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Made in the UK
Calverton, Nottingham
Made in Nottingham.
Made in Nottingham.
By people who care.
Every Furl sofa bed and storage bed is cut, sewn, built and upholstered by hand in our own workshops, just north of Nottingham. Made to order, one piece at a time.
2007Making furniture since
15Craftspeople
10+Years with us, for most
2Workshops in Calverton
Where we work
A mining village on the edge of Sherwood Forest
Calverton was built on coal. The pit closed long ago, and today it's a thriving village on the northern edge of Nottingham, on the doorstep of Sherwood Forest.
Our two workshops sit on Hoyle Road, with open countryside on one side and new homes growing up on the other. It's where Furl has made furniture since 2007, and where every piece we sell still begins.
How a Furl is made
Four crafts, one team
Every stage is done by hand, by people who have usually been doing it for years.
01
Cutting & sewing
Fabric is cut on a computer-guided cutting table, then sewn by our three machinists.
02
Woodwork
Frames are cut on our CNC router. Plinths, feet and hardwood details are made in our own hardwood shop and finished in our paint shop.
03
Frame assembly
Every frame is built and checked by hand before it moves on to upholstery.
04
Upholstery
Four upholsterers cover and finish each piece, one at a time, to your size, fabric and configuration.
The people
Most of our team have been here more than ten years
Around fifteen people make everything we sell. Machinists, upholsterers, woodworkers and frame makers, most of whom have been with us for more than a decade.
That kind of experience doesn't show up on a spec sheet. It shows up in a seam that sits straight, a mechanism that opens smoothly after years of use, and a sofa bed that still looks right long after it's delivered.
Certified B Corporation
Our workshop is at the heart of our B Corp
When Furl was certified as a B Corporation, the way we make things carried real weight: skilled, long-term jobs in a former mining community, and furniture made to order in Nottingham rather than shipped in from overseas.
It's independent proof of something our team has always known. Making it well, and making it here, is the right way to do it.
Read about our B Corp certification
Why we make it ourselves
Control over the parts you can't see
18cm
A real mattress
Making the frame and mechanism ourselves is how we fit a mattress up to 18cm deep inside a sofa bed.
40cm
The UK's deepest storage
Up to 40cm of space under a storage bed, the deepest in the UK, because we build the base to suit.
For life
Made to be repaired
Our sofa beds are modular. Arms and components unclip and can be replaced without the sofa ever going back to the factory.
See it for yourself
Sit on one, then sleep on one
Visit our showrooms in Swiss Cottage and Chelsea, or our ShowPod at the factory in Calverton.
Find a showroom
Questions
Where are Furl sofa beds and storage beds made?
In our own workshops in Calverton, Nottingham. Every piece is cut, sewn, built and upholstered there by our team.
Are they really handmade?
Yes. Machines cut the frames and the fabric; people do everything else. Every piece is sewn, assembled and upholstered by hand.
How long does it take to make mine?
Everything is made to order and delivered in about 8 weeks, then installed by our own team.
Can I visit the factory?
Our ShowPod at the factory in Calverton is open by appointment. Book a visit.