Restoring a Charles Pollock leather armchair
Is your Charles Pollock chair worn out?
- Softened/hardened filling;
- Damaged/worn/discolored leather or fabric.
With daily use over several years, your Pollock chair will inevitably wear out and/or become discolored.
Restoration of the leather upholstery on Charles Pollock chair
Upholstery/saddlery services offered for your office chair
- Complete refurbishment of leather upholstery;
- Choice of leather : I only work with quality materials sourced from French/Italian tanneries;
- Full upholstery on the shell;
- Customization of multi-density filling according to your shape;
- Replacement of worn filling;
- Removal/installation of vintage leather/fabric on the same chair, involving new filling;
- Pickup/return at your home/office by courier.
Choosing leather for your chair
The leather for your chair according to your requirements
Are you looking for a very specific color? You can provide me with a photo example or a code obtained from a RAL color chart. I will send you leather samples as soon as necessary to ensure that your expectations are met.
- Visible grain, marked, smooth;
- Treated leather, usually coated, resistant to abrasion, stains, easily washable, almost waterproof, similar to automotive leather, the downside being less patina over time and a not so "natural" touch;
- Suede/nubuck (very sensitive to stains, warmer than classic leather, incomparable feel, resistant to abrasion);
- Leather printed with patterns, embossed leather imitation snake, crocodile;
- Leather type with hair;
- Anything is possible!
Refurbishing the filling on a Charles Pollock chair
Complete cleaning of your chair's fabric
If the upholstery of your chair (leather/fabric/wool/tweed ...) has become dirty after years of use, the foam filling has generally suffered the same damage, making your chair uncomfortable. I can manage to clean the upholstery, replace the padding and breathe new life into your Charles Pollock chair. The fabrics used to upholster Knoll chairs are high quality and extremely durable, usually foam wears out before upholstery.
Frequently Asked Questions - Pollock Chairs
Expect to pay around €400 all-inclusive for a complete leather reupholstery (leather, padding, cover manufacturing, etc.), excluding transport. For restoration using original fabric, wool, or tweed, pricing is available upon request based on the selected textile.
If the chosen leather or fabric is in stock at the workshop, it generally takes 2 days to create the new cover, replace the padding and finish the job.
Yes, upon request, I can replace worn-out components (glides, gas lifts, armrests, casters...) with parts that comply with original Knoll parts, I can also send them by parcel worldwide.
Yes, I can provide an accurate quote based on photos.
For the Île-de-France region (Paris), the cost is €50 round-trip. For Lyon and Nantes, the rate is €80 round-trip. For the PACA region (Marseille, Nice), it is €100 round-trip. Transport is also available for Belgium (Brussels at €100, Antwerp and Ghent at €150), Luxembourg (€100), and Germany (Berlin, Hamburg, Munich) upon request.
Yes, absolutely! I frequently work with clients across Europe. You can contact me in English via email or WhatsApp, and we can organize the safe transport of your Charles Pollock chair from countries like the UK, Germany, and Belgium.