It’s the closest any member of the public (two-legged or four-legged) can get to the real furniture.
Eight unique stools have been created using recycled curtains from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle which will be auctioned off for charity.
And among the first to see them were a selection of rescued animals from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, whose patron is Queen Camilla.
Shadow, Darcie, Elspeth, Percy, Harper and Missy, who traveled to Highgrove, the king’s private home in Gloucestershire, for their photo shoot, are sadly still looking for new homes in time for Christmas, and Battersea is interested in hearing from owners potentials.
The stools have been created by artisans from The King’s Foundation and will be sold to raise funds through an online auction.
The Foundation was set up to preserve heritage crafts across the UK and offers educational programs in everything from carpentry to thatching and millinery.
To create the stools, The King’s Foundation’s Community Sewing Bee group at Dumfries House in Scotland created individual bespoke mosaics by upcycling the fabrics, combining them with Harris Tweed.
The Royal House curtain fabrics are floral Delft blue, vintage pink and teal, and rich burnt orange damask curtains.
Eight unique stools have been created using recycled curtains from Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle which will be auctioned off for charity. Pictured: Percy, a Maltese cross (right) and Missy, a spaniel.
Dog trainer Chloe Wainwright with Harper, a Jack Russell terrier from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home in Old Windsor
They cover more than 40 years of royal curtain design throughout the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, dating back to the 1950s and into the 1990s, and much of them are inspired by nature with floral or leaf patterns. large, and a number of pieces from the 1980s, including some denim-looking material.
The finished fabric was then transported to the specialist education workshops at Highgrove Gardens.
Students from the Métiers D’Art scholarship, a collaborative course offered by The King’s Foundation and CHANEL in partnership with le19M, completed the upholstery and installed it on handmade stools designed and manufactured by students from the Snowdon School of Furniture on site .
The collaboration combined sustainable materials and traditional craftsmanship, which are at the core of The King’s Foundation’s work.
Simon Sadinsky, chief executive of Education, said: ‘The stools are a very special project.
Shadow, Darcie, Elspeth, Percy (pictured), Harper and Missy traveled to Highgrove, the king’s private home in Gloucestershire, for their photoshoot.
Dog trainer Sean Welland with spaniel Elspeth rests his leg on a stool with a cushion created from recycled curtains, in Highgrove
It didn’t take long for Percy, a Maltese cross, to get into the royal spirit as he posed on a stool.
Rescue dogs from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home took part in a festive photoshoot at King and Queen’s country estate, Highgrove, in Tetbury.
Students from The King’s Foundation’s Snowdon Furniture School create the stools
Students from the Métiers D’Art scholarship, a collaborative course offered by The King’s Foundation and CHANEL in partnership with le19M, completed the upholstery.
The collaboration combined sustainable materials and traditional craftsmanship, which are at the core of The King’s Foundation’s work.
‘The King’s Foundation champions tradition and heritage, which is perfectly embodied in the unique stools that have been so expertly created by our incredibly talented students and Sewing Bee members.
‘The project also highlights our commitment to sustainability through the use of natural and recycled materials.
“What has made it even more wonderful is being able to welcome some four-legged friends from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to mark the start of another magical festive auction – we hope this, in turn, will help find them new homes” .
You can access the auction here.