Sitting pretty

Sample a few items from the recent flurry of high-end furniture brand launches

HASTENS
Hästens Excelsior II is a bed with a Swedish-patented spring system. The mattress also features extra layers of horsehair, cotton and wool. Available in standard sizes and levels of firmness, the beds come with a 25-year warranty.
Price: Rs 3 lakh onward
Where: Cadell Road, near Hinduja Hospital, Mahim (W), Mumbai Call 022-24466688

IDUS
IDUS’s SIKA is a collection of designer outdoor furniture, made using hand-woven, durable synthetic fibre.
Price: Olympia swing — Rs 106,000; Pluto chairs — Rs 15,600 each; Jupiter table — Rs 39,000
Where: 10/57 Industrial Area, Kirti Nagar, New Delhi
Call 011-45888000 or email info@idus.in

 

TANGENT
Tangent, ‘The Furniture Mall’, has Neon, a range of contemporary leather sofas with recliners. The set, available in sober shades, suits formal as well as informal seating.
Price: Neon sofa — Rs 117,450
Where: Tangent House, Chincholi Bunder Road, behind Inorbit Mall, off Link Road, Malad (W), Mumbai.
Call 022-28793000

INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE BRANDS
This retail store launches Christopher Guy’s collection of furniture and furnishings in India. There are chairs, chaise longues, dining tables, upholstery and other pieces in carved wood and velvet.
Price: Chaise longue — Rs 170,000
Where: The Gallery, 13 M G Road, Manglapuri, New Delhi
Call 011-26802319 or visit www.ifbrands.in