Design

3 December 2020
The ultimate relaxed Christmas dining table - with ideas to steal
How I partnered with Ercol to create a contemporary, luxe, inspiring and achievable Christmas dining room that's perfect for intimate celebrations. By Nicki Bamford-Bowes @andthentheywentwild

18 February 2020
Calm & Confident: Pantone’s 2020 Colour of the Year
After much anticipation, Pantone has announced its 2020 Colour of the Year. Their first pick of the new decade is Classic Blue. Above all else, this beautiful tone combines elegance and tranquillity with much-needed stability and resilience as we enter the start of a new era.

18 February 2020
ercol lion logo for our 100th Anniversary Year
We are proud to present a reissue of a classic ercol logo for our 100th anniversary year. Lucian Ercolani first started his furniture factory in High Wycombe in 1920 and we are using this logo to mark 100 years of furniture making.

20 January 2020
100th Anniversary Launch: The 467 Windsor Cabinet
At ercol, we create quality furniture that is stylish and practical with designs and collections evolving over the years. 2020 marks a hundred years of furniture making, 1920 was the year Lucian Ercolani first started his furniture factory in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

10 December 2019
The ercol Look for 2020
At ercol, we’re passionate about designing and crafting beautiful pieces of furniture that seamlessly combine style and functionality. With 2020 just around the corner, we’re going to explore some of our favourite looks for the new year.

25 November 2019
Find the Right Balance with Autumnal Colours
Summer is vibrant, winter is cosy, and spring is all about new beginnings. But when it comes to beautiful colours, it doesn’t get better than autumn. As the leaves change colour, we get rich oranges, yellows and reds as far as the eye can see.

15 August 2019
Make a Statement... With Velvet
Fabrics with a texture, like velvet, presented in a unique colour can bring furniture to life and really make a statement in your home.

1 June 2019
Introducing: The LOVE Seat ercol & 2LG Studio Collaboration
We have collaborated with the award-winning interior design studio 2LG Studio to create four limited-edition rainbow Originals Love Seats to coincide with Pride month in June.

16 April 2019
Eclectic Colours & Textures Take Centre Stage
Wave goodbye to matching furniture, walls and accessories. This year, we’re seeing an eclectic mix of colours, textures and styles dominating interior design.

1 April 2019
ercol and Flock Collaboration
We are very excited to announce that our latest collaboration is with forward-thinking British textile brand ‘Flock’ who have developed two new fabrics to sit on a limited-edition ercol Marino Chair available exclusively from Heals.

14 March 2019
Bring Spring into Your Home with the 2019 Colour of the Year
Pantone has announced Living Coral as its 2019 Colour of the Year. The spirited blend of orange, pink and gold reflects a clear trend in interior design – moving away from traditional hues towards pops of colour that blend beautifully.

8 August 2018
How to Choose the Right Sofa Fabric for Your Home
A new sofa can single-handedly transform any room. However, with so many beautiful fabrics to choose from, how do you select the one that’s right for you? That’s where ercol can help. Read on for our guide to choosing a sofa fabric that fits your lifestyle and your home.

25 January 2018
6 Ways to Seamlessly Integrate an Office into Your Home
Working from home is no longer an alien concept. Budding entrepreneurs are increasingly going it alone with home-based start-ups, and remote working is commonplace. Read on as we look at six ways to integrate a productive working space into your home.

12 December 2017
Introducing Amelia – the Perfect Blend of Practicality and Tranquillity
Ercol’s Amelia range combines functional design with stylish and elegant features to give your home a unique, calming aesthetic.

15 November 2017
A Closer Look at Shalstone, Salento & Marino
Elegance, practicality and versatility are combined to perfection in ercol’s Shalstone, Marino & Salento ranges, available exclusively at John Lewis.

25 September 2017
New ways with wool
Selvedge has teamed up with furniture designer and manufacturer ercol and start-up Solidwool to showcase the Herdwick Svelto Stool in an installation at the London Design Fair that highlights a new way of working with wool.

26 June 2017
ercol studio couch collaboration with Bluebellgray
This Summer we have joined forces with Scottish textile designer, Bluebellgray by launching a special edition Studio Couch. Our elm and beech frame with its steam bent arms have been finished in one of our more contemporary finishes; Oceanic. This complements the fresh & vibrant ‘Treslaig’ fabric beautifully.

5 June 2017
Statement Colours on the Cosenza
The Cosenza is a stylish upholstery collection with strong retro undertones, it displays signature ercol features such as solid oak turned legs.

27 April 2017
The Design Guild Mark Award by ercol
The prestigious Design Guild Mark Award, introduced by the Furniture Makers Company, is a great accolade for any furniture designer.

13 April 2017
The award winning Marino chair
Dylan Freeth, who has been part of the ercol design studio since 2011, has designed many popular pieces of furniture and has been inspired by the values of elegant, engaging furniture with great attention to detail, values shared by ercol.

16 March 2017
Cosenza, the comfortable and cosy collection from ercol
Cosenza is a stylish upholstery collection with retro undertones. With its deep buttoning in the back cushions, this creates design appeal and comfort. The cushions are reversible for even wear making it long lasting and therefore practical in the family home.

7 March 2017
ercol, exclusively for John Lewis introduces the Shalstone dining furniture range
The shape and design of the Shalstone collection was originally inspired by an ercol dressing table, designed in the 1950’s by Lucian Ercolani, ercol’s founder. With a design update, this range has now been launched exclusively with John Lewis.

6 December 2016
Storage with style from ercol
The first step to refreshing the look and feel of a room is to declutter. Introducing a signature piece of furniture to store your belongings can bring a sense of style to your home. ercol can provide inspiration with their range of modern, stylish storage pieces to maximise your living space.

29 November 2016
Fashion forward furniture design by ercol
Having showcased the top catwalk styles for Spring/Summer ’17 London Fashion week this Autumn, featured a fresh, contemporary look enhanced by vivid colour and dramatic pattern which is set to be a key trend for this season.

16 November 2016
ercol proudly announced its collaboration with NEXT – living, dining and bedroom furniture collections
We have launched a brand new furniture collaboration with major fashion and homeware retail brand, NEXT. Featuring 15 new pieces for living, dining and the bedroom, ercol and NEXT have worked together to create a timeless and sophisticated collection celebrating craftsmanship, attention to detail and the beauty of oak.

5 August 2015
Winner of the BA Furniture Design competition 2015
ercol was delighted to have supported the Bucks New University annual Art and Design Show 2015. Here at ercol we organised a competition for the BA students’ final year project to design a wooden chair that would synonymously fit the ercol aesthetic.

31 July 2015
ercol celebrates UK National Day at the Milan Expo
Our Chairman, Edward Tadros recently joined the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, and principal dignitary and industry figures, to celebrate the UK’s National Day at the Milan Expo 2015.

23 June 2015
ercol wins the Design Guild Mark Award 2015
Ercol are delighted to have been awarded the The Design Guild Mark Award for the Svelto Stacking Stool.

16 April 2015
ercol reveals new nest, flow and marino designs at Milan 2015
We’ve showcased three new designs at iSaloni in Milan; Nest, Flow and Marino