Customer owned material (COM) means you supply the fabric and the manufacturer upholsters your piece with it. You need it when the fabric has been chosen from outside the manufacturer’s own library, usually a specific cloth a designer has sourced.
Valdese Autograph Collection
Look for an upholstery weight of at least 8 to 10 ounces, a double rub count of 15,000 to 25,000 for residential use or 100,000 for commercial, and a backing. At minimum, ask for a kiss coat, which keeps the cloth in shape and prevents seam slippage. Patterned fabric needs more yardage too: a repeat of 2 to 14 inches adds roughly 10 percent, and a repeat of 28 to 36 inches adds about 30 percent. Have the sample approved by the upholstery factory before ordering, and have your supplier send tracking, since about 30 percent of Nathan Anthony orders involve COM.
Optima Leather
Customer owned leather (COL) works the same way but is more involved and often costlier. Leather is sold in whole hides averaging 45 to 50 square feet with irregular usable areas, and manufacturers often request extra hides after inspection, so order about double your estimate for vertical or heavily cut work. Ask us how COM and COL can be specified for a one-of-a-kind look, and how each affects warranty coverage before you commit.
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My feet were killing me. So, I ordered a pair of shoes from a beloved British brand with super comfy platforms. When the box arrived, I was excited, until I opened it and found the wrong size. I printed the return label, repackaged everything, drove to the post office, and waited. The replacement arrived. Same wrong size. I contacted them again. They sent another pair. Now I am managing three boxes and two return labels and still do not have shoes that fit.
Here is what that experience made me think about: when something is made for you, sized for you, built for the specific dimensions of your life, none of that happens. You open the box and it fits. That is the standard we have held at Nathan Anthony since the beginning. Every piece is made to order, to the specifications of one project, one room, one client. No guessing. No returns. No second trips to the post office.
The Anchor Piece Plus
At Nathan Anthony, we have always made the piece that anchors the room. The sofa where the conversation runs long, the sectional where everyone finds their spot, the chair that becomes someone’s favorite without anyone deciding it. That is what Nathan Anthony has always been about: not furniture, but the feeling of being exactly where you want to be. The Case Goods Capsule Collection is an extension of that same instinct. Now the books on the shelf, the objects in the cabinet, the things that hold your memory and mark your life, those live inside the same vision. The whole room, finally, from one hand.
The Alais 2.0 console 84″ wide in a room setting
Integrated Storage Solution
It is exciting to see designers and fans already responding to this pairing. The Miramar nightstands finished to match the Pilar bed. Shelving custom built directly into the back of a curved Relax sectional, or running the length of a Soft sectional so the sofa and the storage are one continuous piece. That kind of integration is not something you can source from two different vendors. It requires a single maker who controls both. That is what Nathan Anthony does now, and honestly, it is the most exciting thing we have built.
Pilar bed with Miramar night standsThe Relax Curved sectional with custom curved bookcase built-inSoft custom modular sofa in Leather with two ottomans and integrated bookcase
Built without waste
Made-to-order also means we do not create inventory that sits waiting. We manufacture precisely what is needed, when it is needed, reducing waste at every stage of production. That discipline reflects a larger commitment to sustainability that runs through everything we do at Nathan Anthony. You can read more about our process here.
Our awesome and talented in-house team!
Have a Project in the Works?
Our Custom Design Concierge team partners with designers to ensure every detail is exactly right. Get in touch.
Warmly,
Tina Nicole
Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer
Nathan Anthony Furniture, Los Angeles
P.S. Let’s stay connected! Find us onInstagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and Pinterest, and check out our latest videos on YouTube. Or follow the hashtags #nathananthony, #nathananthonyfurniture and #upholsteryart. We’d love to engage with you online!
Recently, I switched to a shampoo made specifically for my hair. It’s not for hair “like” mine. It’s for mine (with my name on the bottle!). What a difference! That is what a deliberate, personalized choice delivers. It is the same standard I have always held for the furniture we make at Nathan Anthony. Every piece chosen with intention, specified precisely, and built for exactly one project.
