The Barrister wears oxblood the way a law library wears its books: deeply, and without apology. Deep-buttoned back, rolled arms, top-grain hide over kiln-dried hardwood.
Two seats for the after-dark hours. Commissioned in your choice of thirty hides.
Top-grain hide is cut and built by hand, so allow roughly ±2cm.
Hide sourced from Australia, Brazil and Argentina, hand-cut and set over a kiln-dried hardwood frame. The same leather covers every surface of the piece, front and back. Built to patina and to last.
The frame. Solid hardwood, mortise-and-tenon joints with corner blocks, kiln-dried to 8 to 12 per cent moisture before a single cut.
Seat suspension. Serpentine sinuous springs across the seat base, over a non-woven fabric support, under high-resilience seat foam at 35 to 40kg per cubic metre. It is the arrangement that keeps a seat stable and holds its shape over years rather than seasons.
3-year warranty on every piece, covering the frame and workmanship.
Commissioned to order, approximately 12 to 14 weeks to build. Delivered Australia-wide.
Who is Rumpus?
Rumpus is the leather-furniture house of A Man & His Cave, an Australian business established in 2020. Six years on, we design and commission top-grain leather lounges and chairs, built to order and backed by Australian support experts who know this range inside out.
Is my piece covered by warranty?
Yes. Every Rumpus piece carries a 3-year warranty covering the frame and workmanship.
Can I get a custom size?
Catalogue pieces are built on fixed tooling, so the dimensions listed are the dimensions of the piece. A custom size is a one-off design build with a design fee from $800, priced per piece. Call us on +61 2 7248 6718 for an exact number.
Are these made to order?
Yes. Each piece is commissioned in the hide you choose and built for your room, roughly 12 to 14 weeks from order.
Can I see the leather before I buy?
Book a call and a specialist will walk you through how each hide looks and wears, and can send photographs of the exact leather in natural light.
Where do you deliver?
Australia-wide. Pop your postcode into the delivery estimate above for a rate on this piece.
How do I care for top-grain leather?
Wipe with a dry cloth, condition it every few months and keep it out of direct sun. Top-grain hide is meant to patina and only gets better with age.
Top-grain hide on a hardwood frame. Seams stitched by hand, brass set one stud at a time, then oiled back to a sheen.
Nothing about it is quick. That is rather the point.
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So glad we went with this one. It smells like a proper leather shop, which I did not expect to care about. We got it for the holiday house and it has taken a season of guests. A retirement present to ourselves and worth every dollar. The crew rang the day before to confirm, which I appreciated. Cannot fault it.

So glad we went with this one. It is in the living room and every visitor comments on it. We bought it for the office and it takes daily traffic without showing it. They took the packaging away with them, which not everyone does.

wanted to love it. the piece itself is well made, the problem was getting it here. i would still buy it, i would just go in with clearer expectations
Chuffed with it... It replaced a fabric one that had gone shapeless.
Exactly what my wife and I wanted. The cushions have held their shape completely. It is in the front room and it anchors the whole space.
It has completely changed the room. The leather has already started to patina on the arms.
Genuinely impressed. It is heavy in the way good furniture is heavy. We got it for the holiday house and it has taken a season of guests. Money well spent.
Better than I expected. The stitching is straight the whole way round. We replaced a ten year old lounge and the difference is night and day. I compared this against the big chains before ordering and there is not much at the price that competes on hide quality.
Really happy with it. The back is finished as well as the front, which matters if it floats in a room.
It's a beautiful deep red and it has completely changed the front room. So glad I was brave with the colour.
Very nice sofa, good workmanship. All my relatives ask about it when they visit. Very happy.
Really lovely piece. The stitching is straight the whole way round. We put it in the media room and nobody sits anywhere else now. Worth the wait.
Really happy with it. The twelve week wait is real, but they were upfront about it.
Matched to the armchair we bought last year and the hide is identical, which impressed me given they were made months apart.
A lovely thing. It has that proper club look without feeling stuffy.
Worth every cent. It went in the extension and it finally made that room feel finished. Nothing to complain about. ❤️
no complaints at all. the studs are set flush, no rough edges. it went in the extension and it finally made that room feel finished
Everything we hoped for. The buttoning is all done by hand and it shows. Waited a bit over three months and it was worth it. Would recommend. I compared this against the big chains before ordering and there is not much at the price that competes on hide quality.
Very pleased overall. It is a firm sofa, more of a formal sitting room piece than a slouch-in-front-of-the-telly one. Perfect for what we wanted but worth knowing.
Really lovely piece. The two blokes who brought it in were polite and quick.
Ten out of ten from us. It was a 60th present and he still talks about it. Money well spent.
Exactly what we wanted... The studs are set flush, no rough edges.
We have had chesterfields before and this is the equal of a piece we bought in London twenty years ago for considerably more.
Ten out of ten from us. The seams are done properly, I checked them first. We replaced a ten year old lounge and the difference is night and day. It was a 60th present and he still talks about it.
Better than I expected. It is by the fire and that corner is now the best seat in the house. Very happy.
ten out of ten from us
Very pleased. The tufting is even right across the back.
Solid. Comfortable. Looks like money.
Absolutely thrilled... It is by the fire and that corner is now the best seat in the house... Delivery was on the day they said... Nothing to complain about.
very good buy. sits in the study and it is where i end up every night
Worth every cent. The tufting is even right across the back. Arrived without a mark on it after a long haul. Cannot fault it.
no dramas. good sofa, arrived on time
Absolutely thrilled. The frame does not move at all when you get in and out. It replaced a fabric one that had gone shapeless.
Better than I expected. You can knock the frame and hear that it is hardwood. Bought it for the granny flat and mum has claimed it permanently. A retirement present to ourselves and worth every dollar. Worth the wait.
No complaints at all. The buttoning is all done by hand and it shows.
Very good buy. The feet are solid timber, not plastic caps. Bought it for my wife and she has claimed it entirely. They took the packaging away with them, which not everyone does. Would recommend.
Delighted with it. It has that proper club look without feeling stuffy. Bought it for the man cave and it has not disappointed. Would buy again. I compared this against the big chains before ordering and there is not much at the price that competes on hide quality.
Very beautiful piece. Very comfortable for sitting long time. We use it every day. Thank you Rumpus.
delighted with it. the hide is thick, not the thin stuff you get on the chain store versions. it is a firm sit for the first month or two. nothing to complain about
Could not be happier. The hide is top grain and you can see it at the cut edges. Cannot fault it.
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