Showood Chair
The Showood chair with it's exposed wooden arms, is quite literally a classic. The Showood chair was designed by D A Lewis and debuted in our showroom in the mid 60's where it was a breakaway hit.
Style wise, it has come full circle and is once again highly sought after, so to celebrate our 70th birthday we replicated the original design and reintroduced it to our range.
A simple yet effective recliner mechanism sits within a steam-bent, solid oak frame, which can be coloured to your specification, and as it is one of our own creations we can upholster the chair in your choice of fabric or leather to compliment your decor.
- CategorySofas and Armchairs
- RangeDA Made
- DesignerDA Lewis
- ExtrasHigh-back
- General featuresRecliner
- StylesContemporary style
- Country of originNew Zealand
- Dimensions: 640mm x 800mm x 890mm
- Material: Fabric or Leather
- Frame: Sustainably grown Kiln Dried Solid American Oak, Steam Bent Arms
- Seats: Robust Elastic Webbing, with High Resilience Foam cushioning, and a Supaloft Fibre wrap.
- Backs: Robust Elastic Webbing, with Foam cushioning, and a Supaloft Fibre Wrap
- Mech: Push Back Recliner Mechanism
- Feet: Timber feet in your choice of colour finish.
Fabric Colours
- All DA MADE Upholstery can be made in any of the 1000s of Fabrics available nationally.
- For available colours, please choose from our extensive range in store, or visit our our website DA MADE: FABRICS to find out more about our fabric partners.
- Leather Colours
- We also have a beautiful range of NZ Tasman Leather from which you can choose from.
- For available colours, please choose from the TASMAN Collection in store, or visit our website DA MADE: LEATHERS.
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DA Lewis is a leading furniture manufacturer and retailer based in Christchurch. Specializing in bespoke furniture designed and crafted in New Zealand, we offer customizable options in fabric, comfort, and size to suit your unique preferences. In addition to our locally-made pieces, we feature a curated selection of premium international and local brands, including Stressless, IMG, Artwood, Marlex, Furtex, Weave, Hawthorne, and Tasman Tanning leather.
OUR STORY | MAKING QUALITY NZ MADE FURNITURE SINCE 1946
In 1937 at the age of 12, David Arthur Lewis started making letterboxes in his spare time and selling them to Smiths City.
In 1946, after completing his cabinet-making apprenticeship, he formed D A Lewis & Company.
The company started out in David’s backyard shed, manufacturing side-tables and bedroom furniture, sold through Smiths City, Holmes and Sons, and McKenzie and Willis. Soon David expanded his range to make dining tables and occasional furniture, and in 1958 started manufacturing sofas and lounge suites.
Keeping up with Demand
The good people of Christchurch knew a fine piece of furniture when they saw it! Business grew rapidly and D A Lewis relocated in 1961 to much larger premises in Manchester Street to meet increased demand and have room to build the large range of furniture they now manufactured.
By the late 1970’s the company was wholesaling furniture throughout New Zealand, and by the 1980’s, DA Lewis was exporting to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Commercial contracts for hotels, motels and institutions were also being undertaken from the 1970’s.
Rising from the Ashes
A fire in April 1985 almost completely destroyed the Manchester Street factory. David Lewis said, “We will do our best not to let our customers down”.
He didn’t let them down, and DA Lewis was not deterred by this setback. The company bought the old H. W. Smith Timber yard on Main South Road, opposite the Wigram RNZAF Base. By April 1988 a new showroom, factory and offices had been built on the site.
The new factory had a floor area of 90,000 sq ft., 40,000 sq. ft. more than the old factory and the new showroom was a massive 22,000 sq. ft with room for further expansion.
David Lewis made the DA Lewis brand synonymous with beautiful, high quality New Zealand made furniture. Over the ages, we have had an amazingly talented team of designers, and craftsmen and women to continue his tradition.
Enduring Craftsmanship
The second generation of the Lewis family are leading the development and growth of DA Lewis into a new century, and perpetuating David’s values of quality craftsmanship, strong relationships with our customers and caring for our team and the local community.
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