Howard Keith was one of the country’s leading furniture designers in the 1940s and 1950s and his company HK Furniture Ltd, based in London, was known for producing high quality furniture for top department stores such as Heals and Harrods. This stylish Howard Keith ‘Encore’ chair has been lovingly reupholstered in this beautiful chrysanthemum patterned linen blend fabric from Clarke and Clarke. The design was inspired by Xiaolan, the ‘City of Chrysanthemums’ in China’s Guangdong province.

In China, chrysanthemums represent longevity, while yellow chrysanthemums are often associated with happiness – two things we could all benefit from having more of!