Cream velvet on a curved tub shell, set on a base that turns. The Luva Velvet Swivel Armchair earns its place in a living-room corner or a bay window, where the view and the conversation run in opposite directions and turning the seat is easier than dragging the whole chair round twice an evening.

66cm of seat depth is more than most adults measure from backside to the back of the knee, so sitting all the way back lifts your feet off the floor — you end up in it sideways with your legs up rather than square with both feet down. And a seat that turns gives you nothing to push against: press on an armrest to stand and it rotates under your hand.

If pushing off an armrest is how you get out of a chair, the Wilson Manual Recliner Chair sits 4cm higher and reclines from a latch beside the arm.