Leather is what people ask for when a chair has to look right in front of a client. The Winsor and Savoy cover the traditional stitched executive look, the Rocky adds a deeper padded back, the Mara and Malaga use a polyurethane face that wipes down in seconds, and the Nola comes as both an executive chair and a matching cantilever visitor chair. Most of it is bonded leather or PU rather than full hide. For a softer look, compare the fabric office chairs in the same office chairs and seating range.
Choosing a leather office chair
Think about the hours first. Leather and PU do not breathe like a woven fabric, so a high back Savoy or Rocky suits a manager in and out of meetings, but can feel warm on a full day in a south-facing room. A medium back Winsor is the middle ground, and the Malaga puts the same wipe-clean finish on a plainer operator shape. Check the recline as well, since the better leather executive chairs add a tension dial set to your weight.
Then look at what the chair sits on. Castors are right at a desk, but round a boardroom table a cantilever frame like the Nola looks tidier and does not roll away when someone stands, which is why the cantilever visitor chairs get ordered alongside. For a high counter, the draughtsman Malaga rises much further than a standard chair, and there are more of those in stools and draughtsman.
Finishing the room
A leather chair usually means a room that is on show. The meeting and boardroom tables section covers the rectangular, oval and barrel tops that pair with a set of executive chairs, while the office desks range takes care of the private office itself. Order any matching visitor chairs at the same time, since colour and stitching shift between production runs.
Leather seating delivered across Suffolk and Essex
Office Masters is the online arm of Neil Andrew Office Solutions, a family firm based at Edison Close on Ransomes Europark in Ipswich. It has been supplying and installing office furniture since Neil joined his father Malcolm's business in the 1980s. Colchester, Chelmsford, Sudbury and Haverhill are all comfortable runs for our fitters, and free standard delivery covers the UK mainland within five working days.
Executive chairs come in heavy, awkward boxes, so pre-build and installation is worth adding when several are going upstairs with no lift. We build them, set the height and take the cardboard away, and a next working day upgrade is there if a date has crept up. To check a chair against a table you already own, email a photo or call 01473 464644.
