features three walnut pen storage...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Large Viscount David Linley Burr Walnut Satinwood & Sycamore Overmantle Mirror
By LINLEY London, David Linley
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this absolutely exquisite original stamped Viscount David Linley overmantel wall mirror in Sycamore, burr walnut and satinwood
The mirror truly is impres...
Category
20th Century British Modern LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Satinwood, Sycamore, Walnut
Contemporary World Map Center Table in Walnut with High Gloss Finish
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
The unique Linley World Map table is hand-crafted by our specialist craftsmen in the UK using over 40 individually selected veneers.
The main body of the table is created out of stained Fulbeck walnut in a high gloss finish. The base features elegant nickel stringing.
The table’s inlay is a combination of ripple sycamore...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Quantum Bar
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
The charcoal oak exterior of this bar is segmented by a copper stringing pattern which directs
the path of the wood grain. Within the bar, the copper shelving provides a striking co...
Category
2010s British LINLEY London Furniture
Materials
Copper
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A departure from the traditional pedestal desks for which Linley was once renowned, the Fulbeck desk is designed for a contemporary office environment and collaborative form of working. It blends traditional and digital luxury, with cleverly incorporated charging points and battery cells so that the desk can be ‘charged’ via a power source and then used free-standing during meetings.
The form of the desk is light and fluid, with the body appearing to hover over the finely-crafted legs. Its smooth underbelly follows the gentle curve of a stock of a shotgun and facilitates space for internal storage and three secret drawers which are lined in claret Connolly Vaumol leather. Subtle checkering detailing on the end of the desk’s body and legs references the finishing touches in gun making and is tactile to the touch.
The Fulbeck Desk was created using English walnut sourced exclusively from the Fulbeck Estate in Lincolnshire. Recorded as the third largest walnut in the country, it was estimated to be between three and four hundred years old before it was blown down in the great storm of 2007. The LINLEY designers carefully hand-selected each piece of veneer to best display the beautiful ripple grain in the wood.
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Linley London furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
LINLEY London furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of wood and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of LINLEY London furniture, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 11 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by LINLEY London were created in the modern style in united kingdom during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Les Ottomans, Alison Lousada, and Kate Noakes. Prices for LINLEY London furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at £5,119 and can go as high as £137,720, while a piece like these, on average, fetch £79,801.