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MODERN FURNITURE REUPHOLSTERY
Olek Lejbzon reupholsters furniture, matching original upholstery techniques. Our vintage unused fabric from the 60's and 70's, or custom distressed leather makes truly unique works of art-
Our meticulous craftsmen reupholster mid-century furniture as originally designed, to retain their long-lived comfort. We furnish vintage fabrics for unique pieces, unavailable anywhere else. We have unused Danish and German fabrics from Panton, Eames, Pop Art and other collections in perfect condition. Vintage fabrics in limited quantities to recover your furniture with vintage art fabric no one else will own. We custom distress leather to match Art Deco period distressed pieces. Hand-Stitching, Saddle-Stitching, and Simplification of Form Mid-Century Furniture Designers incorporated simplification of form, often required hand-stitching. Good craftsmanship is apparent in hand-stitched leather or fabric sewing, showing tight and even stitching, and lack of creases or wrinkles. Saddle stitching is a decorative stitching incorporated mostly in modern leather upholstery, with two or three lines of parallel stitches around seams, that requires superb alignment skills by the upholsterer, and special double needle machines, for fine work. The Pierre Paulin Ribbon Chair Requires superb stitching skills to prevent fabric puckering. Pierre Paulin Chairs - introduced in 60's, with polyurethane foam rubber padding. Due to brief life of foam rubber, the padding is hard and lumpy.

Pierre Paulin Ribbon Chair before recovering	Pierre Paulin Ribbon Chair stripped to tubular steel frame

Pierre Paulin Ribbon Chair after

Pierre Paulin Tongue 577	Paulin Orange Slice 437

Pierre Paulin Tulip Chair 545	Pierre Paulin Ribbon 582

Natural Latex Foam Rubber, and the development of Modern Upholstery Design The invention of perforated natural latex foam rubber was the biggest innovation in mid-century furniture upholstery. Although invented decades before, natural latex foam rubber was not usable until perforated for the flow of air, to carry away perspiration. It replaced coil springs, horsehair, and other natural padding. It was applied in thin supportive, resilient layers. Latex enabled designs impossible with traditional padding. Natural Latex Foam Rubber lasts 40-60 years. Inexpensive synthetic foam rubber replaced latex in the 1960's, with life of 2 -20 years. Expensive hand-stitched labor is sensibly paired with natural latex foam rubber today. Art Deco Club Chairs had coil-spring backs, cushions, seat platforms, even arms, and are complicated to rebuild.

French Art Deco Club Chairs before reupholstering	Art Deco Spring platforms before padding

Art Deco Club Chair after reupolstery
Leather, Top Grain Quality The quality of leather determines its life. The manufacturing, or tanning process determines quality. Leather is split by knives into three layers: •Top Grain(best)shows hair follicles. It is usually dyed rather than stained, never "filled". It is the best quality of leather. This top layer of the hide lasts 30 - 40 years. If the leather is not full grain, it is inferior. • Mid Grain(is 2nd quality), can last 10-20 years. This leather is the middle layer of the hide. It is embossed by heavy patterned rollers, for a natural grain pattern, with hair follicle imitations. It is difficult to see the difference. •Skiver(garbage) bottom layer of the cow hide, for desktops or books, is in cheap es Brazilian or Chinese furniture, stretches out and breaks on seating surfaces in 1 - 4 years. "Inexplicable" breaking, no manufacturer, distributor, or retailer admits using skiver. Without a warranty - buyer beware. Modern furniture sometimes used Leather for structural, with Full thickness leather, as in Wassily arm chair B3 designed by Marcel Breuer. Distressed New Leather Old leather is widely admired, and easily ripped. Leather can be distressed by dyeing and staining to appear old, have the same life as new leather. Furniture owners prize distress matching the look of vintage furniture.

Distressed Leather Before	Distressed Leather After

Milo Baughmann Egg Chair	Milo Baughmann Egg Chair stripped fabric before recovering

Milo Baughman- Maurice Villency Egg Chair recovered



Arne Jacobsen (1956) Swan Chair before	Swan Chair after

Swan hand stitching	Swan Chair hand stitched seams

Hans Wegner Mama Bear Wing Back AP-28 Chair Recovering

Hans Wegner- Mama Bear Wing Back chair before	Hans Wegner- Mama Bear chair stripped to frame

Hans Wegner- Mama Bear chair after	Mama Bear chair recovered
Hans Wegner Papa Bear AP-19 Chair Reupholstery- The entire back and arms of this classic mid-century armchair are hand-sewn

Wegner Chair before	Papa Bear Chair, showing seat and back platforms

Hans Wegner Papa Bear Chair after recovering	Wegner Chair with hand-sewn seams
Exotic Leathers and Vegan Equivalent Vinyls Exotic leather hides, including hair-on cow, zebra printed cow, manta ray, ostrich, deer, and other hides are available. Vegan vinyl alligator, lizard, ostrich, snake, leopard, and other convincing imitation hides are available too. Pickups & Delivery by our truck throughout metropolitan NYC, NJ, PA, and CT- We can arrange for furniture pickups and deliveries nationwide, and overseas. Fine mid-century furniture deserves the best care, and is worth the trip.