Sterling Chesterfield Office Chair: 52cm Wide Armless Seat on a Chrome Star Base
By Furniture1002 min read
The Sterling is the chesterfield of our office range: grey velvet with diamond tufting, a wide and deeply padded seat, and a polished chrome star base that turns and lifts. It is armless on purpose. It is the chair for a desk, a dressing table or a study corner where you want something with a bit of glamour that still works as a task chair.
What it is
A curved, medium-high backrest with diamond-stitched tufting, over a seat the product page states as 52cm wide with 11cm of foam. Both figures are generous by desk chair standards. The upholstery is velvet. The base is a tapered chrome star that swivels 360 degrees and adjusts for height.
There are no arms. That is a design choice, not an omission: it keeps the tufted back as the whole silhouette, lets you shift position through the day, and means the chair slides under a desk or a dressing table.
Who it suits
Someone who wants comfort measured in padding rather than in adjustment levers. The wide, thick seat and the curved back are the whole offer; there is no tilt lock and no headrest. It suits a home office that is also a nice room, a study with dark walls, and, as the maker points out, a vanity.
It is less suited to a very long day for someone who needs armrests. For velvet with arms, the Oliver is the alternative.
Sterling or Kasper
Both are velvet swivel chairs without arms. The Kasper is fixed height on a black metal base, cream, and lighter. The Sterling adjusts for height, sits on chrome, is grey, and has the deeper seat. Standard desk on a wooden floor, the Kasper; adjustable desk or a chair to sink into, the Sterling.
Living with it
Vacuum with a soft brush attachment, in the direction of the pile. Blot spills. Chrome wants a dry cloth for fingerprints. On a hard floor, check the castors or lay a mat.
Find yours
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See the Sterling in grey velvet. Or read how to choose a home office chair that looks like furniture and browse the office chairs.
Frequently asked questions
How wide is the Sterling seat?
The product page states a 52cm wide seat with 11cm of foam, which is both wider and thicker than most desk chairs. It is a chair you sit into rather than on.
Why is it armless?
So you can shift position freely and so it slides under a desk or a dressing table. Armless also keeps the tufted back as the whole look, which is what makes it read as a chesterfield rather than a task chair.
Is the Sterling height adjustable?
Yes. It swivels 360 degrees and adjusts for height on the chrome star base.
Does it suit a dressing table?
It is one of the chairs the maker pitches for a vanity, and it fits: the velvet, the tufting and the chrome suit a bedroom, and armless means it tucks under a table.
How do I care for grey velvet?
Vacuum with a soft brush attachment and blot spills rather than rubbing. Velvet marks where it is pressed, so a brush in the direction of the pile lifts it back.