Made-to-Order Deliberate Choices
Furniture for your space deserves the same deliberate consideration as the products you choose for yourself. The Destino lounge and the Radly sectional are good examples of what that looks like in practice. On Destino, it is the wood and metal base combo, a detail that grounds the piece and gives it an architectural presence without competing with the room. On Radly, it is the sculptural ledge on the frame, a quiet distinction that separates it from every other sectional in its category.
These are not accidents. They are the result of deliberate choices made at the design stage, decisions that shape the entire space, not just occupy it. That attention is what makes a piece refined, elevated, and genuinely beautiful. When you commit to that level of intention at every stage, the result is something a client can feel the moment they walk into the room.
The Destino lounge, wood base with metal corners and floating weighted bolsters
The European influence
Our design references draw from European interiors, where proportion, material, and silhouette are treated as a unified language. Heirloom quality is the baseline from which everything else is judged. We carry that standard into every order, every specification, every project. It is not something we arrived at. It is something we have always believed.
Our Radly sofas featured in Western Magazine by Provoke Studio, AK Designer
Made for you
Seat height, cushion fill, frame dimension, material, finish: each decision is made before we begin. Our Custom Design Concierge™ team is part of that conversation from the start. When a designer calls with an unusual floor plan or a client who needs something that does not exist in any catalog, that is exactly where we want to be. Deliberate choices, made together, produce results that last.
Custom cuts! Our seamsters measure and then measure again for accuracy and fitment.Quality control steaming the fabric, getting it ready for packaging like a bespoke suit.
That is where the skilled part lives. Our artisans are not racing to hit a quota. Every seam, every welt is pressed by hand. Patterns are matched with intention. Threads are clipped, materials are steamed. Mass production demands speed. We demand fit.
Built without waste
Made-to-order also means we do not create inventory that may or may not sell. We do not stockpile materials for unused frames. We manufacture precisely what is needed, when it is needed, reducing waste across the board. Lean manufacturing reflects our larger commitment to sustainability in the home furnishings industry. You can learn more about our process here.
Our awesome and talented in-house team!
The rooms that stay with you were built by people who cared about the details. We build the pieces for those rooms.
Have a project in the works? Our Custom Design Concierge™ team partners with designers to ensure every detail is tailored to perfection. Get in touch here.
Warmly,
Tina Nicole
Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer
Nathan Anthony Furniture, Los Angeles
P.S. Let’s stay connected! Find us onInstagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), TikTok and Pinterest, and check out our latest videos on YouTube. Or follow the hashtags #nathananthony, #nathananthonyfurniture and #upholsteryart. We’d love to engage with you online!
Terms & Conditions
All Trade applications are subject to approval by Nathan Anthony Furniture. Please allow up to 72 hours for application review. If accepted, you will be notified via e-mail and given a login to our website.
PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT OF ACCOUNT
The above information is for the purpose of opening a Trade account with Nathan Anthony Furniture (herein after “Company”) and is warranted to be true. Terms will be 50% prepaid, FOB factory merchandise pickup within 10 days of invoice. Company does not drop ship. Freight must be arranged by applicant. We accept cashier’s check, company check (if approved), American Express, Visa/Mastercard. Any orders paid with a credit card will be charged an additional 3% for administration costs.
I/We understand that Company uses Lyon Credit Services as part of its account approval process and that Company reports payment history to Lyon Credit Services and uses Lyon Credit Services to collect bad debt. I/We also understand that Company reserves the right to revoke its terms and cease doing business with me/us at any time and for any reason without notice.
NOTE: RETURNED CHECK/PAYMENT POLICY: If your check or payment is returned unpaya ble for any reason, you will be charged a $30.00 returned check/payment fee, plus any other costs associated with collecting balances due, including but not limited to, court costs, collection agency fees and attorney fees.
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JURISDICTION
Any disputes arising out of this agreement shall be governed under California law and adjudicated in Los Angeles, California.
