Category:Thakeham Bench

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The Lutyens Bench, properly called The Thakeham Bench or Thakeham Seat, is a garden seat designed by Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens (1869-1944), for the garden of Little Thakeham house, near Storrington in West Sussex, England.

The bench, traditionally from oak or teak and at 6ft or 8ft wide, has one Lutyens' family authorised maker, this in the UK, and run by Lutyens' granddaughter. The bench dimensions from Lutyens are: back height 41.25" (959cm); seat height 17.75" (450cm); arm height 28.5" (725cm); width 72" or 96" (1830cm or 2438cm); and depth 23" (586 cm).

Thakeham Bench-style facsimiles using the same names have become prevalent derivatives throughout the world, but include other woods and finishes, and have varying degrees of build quality and adherence to the original design and construction, particularly in the sleek top line of its back. Existing EU rules on furniture manufacture were incorporated into UK copyright legislation on 28 April 2016, whereby a design such as the Thakeham Bench would only be free to reproduce without licence after 75 years (previously 25 years) from the death of the designer, in this case 1 January 1944. The Thakeham Bench and the variations based on its design were out of copyright on 1 January 2019.

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