The atelier

Upholstery is our craft.

Arko is a Cape Town upholstery atelier. We make beds, headboards, sofas, ottomans and outdoor loungers for homes, interior designers and hospitality projects.

How a commission works

Conversation

Tell us about your space, sizes and the feel you want.

Design & fabric

We propose shape, comfort and fabrics, with samples to touch.

Making

Your piece is built by hand in our Montague Gardens atelier.

Delivery

We deliver and place it, ready to be lived with.

For the trade

Working with designers, architects and hotels.

We make to drawings and specifications, in client fabrics, at project scale.

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