About US
Leigh HARMER
Leigh Harmer was driven by a desire to offer an online interface for contemporary design that looks and feels accessible, is easy to navigate and therefore inspiring to browse as well as to buy from. As well as being highly educational, this site is of course aesthetically appealing for a discerning, design-loving audience.
Leighharmer.com is not looking to appeal to the mass market - we are offering well designed products for a selective, sophisticated market who appreciate and have an "eye" for good design.
You know what you like when you see it, so we have an ongoing commitment to keep developing Leighharmer.com as a site with the best possible representation of products. We are continually sourcing the best images - pictures that are bigger, brighter and more life-like. We are also going to keep uplifting the most up to date news and information available, making the products really come to life. We will be searching for the stories behind the concepts, giving you the option to learn about the designers themselves, their backgrounds and stories and perhaps most importantly, history of the design houses who actually make the pieces "happen".
As we live in an increasingly time-poor society, making time to visit a design store has become more and more challenging. From the frustrations of public transport and traffic jams, to managing family responsibilities and the ongoing responsibilities of work, it's often simply not practical.
On a practical level, it can be so much easier (and more enjoyable!) to explore design options and ideas on-line than it is to actually make it to the design showrooms themselves.
But we are here - in person - whenever you do find the time to make a visit. You will be warmly welcomed to touch and feel fabrics and finishes, to sit on sofas and relax on beds and in our easy chairs.
We LOVE having our bricks & mortar showroom and feel very lucky to be able to work in such creative surrounds. We even stay open late by appointment to enable clients to visit us in a relaxed frame-of-mind.
However, we also appreciate that a lot of our clients are unable to make the trip to visit us, whether due to fast-paced modern life of from sheer distance alone. Leighharmer.com allows you to see as much as possible of our product ranges with the same personalised levels of service and in-depth product information as you would receive one-to-one from us in our store.
We are offering this website as a SOLUTION:
- Virtual On-line Store
- Product Descriptions - We are giving as many of the vital statistics as we feel you initially need about the quality, craftsmanship, unique selling points, material compositions, price points, options and complementary products in the rest of our range.
- Glossary of Terms - How come polished lacquer is much more expensive than matt lacquer? We have created an extensive glossary to enable you to understand the value of the materials used to create the products and the processes involved in taking concepts to fruition.
- Best Images Available - We are continually searching for the best images that bring the products to life. Studio shots and situation profiles show the products in lifestyle settings wherever we possible.
- Creating An Appreciation of the Value - What is the extra value of a sofa system made on-site in the Italian design house's own production facilities? Excellent quality control - over the production process, the details, with only the finest materials, from ecologically sourced wood to the machining of the removable covers! We want to enable you to get a handle on what makes the designs that we select to sell SPECIAL. We feel that great value designs can last for years - some several life-times - which, we believe, makes them worth every penny.
- Design House Backgrounds - We have created summaries of the backgrounds of the Design Houses that we are selling to tell you their stories, how they have made what sometimes seemed like dreams into functional real forms. From the newest kids on the block, dipping through decades to even centuries of history, we will be adding more and more information on their designers, the other products in their ranges and their news and awards.
- Designers - From the Achille brothers at the bedrock of FLOS lighting design, to the ubiquitous Patricia Urquiola and architect-designer - some say - "Queen of the Scene" Zaha Hadid. The breadth and depth of the talent-base that have created the products that you see on the screen is really quite incredible. From household names such as Starck to the 'too-hot-to trot in pink', Karim Rashid. Take a look at the home-grown UK talent like Alexander Taylor and Michael Marriott who are making big waves. This area of the site is ever-growing and ever-expanding as we keep doing our best to provide all of the information that we think you will want to know.
Know something we don't? Email: news@leighharmer.com so that we can share your news with other visitors to the site!
Buyers Guides
Helping you buy the products that are the best match to meet your needs. From materials more suited to crafty cats and active kids, to leather colours that can sit in direct sunlight without colour fade. Are you looking to maximise the open feel of your space with streamlined, low-backed sofas and sleek storage or to create an intimate, enclosed comfort zone? Whatever you are trying to achieve, our list of pointers is here to direct you to the right options to suit.
Online design consultancy for 'LEIGH HARMER In the Know' members.
And we want YOUR FEEDBACK. How can we make this site even more enjoyable, inspirational, informative, educational, accessible, exceptional, practical, convenient? Whatever it is, please let us know!
