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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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Chuffed with it. It is heavy in the way good furniture is heavy. Waited a bit over three months and it was worth it. Very happy.

better than i expected. we replaced a ten year old lounge and the difference is night and day. would recommend

Worth every cent. It turns the armchair into a recliner. It is by the fire and that corner is now the best seat in the house. Bought it for my wife and she has claimed it entirely. Very happy.
Excellent quality. One practical note: with a tray on top it's perfect, but without one a mug will not sit level on tufted leather. Buy a tray.
Really happy with it. We got it for the holiday house and it has taken a season of guests.
everything we hoped for. the feet are solid timber, not plastic caps
No complaints at all. With a tray on top it replaced the coffee table entirely. A mug will not sit level on tufted leather, buy a tray.
Really lovely piece. It fits where nothing else would.
Delighted with it. The colour is richer in person than any photo manages. Delivery was on the day they said. Nothing to complain about.
Very good buy. With a tray on top it replaced the coffee table entirely. The twelve week wait is real, but they were upfront about it. Worth the wait.
We took the coffee table out entirely and put this in the middle of the room with a big tray on top. It's softer for the kids, it seats two extra people when we have friends over, and it looks far better than the glass thing it replaced. The tufting is deep and even.
No complaints at all. It fits where nothing else would. No regrets. I compared this against the big chains before ordering and there is not much at the price that competes on hide quality.
mixed feelings on this one. quality is not in question, the communication was. three stars is for the whole experience, not the product
Better than I expected. It turns the armchair into a recliner. They took the packaging away with them, which not everyone does.
Genuinely the best styling decision we made. Every visitor comments on it.
Very pleased. It turns the armchair into a recliner. Bought it for the granny flat and mum has claimed it permanently. The crew rang the day before to confirm, which I appreciated. Would buy again.
Really lovely piece... It turns the armchair into a recliner... It replaced a fabric one that had gone shapeless... Very happy.
Huge and beautifully made. Sits in front of the fire and the dogs have claimed it, which was not the plan.
No complaints at all. It fits where nothing else would. Very happy.
Everything we hoped for... It fits where nothing else would... It is in the front room and it anchors the whole space... The twelve week wait is real, but they were upfront about it.
best furniture purchase we have made. it fits where nothing else would. delivery was on the day they said. took about thirteen weeks, which is what they quoted
Very big and very beautiful. We use it like table and also for sitting when many guests come. Very good idea and good quality.
A lovely thing. You can knock the frame and hear that it is hardwood. We put it in the media room and nobody sits anywhere else now. Bought it for my husband and he has not sat anywhere else since. Money well spent.
So glad my wife and I went with this one. With a tray on top it replaced the coffee table entirely.
Big, well made, does the job. Happy with it.
Could not be happier. It turns the armchair into a recliner. Bought a pair for the barber shop, clients ask about them constantly. Very pleased with the whole thing.
Delighted with it. It turns the armchair into a recliner.
The quality is very good. The size is very neat. My family is very happy. Delivery was on time, thank you.
Ten out of ten from us. Took about thirteen weeks, which is what they quoted. Recommend without hesitation. 🙌
absolutely thrilled. the feet are solid timber, not plastic caps. went in the rumpus room, which felt appropriate
Ten out of ten from us. Worth the wait.
Rapt with it. It fits where nothing else would.
Very good buy. It has softened beautifully over the first couple of months. Bought it for my wife and she has claimed it entirely. The two blokes who brought it in were polite and quick. Very happy.
Really lovely piece. It is heavy in the way good furniture is heavy. It is by the fire and that corner is now the best seat in the house.
Worth every cent. It feels like it was built by someone who cared. Do it.
Very good buy. It has softened beautifully over the first couple of months. We got it for the holiday house and it has taken a season of guests. The two blokes who brought it in were polite and quick. I compared this against the big chains before ordering and there is not much at the price that competes on hide quality.
Rapt with it... With a tray on top it replaced the coffee table entirely... It is in the living room and every visitor comments on it... Delivery was on the day they said... The twelve week wait is real, but they were upfront about it.
Absolutely thrilled. With a tray on top it replaced the coffee table entirely. 😍
Very good quality. The size is very neat. All my relatives ask where I buy it. I am very satisfied.
Chuffed with it. Bought it for the man cave and it has not disappointed.
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