At this year's edition of the London Design Festival, British designer Lee Broom will be launching his fifth collection; a dramatic debut upholstery collection entitled ‘Salon’.

Inspired by the curvaceous lines of 1930s upholstery, (with an added hint of fashion fetishism for good measure) the new collection features soft silhouettes contrasted and accentuated with modern stud detailing.

The collection includes six pieces - an armchair, dining chair, sofa, footstool, drum seat and cushions, which will all be available in a refined palette of beiges, greys, blacks and whites, and also in a choice of wool, velvet and leather finishes.

In upholstery, studding is traditionally used to hide elements of the manufacturing process. For Salon, however, Broom has chosen to focus on this detail and exaggerate it, creating an edgy modern look, which echoes similar finishing found in luxury fashion accessories and punk rock couture.

The hand finished and hand-applied studs, available in faceted gold or gun metal, are softened by the fluidity of the furniture; while complementary studding in the same colour as the fabrics creates a shadow effect in the relief.

“I have wanted to create an upholstery collection for a while; my experience in fashion taught me the importance of beautiful tailoring in design and working with British manufacturers allowed me to be entirely hands-on in the design process.

The collection has been brought to life through a combination of traditional techniques and contemporary finishes.” says Broom.

You can catch the new collection on show at Broom's Shoreditch studio-slash-showroom later this month - and there's an added treat - as he'll be turning the space into a dramatic, surreal and intimate setting where guests will have to knock on the door to enter and view the collection...