Simon Paul Design
Hand-built solid-timber cottage dining table in a light-filled home
Bespoke Furniture · South Africa

Furniture made to outlive trends.

Solid-timber pieces and architectural joinery — drawn with you, milled by hand, and built for the next generation of your home.

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A studio, not a showroom

Every table, chair and built-in is drawn, milled and finished by hand — made once, for one home.

Each commission is shaped around the room, the brief and the way you actually live — then built to last decades, not seasons.

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Materials & Craft

Timber chosen one board at a time.

We work from select raw timber — French oak, white oak and ash — each chosen for grain, stability and character before a single joint is cut.

No flat-packs. No veneers. Every piece is artisan-crafted and finished with hand-rubbed oils, so the wood keeps breathing as it ages.

20+Years at the bench
100%Solid timber
1 of 1Every piece
The Signature Piece

The Aska Lounger

The Aska Lounger — ash-framed upholstered lounge chair
Sculptural seating
A chair you settle into, and never quite leave.

An artisan-crafted solid-ash frame cradles a deep upholstered seat — a lounge chair built around the body and finished to be lived in for a lifetime.

Frame
Artisan-crafted solid ash
Seat
Upholstered, your fabric
Finish
Hand-rubbed natural oil
Made
Can be made bespoke on request
Standard size
H 90 · W 65 · D 59 cm
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Commission

From a single table to a full fit-out.

We work with homeowners, interior designers, restaurants and short-stay hosts — taking projects from first sketch to final install, with progress shared at every stage.

If you can picture it in the room, we can draw it, mill it and build it.

How a commission works

A considered process, start to install.

01 — Brief

Conversation

We talk through the room, the use, the wood and the budget — by call, WhatsApp or in person.

02 — Design

Sketch & quote

Within a week you receive sketches, dimensions and a fixed quote. No hidden costs.

03 — Craft

The build

Raw wood is selected, milled and joined in the workshop, with progress photos along the way.

04 — Install

Delivered & placed

Installed by our team with care and attention to detail, always with a focus on customer satisfaction.

Explore the full process
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Begin

Have a piece in mind?

Tell us the room, the brief and the budget. We’ll come back with sketches and a quote within a week.