Bespoke Furniture Commissions
Where custom furniture adapts a known form to your room, a bespoke commission begins with a blank page. It is a piece designed from first sketch for one home and one owner — a table shaped around a view, a bed that becomes a wall, a cabinet made for a single collection.
Walnut Space leads bespoke commissions from concept to delivery, developing the design with you and producing it with specialist makers.
How a commission unfolds
A commission starts with a conversation about the room, the use and the feeling you want the piece to create. We develop sketches and references, then refine form, proportion and material through drawings, samples and — where useful — 3D visualisations.
When the design is agreed, detailed production drawings are prepared and the piece is made by specialist partners. Our guide to the bespoke furniture process explains each stage.
Pieces that belong to the architecture
Many bespoke commissions blur the line between furniture and architecture: a curved timber wall that separates living from dining, a headboard that extends into bedside tables, a display cabinet that fills a wall. Designed with the room, they give a home its character.
Starting points
A commission can begin almost anywhere: a sketch on a napkin, a photograph of a building, a family heirloom that needs a companion, a wall that is simply the wrong shape for anything that exists. We gather these starting points, add the constraints of the room, and develop options that respond to both.
Working with specialist makers
Bespoke pieces often require particular skills — steam-bent timber, large-format stone, fine metalwork, hand upholstery. We match each commission with specialist manufacturing partners suited to it, and review progress where a piece is complex or unusual. Material choices are explained in our material library.
Ownership of the design
A bespoke piece is designed for your home, and we treat each commission as individual. We are happy to discuss how a design may or may not be reused, and we document the final specification so that the piece can be cared for, repaired or complemented in the future.
From our work
All projects
Capabilities
Statement tables
Sculptural dining, coffee and console tables.
Architectural pieces
Feature walls, screens and room dividers.
Collection cabinetry
Display cabinets designed for specific objects.
Beds & headboard walls
Beds integrated into the bedroom architecture.
Seating
Unique lounge chairs and banquettes.
Visualisation
Sketches, drawings and 3D views to develop the design.
Materials
Bespoke pieces often combine materials in unexpected ways.
Made to your specification
- Designed from first sketch.
- Any combination, sampled and tested.
- Every joint, edge and junction drawn.
- Pieces that respond to your home and life.
How it works
01
Discover
Share your floor plan, photographs, inspiration and project requirements.
02
Design
We develop the spatial concept, furniture plan, materials and bespoke details.
03
Refine
Dimensions, finishes and specifications are refined together.
04
Craft
Approved designs move into production with our specialist manufacturing partners.
05
Deliver
We coordinate international freight and deliver everything to your home.
Installation and site work can be coordinated with qualified local partners where available.
Questions
What is the difference between bespoke and custom furniture?
Custom furniture adapts a known design to your dimensions and materials. Bespoke furniture is designed from the beginning for one owner and one space. See custom furniture.
Will I see the design before it is made?
Yes. You approve drawings, materials and finishes — and, where useful, 3D visualisations — before production begins.
Can you work with my interior designer?
Yes. We often develop bespoke pieces within another designer’s scheme.
Can a bespoke piece be made in a set or pair?
Yes. Pairs of lounge chairs, sets of dining chairs or matching bedside tables can all be commissioned together, with materials selected so that the pieces match.
Related
Tell us about your space.
Share your floor plan, room photographs and what you hope to create.